Chances anyone?

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>I was looking for chances for ANY combined program: rice, usc, brown, drexel/leigh/villanova, UMiami, Ohio State, UConn, RPI, Union, saint louis u., usf, stony brook, rutgers, GWU, Cal. tech, alabama, case western, URochester, UMKC, any others...</p>

<p>SATI: 720 Math, 700 CR, 720 Writing total: 2140
SATII: Bio M- 720 Math IIC- 740
AP: Bio-5, Comp. Sci A-4, APUSH-4, World hist.-4, human geo-4
taking ap chem, ap physics, ap lit & comp., ap psych., ap calc ab, ap U.S. gov't and ap macroecon. this year
in total: 12 ap classes by the time I graduate
GPA- 4.44 w, 3.93 uw
Class rank: 8 out of 623 top 1.28% of class in a good district public school</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
President of Biology & Medicine Club 9,10,11, 12 ~10 volunteer hours
NHS 11, 12
SHS 9,10,11,12
MAO-10,11,12
Key Club (volunteer club)- 9,11,12 ~50 volunteer hours
Volunteered in Hospital ~50 volunteer hours
Writing poetry - won a county award once
UF Student Science Training Program (SSTP) - 7 week residential science program spent at the University of Florida conducting research in a molecular biology lab specializing in obesity everyday, attended lectures, and attended an honors seminar class in scientific inquiry</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Stats look fine on paper. Your SAT I is a little on the low side for some of the programs you listed. I would try to up it to a 2200 at least if you want to try for places like Brown, USC, Cal Tech, etc. It'll come down to your essays and interviews. Why medicine? Why a BS/MD program and not the regular route? Also, are you Asian? The reason I ask is that would significantly lower your chances at the top tier programs.</p>

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<p>yes I am. I was wondering if it would help if I didn't put my ethnicity down in the applications though.</p>

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<p>They can probably tell by your name if it is ethnic, but don't put it down. You only should put it down if you are a URM (under represented minority). There are at least two ways that being Asian will work against you.</p>

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<li><p>Schools will group you with all the other Asian applicants and only take a relatively small number because they want to make a diverse class. This applicant pool is obviously very competitive. There is nothing you can do about this.</p></li>
<li><p>Your interviewers/AdComs will see you as the stereotypical Asian who wants to become a doctor. To combat this you must show you have a true passion for medicine in your activities, essays, and interviews. You don't want to seem like your parents are pushing you to do this.</p></li>
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<p>Also, just so you know...I am in a BS/MD program (I never say which one). There are a lot of people who post on this board who have no idea what they are talking about.</p>

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<p>hey Central Perky, which BS/MD program are u in?</p>

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<p>^I don't say which program I'm in on these boards. Let's just say it isn't a very well known program...definitely not one of the popular ones that this board is spilling with talk about.</p>

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<p>thanks for ur help central.
btw y don't u ever reveal which program ur in?</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>pleaseeeee</p>

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<p>Mmmm....I wanted to edit something I said earlier. For upper-tier programs (Brown, Cal Tech, USC, etc.) you really need to up your score (esp. if you're Asian). I know Pharmagal (active poster on these boards) suggests a 2350 is needed and a 2390 if you're Asian (which you are) PLME. I think that's too extreme, but you need to up your scores for those. Other programs, it'll be more about your essays and interviews, but for top-tier programs, you need superior scores.</p>

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<p>which ones are top tier? brown, usc, rice, caltech, case western, bu, northwestern? any others? or any that don't belong there?</p>

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<p>The top programs use the Math and CR score and pay little or no attention to the SAT 1 writing score. Most students who are accepted to those programs have single sitting scores of 1540-1600. Both interview and admission decisions are made by the Medical School admissions committee.</p>