<p>I am a to-be junior in High School next year. I want to one day be a Neurosurgeon and have been looking towards the future. I want to attend a top university, with a good science department and pre-medical program. I hope this will in turn contribute to me getting into a top medical school. This is why I am considering the University of Michigan.
Here is a little about me:
I live in Livonia, Michigan.. about 20 minutes from the campus (just visited last week and loved it!)
White/Caucasian male
GPA (Weighted): 3.99
Unweighted GPA: Approx 3.65
Top 10% of the class
Accelerated/AP Classes (Freshman and Sophomore Year):
AP US History ; Acc Geo ; Acc Alg 2 ; Acc English 10 ; Global Education
Future Classes (Junior and Senior Year): AP Bio , AP Chem , Acc English 11 , AP English 12 , Acc Analysis , AP Calculus , AP Gov
Sports: Varsity Soccer ( #1 in the State), Golf-not involved w/ the school
Extracurricular: Model United Nations, Study Groups, Snowboarding/Ski Club, Float building, Summer Medical Camp
Community Service: Special Olympics Soccer Officiating, Volunteering a hospitals, shadowing doctors
Jobs: 4 Years as Carrier for the Observer Newspaper, Best Buy Cashier/Salesman, Country Club Golf Caddy
Accomplishments: Created and maintained a large Group Buy for products for the Mazda RX8 on rx8club.com, Started an Ebay business and grew to an Ebay Store, Honors Society for school</p>
<p>By application time, I should be at over a 4.0 and maybe even a 4.1.. unweighted probably a 3.8-3.9. I am very driven and will do whatever it takes to make myself successful. If you need any more info let me know!</p>
<p>Thats about it.. let me know what you guys think my chances are and what else I should do to improve my chances!</p>
<p>Also, I have not taken the ACT/SAT yet, that will be this coming year. </p>
<p>And just a question, when enrolling into UofM for pre-med as an undergrad, does it decrease/increase your chances into their med school at all?</p>
<p>I think that, assuming you do well on your SAT, you will have a decent shot. No one knows for sure, but you will be helped by the fact that you are in-state. Try and get you UW GPA up;that's really going to help.</p>
<p>As far as the pre-med thing, I'm not sure specifically about UM, but for many schools it will help you, because you have been through their program, a highly respected one. You should ask an admissions counselor specifically though. Hope that helped!</p>
<p>Its difficult to chance people without the SAT/ ACT as it is such an important criteria for admission. Based on the above , and with a decent ACT/SAT - you'll get in.</p>
<p>oh ok and does getting accepted into their undergrad help or hurt my chances of later getting into their medical school? i heard a very small percentage of UofM undergrads are accepted into their graduate programs. what do you think?</p>
<p>I am from Hyderabad, India. I am interested in Engineering at Michigan! These r my credentials -
Year 10 % - 87.3 , 2nd topper in class
Year 12% - 96.4, Topper of the college.
Have more than 100 hrs social service in a Local Hospital
Have abt 50 hrs service at LEPRA society
Played District Level Football nd won laurels
Played Cricket at City level
Was the School Head boy for a year
Currently doing Research in Micro Controllers wid IET( Instititute of Electricals nd Telecommunications).
SAT II - 750 in Chem, 780 in Mathematics nd 780 in Phy.
SAT I will be taken this November</p>
<p>does getting accepted into their undergrad help or hurt my chances of later getting into their medical school? i heard a very small percentage of UofM undergrads are accepted into their graduate programs. what do you think?</p>
<p>1) If you can raise your unweighed GPA to over 3.75, and assuming you do well on the SAT/ACT (2000+/30+), your chances are good. </p>
<p>2) It is a myth that attending Michigan as an undergraduate student will hurt your chances of getting into Michigan Medical school. In fact, attending Michigan probably helps your chances considerably. </p>
<p>In each of the last 2 years, over 40 Michigan undergrads were admitted into Michigan medical school. No other university in the State of MI placed more than 3. </p>
<p>Here's another pertinent stat. Michigan medical school accepted roughly 8% of applicants last year. Last year, 544 Michigan students applied to medical schools and 43 ended up at Michigan. So, assuming each of those 544 students applied to Michigan Medical (highly unlikely) and that 100% of those admitted enrolled (also highly unlikely), Michigan Medical accepts 8% of its own students, which already means that Michigan students aren't at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>This may be a dumb question, but having an alumni in the family includes what? Immediate family (i.e. brother,sister,father,mother) or can it include an aunt or uncle?</p>