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<p>I am a US Citizen as well as an Indian Citizen - for my 9th and 10th grades, I went to a high school in the US, then my family had to move to India, and I finished high school (11th 12th grades) there...</p>

<p>Plan on going into premed programs, what are my chances??</p>

<p>Washington St. Louis
Duke
Emory
NYU
Berkeley
UCLA
UPenn</p>

<p>don't think I will need financial aid. </p>

<p>SAT score :</p>

<p>math - 800
CR - 720
writing - 710
Total : 2230</p>

<p>AP test results:</p>

<p>AP Bio - 4
AP Chem - 4
AP Comp Sci A - 5
AP Macro - 5
AP Calc AB- 4
AP Phys C - 5
AP Lang - 4
AP Lit - 5
AP Micro - 5
AP US gov - 4</p>

<p>gpa - 3.81</p>

<p>in top 10% of graduating class</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>volunteer in Princeton hospital (50 hrs)
volunteer in Library (100 hrs) (won outstanding contribution to society award)
volunteer in medical camp in Africa (1 month)
volunteer in various Indian hospitals (900 hrs) (won awards for merit, excellence, etc.)
child tutoring (600 hrs) (responsible for student test average raise by 30-40%)
Varsity Tennis (grades 9/10) ( finalist/winner at various competitions in India)
Princeton Racket Club member (3 years)
Varsity Winter Track (grades 9/10)
HEWEYball baseball - 7 years
regional chess finalist - Pomona, NY
Biomedical Research at Colombia University
Shadowed a physician (250 hrs)
Internship at Drexel college of medicine</p>

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<p>Hey! Just to give you some background about myself: I too am an American citizen (and Indian citizen [OCI Card-holder]) and share your interest of pursuing a premedical education. I came to India after 6th grade to continue my education here, so I can relate to you somewhat. I’m also an applicant for the class of 2015, so I may be of help.</p>

<p>Even though I’m won’t be chancing, I would just like to let you know a few important things. When you apply to ANY American university, do not mention that you are an Indian Citizen. It doesn’t work to your advantage. I hate to say it, but there is a lot of hidden, unwritten discrimination in the admissions process.</p>

<p>Second thing, look for universities where there isn’t cutthroat premedical competition; for example, WUStL, Emory and Berkeley are infamous for the extreme competition among their premeds. It would be hard, but not impossible, for you to ready yourself for a strong medical school application, which includes a getting a good GPA and an outstanding rank, amongst other key factors. Some people plan to go to a relatively less competitive undergrad, do their best, get a really good GPA & rank, and then apply out to top notch medical schools. Visit the pre med sections on this forum; there is a wealth of information and debate on what exactly is a ‘good premed program’.</p>

<p>If you are really sure that you want to go to medical school, then take a look at the 7 year BS - BA /MD programs too. If you get accepted to a BS - BA /MD program, then you are conditionally accepted to medical school too. It gives you security, assurance and takes away the oppresive stress of the medical school application process, which boasts a hefty 50% rejection rate (half of all the applicants who apply to medical school get rejected from every single one they’ve applied to). However, it is extremely extremely competitive to gain admission to these programs. You have to first qualify for a mandatory interview, and then fly in to the campus and successfully ‘pass’ it to gain admission. I’ve experienced the brutality of this particular admissions process. A few universities that have such a program include WUSTL (Med. Scholars), Northwestern (HPME) and Brown (PLME). The Multiple Degrees section of this forum has a lot of ongoing discussion on these programs.</p>

<p>As far as your achievements go, I can tell you that you have a strong, competitive profile. You may want to rethink the universities/programs you are applying to and, accordingly, calibrate a relevent set of criteria for which university would provide you with the best premedical education.</p>

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<p>I have dual citizenship status too - Canadian and Indian (OCI). I was born in Ottawa, we moved to California when I was 3, and then moved to India when I was in 4th grade. Apparently, we’re called “third culture kids”. </p>

<p>I don’t think I have enough experience to chance you; I have no interest in medicine, but your extra-curriculars (not to mention all your other stats) are amazing! I can’t believe you did all that in just 2 years! </p>

<p>Completely off topic, but you wouldn’t happen to know anyone going to Canada for the fall 2011 semester, would you?</p>