chances at a med program?

Pre-Med & Medical School High School Student Topics
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<p>I am a junior from california and will be applying to the following combined med programs:
northwestern
uc san diego
university of southern california
george washington
brown
rice/baylor
university of missouri kansas city
boston university</p>

<p>Please evaluate my stats and how likely it is I will get in to the above programs. I would also appreciate any other suggestions on which medical programs to apply to.</p>

<p>SAT I: 760 CR 800 M 780 W
SAT II: 800 Bio E 800 French 800 Chemistry
will take Math IIC in june
AP's: 10th grade: French language, 5, Chemistry (independent study), 5
GPA: 4.0 unweighted (from extremely competitive school)
Current courseload: AP english literature, AP french literature (independent study), AP biology, chemistry of living systems honors, math analysis/calc a honors, us history honors
(extremely rigorous courseload)</p>

<p>EC's
Research at plastic surgery lab at well renowned university - started during sophomore year and will continue until graduation
-working on two self designed projects, completely independent work
-hopefully will publish by application time, already have one abstract
appx. 15 hrs./week
-was an organizer of and poster presenter at huge tissue engineering conference in sept. 2005
-will be able to get excellent recommendations from supervisors </p>

<p>Hospital volunteer, member of leadership committee
-learned to handle responsibility, manage volunteer shift, excellent training in leadership
-being part of leadership committee is quite prestigious
-began in freshman year
-already have 350 hours, will have around 500 by graduation</p>

<p>Head tutoring chair of afterschool tutoring program (10th grade - 11th grade first semester)
-in charge of tutor time cards, managing tutors' schedules, collaborating with principal and tutees
- taught me patience with kids, business skills</p>

<p>California Scholarship Federation Cabinet
-10th-present</p>

<p>Cofounder and Vice president of Greenpeace, an environmental awareness club at school
-extensive involvement with community
-about to begin schoolwide recycling program, regularly conduct cell phone drives and awareness campaigns
-10th-present</p>

<p>Member of French honor society (10th-present)</p>

<p>Student of western classical violin- (2001-present)</p>

<p>Awards:
Placed first in 2004 national french examination
Placed third in 2005 national french examination</p>

<p>Will have accumulated close to 650 hours of community service by graduation
will have excellent recs
am very hardworking and dedicated to becoming a doctor; i also interview very well</p>

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<p>it seems you have an excellent chance for a med program; good scores, gpa, a lot of research, etc. Make sure you show a lot of motivation and enthusiasm in your essay!</p>

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<p>NERD</p>

<p>::jealousie::</p>

<p>youll get in ANY where and its not fair lol but im sure you did work hard and deserve that so props</p>

<p>(im a struggling hs junior who cant handle 1 ap lol)</p>

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<p>Is the only way you get in if your a perfect student?</p>

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<p>wow. don't worry. you shouldn't be deciding what schools to go to. this is what you should be deciding:</p>

<p>summer plans:</p>

<ul>
<li>tahiti?</li>
</ul>

<p>or</p>

<ul>
<li>bora bora?</li>
</ul>

<p>i'm way jealous. great app!</p>

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<p>
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Is the only way you get in if your a perfect student?

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<p>These days...yes. Lol. And on top of that you must have interesting ECs + recs + interview. It doesn't help that you're Indian either, man. ;)</p>

<p>No sweat though, I got into a couple, so you should apply and try your luck. You never ever know what will happen.</p>

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<p>Where do u guys get all these interning/researching at plastic surgery or any medicine-related programs?</p>

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<p>Accelerate/combined programs are not the way to go. Seriously, go to a normal undergrad, party, take road trips with your friends, go on spring break, MEET PEOPLE (not just your class of 120), and get some experience on what it is like to be "normal".</p>

<p>Seriously, as a "traditional" M1, I can tell you that med school is not fun, and if I hadn't had a blast in undergrad, I'd probably be ready to jump off a bridge...</p>

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<p>so far so good xxfishxx,</p>

<p>think about adding Case Western PPSP and Rochester REMS to your list</p>

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<p>I feel bad for you...I guess the word "fun" may seem like a word from some foreign language</p>

<p>anyways, lol, you have a good shot at combined progs</p>