<p>GPA: UW 4.0 W 4.4ish (No blemish whatsoever on report card up until Senior year)
Rank: 3-4 / 450-500ish at application
HS: Competitive; "ranked" 23rd in nation; national spotlight on HS this year due to 50th anniversary of desegregation, first in the nation to do so. Counselor/Eng teacher suggested essays relating to the ceremony/event.
National Merit Semi confirmed</p>
<p>ACT: 34
SAT II: 790 Math II; 780 Chem; 710 Phys</p>
<p>Taken 10 AP's so far. World Hist/GovPol/Phys B/US His/Human Geo/Calc AB/Chem/Art History/French/English (1 on French; 2 on Comparative; 3/4/5 on rest)
Taking 7 more AP senior year. Stat/French/Bio/Phys C/Econ/Calc BC/Eng</p>
<p>EC/Clubs:
Math (Various small, mostly insignificant awards; but took AIME through AMC 12)
Scholastic Team Chess: 2nd place team 07; 4th 06.
NHS
Beta Club
Mu Alpha Theta
French Club
Guitar
The usual honor roll, etc.
60 hour volunteer work? Wafer thin here</p>
<p>Will write a good essay and get good recommendations.</p>
<p>Major: BME
Colleges of Interest (Chosen mainly due to merit scholarships; not poor, will have no/little need based (5-7k); 90th percentile income, can fork out some cash but certainly won't be pleasant)</p>
<p>Reach?
U Penn, a "no good merit offer/direct MD" alternative school, that is if I get in.</p>
<p>Very good chances at all those schools, even Upenn. I would reccomend that you check out JHU. It would be a match for you, and they have the best (or one of the best) BME programs. good luck:)</p>
<p>If you feel you're Ivy caliber (and it does look like you are), Duke also has a top notch BME program as well. I agree with above poster, you look really good for JHU, which has the best program in the country.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response, but I have pretty much dropped JHU and Duke for various reasons. (along with dropping the Ivys) Imo, my app will be decent for these schools, but definitely is lackluster when compared to others.</p>
<p>Yes; I do know the undergraduate/graduate BME ranking; I have basically considered most of the top 30 BME schools (if no BME or unranked BME, Chem major)</p>
<p>How are my chances of getting some merit on non-safety schools? And full on safety?
Are there other colleges offering generous merit with no religion/ethnic/racial affiliation in the top 40ish that I am not aware of? (Excluding Vandy and Chicago)</p>
<p>"Taken 10 AP's so far. World Hist/GovPol/Phys B/US His/Human Geo/Calc AB/Chem/Art History/French/English (1 on French; 2 on Comparative; 3/4/5 on rest)
Taking 7 more AP senior year. Stat/French/Bio/Phys C/Econ/Calc BC/Eng"</p>
<p>Holy **** <strong><em>in </em></strong> *<strong><em>!!!! How </em></strong> can you *<strong><em>?? How the *</em></strong> can you live with yourself!!! *<strong><em>! </em></strong>!!!!!! Why do people like you even *<strong><em>in live!!!! Just commit *</em></strong>** suicideeee!!!</p>