Chances for ED Northwestern, UChicago, Duke and other schools

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Here are my stats:
Major BioChem
I go to a SUPER competitive hs!
State: Illinois
Income: 200k +
Indian

Unweighted GPA: 3.9(9) Will Go Higher in the Future since I’m retaking a class that was a C in Spanish
Weighted GPA: 4.1(9) Aiming for 4.5

Taking 1 AP as a Sophomore, 4 as a Junior and 5 or 6 as a Senior
Total= 10-11 AP classes

Classes for my major
Junior AP Bio AP physics
Senior AP Chem AP Stats AP Calc AB

EC’s
Swimming Team JV (9)
Debate (10)
Sophomore Class Board (10)
Vex Robotics (9, 10)
NHS (10, 11, 12)
FMP (Freshman Mentor Program) (11)
Captain of Cricket team (10)

Community Service: Aiming for Leadership and 350+ All Hours documented
Senior Home Care 32+ Hours (10) Aiming for 200 Hours, very consistent time set, and the volunteer manager loves me
Sophomore Class Board 5+ Hours (10) will receive about 50 hours by the end of this year, planning a lot of big events in our school
Library Work 10+ Hours (10) just over the breaks and summer, probably 40 hours by the time I apply
Innerview Community Services 10+ Hours (10) Probably 100+ and very consistent
Leading a Group In Senior Home Care Activities 0+ Hours (10) I lead a bunch of my friends at senior home care activities, probably 75+, just started

Medical Related Activities:
Senior Home Care (30+ Hours)(10) Aiming for 200 as listed above
Physical Therapist Shadowing (2+ Hours)(10) Aiming for 50 hours
Northwest Medicine Program (10, 11) Very hard to get into
Some sort of a Medicine Program (11)

Research Studies:
Bio Studies at UChicago (11) or something
Dr. Rubins Medical Camp (11)

Research Internships: None Yet?
Aiming for a Research Internship (11 or 12)

Awards:
NHS (10)
Vex Robotics Design and Judges Award (9)
Participated in National Tournament in Robotics and was Team Designer (9)
Merit and Honor Award In Community Service (10) will get ambassador by the end of this year

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What grade are you in? I cannot tell by your chance post.

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Guessing that OP is a sophomore so a lot of what is listed are hypotheticals.

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Ya I’m a sophomore

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Your senior year projected schedule looks ridiculously AP heavy, borderline unmanageable. This isn’t a race for who has the most APs. Do not try to take AP chem and AP bio the same year. IMO, if you are going to double up on APs, take bio or chem as a junior and bump AP physics to senior year. You also dont need AP stats.

If you want to have a shot at BS/MD schools - focus on your volunteering hours in the hospital and shadowing. That’s an essential component.

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A couple of comments:
–Unless you truly are a science whiz kid I would not take two AP sciences in one year.
–What level of Spanish will you complete? Many top colleges recommend 3 or 4 years. Check the common data set of each college you are interested in (google "XYZ university common data set) and look at section C.

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@happy1
@momofsenior1
8th grade Spanish 1
9th grade Spanish 2
10th grade Spanish 3
11th grade Spanish 4

Trying to make my classes challenging but not too challenging. I have to decide junior classes in 2 weeks.

I took off AP Lang and just added junior English acc. Retaking Spanish 2-3 cause i got a C in it and other semester will be ap micro.

I’m majoring in biochem and wouldn’t it be good if I take AP Bio and AP Chem before I graduate

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Take it from a person who took three sciences in a year, I fully regret my decision. I don’t even think two is managable. I spent basically all of my time studying for the barrage of tests. PLEASE DONT DO THIS TO YOURSELF

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But don’t I need chem and bio ap’s if I wanna go in bsmd and biochem major

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You need one of the two. I honestly don’t think they won’t accept you because you didn’t take chem or bio. If they do, they are honestly being dumb

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Ok thanks. Anything I should do to improve my chances?

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With you background, I’m sure you can get into some great summer programs. I would recommend researching on possible programs that will suit your interests!

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Thanks! Bump