Chances at GOOD/ivy Medical College

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hey everyone. ok well i'm junior currently enrolled in the IB program at my high school. for those of you who don't know the IB program, it's about the same if not tougher than AP. well, i want to do medicine, and be a physician. i'm planning to go to a good medical college such as George Washington in DC, Washington in STL, Northwestern in IL, Vanderbilt, Boston University, Rice w/ Baylor school, etc.... I know Rice is a tough school to get into, so i'm wondering if you guys can tell me what i have to do to get in there. i currently have a 4.5 GPA unweighted, about 3.8 weighted, about 19 in class rank, in lots of activities, play tennis, and i'm about to take SAT/ACT. thanks for your help!!</p>

<p>PS: i said lots of activities, and that includes: leadership positions such as National Honors Society Officer, excessive volunteer work, i was even awared Junior Volunteer of the Year 2004, i've gotten scholarships and money for volunteering, gotten an award called Presidents Service Award for volunteering, and take part in EC activities for school (ie Science Olympiad and tennis), and i've done some shadowing of doctors. i did a High School Honors program at University of Missouri-Kansas City (has a 6 year med program) and i've gotten an internship with a research doctor at Kansas University for June this summer. Also, i've applied to Boston University for a 6 week Medical Research Internship Program for July this summer.</p>

<p>thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for the help!! (btw...any feedback would be great, such as where i would have a good chance, not just the mentioned ones above. and where do you guys think i stand if i applied to stanford/harvard/yale?</p>

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<p>sat results needed for better opinion.</p>

<p>so far, not bad.</p>

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<p>i currently have a 4.5 GPA unweighted, about 3.8 weighted</p>

<p>do you mean the opposite?</p>

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<p>munkeegirl, i always get confused between the two. i have a 4.5 GPA on a 5.0 scale, and a 3.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale. what do you think my scores should be on the SAT and ACT to get into the good 6/7 year medical college programs?</p>

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<p>Those programs are tough. I would say 2200 minimum.</p>

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<p>Not sure about your chances, but in case you didn't know, there is a whole section of this site for the programs you are interested in.</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>you mentioned Washington University in St. Louis---however, that does not have a 6/7 program. There is an 8 year program which requires you to maintain a 3.8 gpa and score a 36 on the MCAT. The applicants to the university scholars program in medicine are extremely qualified (ie....4.0 and 1600 Sats) with lots of extracurriculars....and many of them still get rejected</p>