Chances for Direct Medical Programs and Top Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Top Schools</p>

<p>-Johns Hopkins
-Harvard
-Princeton
-Stanford
-UPenn</p>

<p>Direct Medical Programs</p>

<p>-Northwestern HPME** (My First Choice)
-Brown PLME
-Case Western PPSP</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (720 CR, 780 M, 800 W: 10 E)
ACT: 35 (34 E: 9 E, 36 M, 34 R, 36 S, )
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry, 780 Biology M, </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/657 </p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): </p>

<p>Sophmore Year: Chemistry (4), US History (5)
Junior Year Expected**: Biology (5), Statistics (5), Microeconomics (4), Macroeconomics (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Computer Science, AP American Government, AP Calculas BC, AP English Literature, Science Research, Drama as Literature (Unweighted), Psycology (Unweighted) but will try to self study for AP test.</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A Ton of Science Olympiad Medals at Regional and 1 at State Level, National Merit Finalist (Expected for My State***), Accrued $375 in various CLeveland Clinic Scholarships at a Regional Science Fair, Place 2nd at another Regional Science Fair, Qualified and Participated in the State Science Fair, Top scorer on AIME test in my school as a junior. --Would not really call any other these major, but whatever.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse: 2 years JV 2 years Varsity, Freshman Basketball Team Starter, Model UN 1 year, Student Government 4 years (Secretary and Philathropist Specialist), National Honors Society 2 years (Treasurer), Science Olympiad 4 years (Captain), Peer Turoring 1 year.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Worked as a paid intern at the Cleveland Clinic conducting research in a lab for one summer.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local hospital for 2 years (180 hours), Volunteered at the Cleveland Clinic for one Summer (100 hours) Conducted volunteer research to submitt for science fairs at the Cleveland Clinic for 5 months </p>

<p>Essays: I will try to write a candid essay but I don't think it will blow anyone away. It will be solid though</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Really good from English/Drama Teacher and a Really Good on from my Econ Teacher</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Good but not one of a kind</p>

<p>Additional Rec: Head Investigator I worked with at the Clevland Clinic for 1 year doing research</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): OH
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Notes</p>

<p>I plan to do some doctor shadowing over this summer and will try to get a normal job during the school year.</p>

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<p>Impressive application and academic stats. You have a very solid shot at Harvard Stanford upenn. And Princeton, higher chances at johns Hopkins and of course the direct medical programs are a crapshoot and probably more competitive than the other schools on yor list but you certainly have a chance to get into those schools. It is definitely good that you have medical related ECs. Good luck to you. Work very hard on your essays!</p>

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<p>Thank you so much… Sigh of relief. I was going through the “accepted senior posts” on this What are my Chances category and got really discouraged. Other opinions are greatly appreciated especially concerning the depth vs. breath of my EC’s</p>

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<p>Any other Opinions?</p>

<p>BUMMMMP</p>

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<p>we gonna bummmp again</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>I guess i’ll bump for the last time. I’d really like more than one opinion</p>

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<p>Apply to the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine 6yr program if you are anything other than white and your chances of getting accepted are excellent. </p>

<p>Just saw a student who was #1 in her class (one of the top 50 catholic hs in the country) and she was wait listed yet a black student who was not in the top 5 was accepted because of her race.</p>

<p>Affirmative Action or reverse discrimination?</p>

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<p>^ …And my male indian friend who was valedictorian of his class this year is going to the 6 year medical program at Penn state. don’t be discouraged, you will get into excellent schools</p>

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<p>@as365pilot</p>

<p>Since I know members of that admissions council, I can say without hesitation that your complaints are unfounded and seem to be predicated on not being accepted yourself. Med school is not an entitlement - a lot of qualified candidates are turned down - and a lot of people who don’t “appear” to have your exact stats, may in fact, be better qualified for other reasons. I get the same whining from people who don’t get into my own alma mater.</p>

<p>If you are the person I’m thinking of, having your father yell at the Admissions staff and demand that you get a spot probably didn’t help your case. Nor did your sense of entitlement during an interview.</p>

<p>Cautionary tale for those reading this and hoping to get into college or grad school: Leave your parents at home. Too many students are showing up for interviews with their parents in tow, or have parents demanding interviews, or otherwise interfering. If your parents are getting involved, you’re going to almost guarantee a rejection because you’ll be deemed as not mature enough to join the incoming class - regardless of the program.</p>

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<p>bump da bump</p>

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<p>ExieMITAlum</p>

<p>I know many healthcare professionals in the Kansas City area that interact with the UMKC School of Medicine students, many have the same opinion as myself regarding the discrimination of the UMKC School of Medicine program. I spoke with the Chair of the Selection committee and much to your surprise he admitted that they made a mistake in their selection of that student. Let me also point out that another student from the same high school was selected to the program. That student was not even in the top 5 of the class. Let me also say that the year before another student from the same high school was selected to the program. Guess the race of each of these students, black. </p>

<p>Since you have such great knowledge of the selection process, please provide the ratio of black, white, indian, hispanic, asian students accepted. Would you also break those groups down to in state and out of state students accepted. </p>

<p>Perception is reality.</p>

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<p>University of Alabama Birmingham</p>

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<p>@as365pilot</p>

<p>No chair of a selection committee - at any college - is going to share personal data about one candidate with another candidate (including one who was rejected), let alone “admit” they made a mistake about that candidate. </p>

<p>What appears from your posts is sour grapes about not getting a coveted spot. So let me give you some advice, honed from decades of interviewing and evaluating college applicants - Entitled attitudes show up pretty loud in clear in interviews and it’s a top reason for putting an applicant in a no pile. I’ve been known to write “no” on my own evaluations when I know there are better candidates - or nicer ones who don’t take opportunities as a birthright. What I try to impress upon college applicants for IVY League level schools (for example) is that most top rated schools are turning away 90% or more of the highly qualified applicants. You are not ENTITLED to a spot at any college campus. You’re entitled to try - that’s it. You give it your best shot, come forward with honest intent, and move on if the answer isn’t what you expected. The first step toward showing some class and maturity is to not take pot shots at applicants who were successful. Nor is it leveling baseless charges at an Admissions Council for rejecting you. There are no guarantees in life. And there are not enough spots at any college to accommodate every student who wants one. It’s a fact of life worth learning now.</p>

<p>Did you not get any acceptances to ANY medical program? If so, go where you were loved and stop complaining about what you didn’t get. Be happy for the students who were accepted in your place. They worked hard too. Clearly they had some attribute that appealed to the selection committee that you did not. </p>

<p>But it doesn’t take much to look at the vitriole in which you post your disappointment to conclude that your own attitude and behavior may have torpedoed your chances at any number of schools. </p>

<p>After three posts - I hope you’ll join the community to talk about where you landed and what is happening in your life that is positive - rather than come on the the boards to espouse conspiracy theories in the hopes of finding validation. You’ve made your point - now move on.</p>

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<p>How is the UMKC School of Medicine (reverse discrimination against top white students) picking their students this year? Which ethnic group will succeed to the top of the admissions list this year?</p>