Chances for BU, JHU, Rice, Duke, Northwestern, Upenn..

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Indian Male
11th grade</p>

<p>[transferred to another school after 9th grade. and then in my new school, the grading system changed]</p>

<p>wgpa: 3.85-3.95
class rank: school does not rank</p>

<p>i got about 3.83 and 3.84 freshman and sophomore year. This year, 1MP i got 4.25, and 2MP got 4.0</p>

<p>SAT: waiting on 1st scores.
PSAT: [messed up big time] 197
Sat II: Math IIc 730</p>

<p>AP exams: AP calc AB (5) - sophomore yr</p>

<p>11th grade - only 1 AP [Stat]. Possibly self study one more, english honors, global studies honors, human anatomy & physiology, spanish honors</p>

<p>12 grade - AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Psych, English honors, AP Bio [10 credits], Spanish honors</p>

<p>--competitive school. we have students go to columbia, princeton, yale, dartmouth, and many other prestigious schools.</p>

<p>ECs:
MUN - 4 years, current VP
Asian club - 4 years. I was in a show last year and was one of the 5 main actors.
Literary club - 9th grade (before transfer), co-founder, published schools first literary magazine.
RIME - 9th (before transfer), science/math club where we go on trips
Student council - 9th (b4 transfer), VP for c/o 09
Medical Futures club - 2 years...going to run for position
NHS - just got in</p>

<p>Youth Council - 10th, 11th, 12th. We do community projects and organize events in the community as well as volunteer at them alot. 160+ hours now, expect 300+ by sept/oct of senior year</p>

<p>Hospital - volunteer since summer after 10th. only have 15 hrs now but planning to do a lot more</p>

<p>I also did some computer maintainence and web site work for a veterinary hospital. i would say 30+ hours, unpaid.</p>

<p>Awards:
- 2 trophies for tae-kwon-do which i did for 6+ years
- might get a community service award
- school honor roll</p>

<p>7/8 year med programs like Rice/baylor or upenn preferred. if not, premed at other colleges.</p>

<p>Schools: JHU, Rice, UCLA, Northwestern, Wash. U. in st. louis, UPenn, Cornell, dartmouth, Rutgers.</p>

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<p>Strong candidate for all, presuming SAT improvement (i.e. up to 2100)
Rutgers is pretty given. UCLA, Northwester, WUSTL, Penn, Cornell, and Dartmouth are all 50/50, but you've got a good shot at JHU and Rice</p>

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<p>I really want to say you have good chances because I have stats similar to yours! I'd say your SAT (based on your PSAT) is probably your weakest spot, but then again, you probably already know that. Accordingly, I'd say UPenn, Cornell, and Dartmouth are probably pretty high reaches, do you know what your unweighted gpa is? Anyway, I'd say JHU and Rice are more reasonable reaches based on your current stats. I'm not all that knowledgeable about the other schools, but I'd say based on what I've heard Northwestern, Wash. U. and UCLA are probably high matches for you, so likewise I'd advise getting some pretty solid safety schools before you look too much further (Rutgers may very well be a safety, I don't know too much about it). I'd take some more SAT II's, at least one more, if that's possible at this point in time. Your EC's are about average, but if your uw gpa ends up being within their range, and your SAT's come out better, then you'll probably have a significantly better shot at the ivy's on your list, nothing is for sure with those schools, but you would have a much better chance. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks!! any more thoughts? [also keep in mind at BU, rice, upenn,...i would apply for 7/8 year program]</p>

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<p>You are still in 11th grade.....Apply first and then ask...its very silly to post on this forum without an SAT score, but assuming you do well you have good chances</p>

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<p>Don't apply to rice/baylor unless you are 1) EXTREMELY convinced you will go into medicine 2) have demonstrated interest in medicine 3) have AMAZING stats on par with HYP applicants. Aim for a 2250 + SAT and 750 + on Chem, Math IIc, and Bio, and you will be in good shape.</p>

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<p>chocobear: Point understood lol</p>

<p>CNI: Thanks for the info on rice.</p>

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<p>ok chance right now. i'd say your biggest weakness is that your junior-year courseload doesn't look very rigorous. how many AP classes does your school offer?</p>

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<p>You are correct, this is a HUGE problem that Ive tried to overcome but Ive done my best working with my counselors. My schedule was...well ruined when i transfered to my current high school. </p>

<p>my school offers a lot of AP classes but i dont remember exactly how many right now. For my lack of ap classes, I wanted to self study some... If I decide to do this, which ones are relatively easier to self study?</p>