Chances for a brown kid at NW HPME, HYP

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, please chance me guys. currently a junior. looking to go into medicine. interested in HPME, PLME, but also HYP, U of M, Case Western, JHU, etc.</p>

<p>ACT: 35
PSAT:224 (way above the cutoff in my state)</p>

<p>SAT II:
Chem - taking saturday, expecting 780-90
Math II - taking saturday, expecting 780-90
iA</p>

<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 9th- 3.9, 10th- 3.95, 11th- 4.0
Weighted: 9th- 4.14, 10th- 4.36, 11th- 4.58</p>

<p>9th grade: Pre cal H, Bio H, english, Span 2, theatre design, computer science, foundations of human society, health
GPA: unweighted: 3.9, weighted: 4.14, got two A-, rest As</p>

<p>10th grade: AP Calc AB (5), AP Comp Sci (4), Chem 1h, Span 3, World history, World Lit
GPA: unweighted: 3.95, weighted: 4.37, got one A-, rest As</p>

<p>11h grade: AP USH, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, Span 4H, American Lit, Eastern Traditions, will be taking AP Lang. Comp exam also
GPA: unweighted: 4.0, weighted: 4.58, straight As</p>

<p>12th course load: AP multivar calc and AP stat integrated course, AP Physics C, AP Spanish, AP Bio, Shakespeare</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB-5
AP Comp Sci - 4
To be taken:
AP USH
AP Chem
AP Calc BC
AP Lang Comp
AP Phys C
AP Bio
AP Spanish
AP Stat</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1-2/200, again, i go to a very prestigious private boarding school that puts out students to all 8 ivys and around the country. we have international boarding students too. its cool.</p>

<p>Leadership Positions:
-Class President, reelected our years in a row (9th-12th)
-President of Cabinet - Community Service group
-President of Model UN
-Co Captain of Robotics team
-Co President of Muslim Awareness Club
-Founder/President of Future Doctors of America Club
-Captain of JV tennis. we go hard.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Cabinet (community service group)
-MUN
-Robotics
-Gold Key (tours of school)
-India Club
-Muslim Awareness Club
-Math Club</p>

<p>Community Service/Volunteer Work:
-40 hours in neurology department shadowing doctors
-200 hours in a hospital in india for the underprivileged over the summer
-Organized three Red Cross blood drives at my high school, raised over 100 pints of blood
-Fundraisers i have organized: Smiletrain - $2000, food bank $800, UNICEF $800, Darfur $500, plus at least two dozen others, but those weren't for charity
-Volunteered at three soup kitchens
-Organized food drive, raised over 1000 cans of food and over $3000 in cash
-Couple other small things</p>

<p>Internships:
-This summer i have a 6 week research internship at a major hospital in Detroit
-Also have a week long research internship at Oregon Health and Science University, going to be researching childhood cancer and they expect us to publish an article in a journal</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Worked as a camp counselor at a Robotics Camp for 6 weeks last summer</p>

<p>Achievements:
-Evan Shapiro - award given to top sophomore in class
-2nd place in the world FTC robotics competition in Atlanta - 2nd out of over 10,000 teams in the world (i was cocaptain of my team)
-about 5-10 other regional 1st place awards in Robotics at competitions with 20-30 teams
-Honorable delegate at MUNUC conference in Chicago - 2nd out of 300 delegates
-Outstanding delegate at CASC conference in Lansing - 1st among hundreds of other students
-a bunch of random midwest academic talent search awards, math awards for Gauss and Pascal and AMC and MMPC finalist</p>

<p>My teacher recs will be absolutely amazing. I have known both of the teachers outside of the classroom for years. We get malts and ice cream together. </p>

<p>I am indian though. I know that kind of shafts me :/</p>

<p>Please chance me! Will chance back!</p>

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<p>you have great scores and ec’s. Good shot as any at top schools</p>

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<p>I think I replied to a chance thread you made earlier and I along with others suggested research. I’m glad to see that you were able to find stellar opportunities. I would recommend entering competitions such as Siemens and Intel STS. Your leadership and service is outstanding - and the focus in medicine is notable. Again, solid shot at all of your choices. (Note: being Indian is not as big of a disadvantage as it’s made out to be).</p>

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<p>dblazer: hey!!! yeah i think you did. thanks so much for your advice. i really took it to heart and was able to find two awesome opportunities this summer. I think it’ll really make a difference. I really appreciate it!</p>

<p>i’ll definitely look into the Siemens and Intel STS. </p>

<p>thanks so much.</p>

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<p>bump. any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Your schools counselors can give you the best idea. Admissions is complicated from elite boarding schools where you’re competing with a lot of legacies, top URMs and recruited athletes. At most, HYPS are almost impossible without a hook. You look good for the others.</p>

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<p>ahh okay thanks Waverly!</p>

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<p>Decent shot at HYP, in at case western and uMich, good chance at Jhu.</p>

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<p>thanks cortana. anyone else?</p>

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<p>10charbump</p>

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<p>got a 780 on SAT subject Chemistry and 780 on Math level 2. will that help or hurt my resume?</p>

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<p>Neither. SAT ii scores really don’t matter that much as long as you get 7XX. Those are great scores but they really don’t improve your chances.</p>

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<p>Superb grades and test scores. I’m sure you’ll get into at least one if not more. Good luck.</p>

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<p>You are on the right track - good grades, good standardized test scores, and decent extracurricular activities. I say good chance at all the schools you are applying to.</p>

<p>Start your essays now. Once school starts, especially with AP classes, you’ll be so busy and will have little time to write a good essay.</p>

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<p>Awesome grades and test scores. Even better awards; you can dazzle them with all those cool acronyms. Id say you’re a shoe in for nearly all of that besides the fancy schools. Those are basically a poopshoot. Just hope your app is on top of the pile and write a baller essay. I walkways wanted to go to a cool boarding school. :(</p>

<p>Chance me back?</p>

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<p>thanks so much guys, i really appreciate. i’d love to chance all of you back
SuaSponte: can you link me to your Chance Me thread?</p>

<p>thanks again guys</p>

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<p>Look solid for all choices, except as Waverly stated HYP which are a roll of the dice. Also, think about schools with good pre-med programs like Vandy, Emory, NW, Duke, Wash U, and Rice where you might get significant scholarships.</p>

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<p>thanks so much! i’ll add those schools to my list!</p>