Chance Me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey CCers! I’m currently a senior interest in several accelerated medical programs and some prestigious schools. Here are my schools in order of preference:
Drexel University B.S./M.D. Program
Hofstra University B.S./M.D. Program
Howard University B.S./M.D. Program
Temple University B.S./M.D. Program
Siena Albany Medical College B.S./M.D. Program
Johns Hopkins University
Cornell University CAS
George Washington University
New York University College of Arts and Sciences
University of Maryland College Park
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Stats:
SAT: 2220 (770 M, 770W, 680 CR)
SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 760 Bio Molecular
APs: Calc AB (5), Bio (4), English Language and Culture(4)
GPA:
fresh: 3.76 soph 3.87 junior 4.0
Average 3 yrs: Unweighted: 3.87 Weighted: 4.15

Awards/Honor Societies
Presidential Honor Roll (Junior Yr)
National Honor Society
National Society of High School Scholars
National Math Honor Society
National Science Honor Society
National History Honor Society
AP Scholar

Volunteering:
Elmhurst Hospital Center: 150 Hours
Elkridge Food Pantry: 50 Hours
Baltimore Soup Kitchens: 50 Hours
Math Tutoring: 100+ Hours
Volunteer at Community Garden: 50 Hours
Also since I’m in NHS, I volunteer on a regular basis at several community events every week

Internship/Research:
Desai Medical Center: 200+ Hours (mostly shadowing doc, checking patient vitals in triage room)
Gastro M: Working with Johns Hopkins doc to create a novel diagnostic for Celiac Disease using small bowel capsule endoscopy; over the summer I collected lots of patients data and shadowed doc during colonoscopies, egds, and more

School Activities:
Vice President of Bollywood Dance Club
Vice President of DIY Club (Art Club Fundraising for orphans)
Advanced Comp (writing club, published many poems/short stories)
UNICEF
Salvation Army
American Red Cross + School Red Cross
Ellicott City Tutors
Pre-Med Club
Editor at School Magazine Freshman Yr

Senior Yr Course load: AP Calc C, AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP Psych, Honors Spanish, Physics, STEM Research (G/T)

Please let me know what you think! Your advice and opinions would help me out so much!

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In all honesty I don’t know a lot about most of these schools and I don’t want to steer you the wrong way. But I think with your test scores and grades you’re definitely headed in the right direction. And I can see there’s a lot of consistency between your classes, research opportunities and test options. You’re definitely qualified for all these schools I’d say, maybe the EC’s are where you fault but you can surely build those up too!

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You have very impressive stats. All of your schools are among the best in the nation, and in my opinion, they are all reach schools. Drexel and the two university of MD are easier to get into, in my opinion an almost gurantee in, but with you program of study, it will be slightly harder.

Harvard, NYU, Johns Hopkins, and GWU are all reach schools, but they are basically all ivy, so it’s a reach for everyone.

Your ECs are almost typical. There isn’t something that particulary stands out when reviewing your admissions unless you have a great essay or college interview and letters of recommendation.

Don’t get me wrong, you are a great student with tons of Community Service and ECs, but everyone else applying to these schools look about the same as you on paper, give or take. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A ROCKING ESSAY.
Good luck.

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Your GPA is fine for most of the schools on your list, but on the lower side for Johns Hopkins and Cornell. Like someone else said, your ECs are somewhat typical, so make sure your essays are great. You’re a well qualified student, but you just gotta make sure you stand out. I think you’ll get into Hofstra, Drexel, Howard and co, and maybe will get into NYU, Johns and Cornell. Good luck!

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I would say that you should be accepted for almost all. John Hopkins probably will be accept/waitlist, but with that school, who knows. Same with Cornell.