Chances for international

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Rising senior..
I'm Korean, currently attending US high school.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.54 weighted<br>
my school does not provide unweighted GPA..but I've had mostly A+'s and some A's</p>

<p>SAT: 670 CR 730 Math 670 Writing (2070: October 2007)</p>

<p>ACT:
33 Essay 10 (Feb 2008)
English 31 Math 32 Reading 34 Science 34</p>

<p>35 Essay 8 (Apr 2008)
English 34 Math 36 Reading 33 Science 36</p>

<p>SATII: MathIIC 800 (June 2006), Physics 800 (June 2007)
Chemistry, Biology M (June 2008)</p>

<p>AP: Calc AB 5, Physics B 5 (May 2007)
Calc BC, Chemistry, Biology, US Government & Politics (May 2008)</p>

<p>EC:
School choir, school musical productions (9th-12th)
district music contest (got a 2) (11th)
Kansas City youth choir (12th)</p>

<p>Science Bowl (10th-12th)
3rd place in regional science bowl (11th)</p>

<p>Leadership positions
Honor council class representative (10th-11th)
Honor council vice president (12th)</p>

<p>Community service
Home for the disabled (9th-11th)--only during summer
volunteering at Local hospital Emergency department (just started)</p>

<p>Summer activities
Northwestern College Preparation Program 2008
studying organic chemistry</p>

<p>I have some local science/math awards along with some school awards..</p>

<p>My first choice schools are BA/MD combined programs: Brown PLME (ED), Northwestern HPME, U of Rochester REMS, WashU's med program, and Rice/Baylor program.</p>

<p>Along with these schools, I'll be applying to colleges that do not have these combined degree programs.</p>

<p>I'm planning to shadow some doctors this summer, but I think I significantly lack the focus in medicine in terms of ECs... Would I still have some chance for the BA/MD combined programs?</p>

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<p>Hmm, you are a Korean student studying in an American HS. AFAIK US medschools admit very very few international students, and it really is quite expensive. In addition, the route is long (8 years++). What are your chances of obtaining permanent residency?</p>

<p>Also, I suppose you won't be applying for financial aid since you're studying in the US and your family's funding you now (correct?)</p>

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Special</a> Note to International Students Intending to Study Medicine | International Students | Office of Undergraduate Admissions
It is extremely difficult for international applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States to gain admission to American medical schools. State-supported medical schools rarely consider international applicants for admission, and those private schools that do accept applications generally require that international students place in escrow the equivalent of one to four years tuition and fees ($40,000-$200,000 U.S.). There are very few scholarships available for medical school in the U.S., and in order to qualify for U.S. government-sponsored loans the applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident. Thus, international applicants who are considering a career as a medical doctor and hoping to receive their education at an American medical school should think carefully before applying for admission to an undergraduate program in the United States.

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<p>That said, the pool of international applicants to the schools you're applying for (not considering major) is pretty competitive, so here's my chances.
Brown: Reach
Northwestern: High Match
URochester: Match
WashU: Low Match (WUStL or UWash?)
Rice: High Match-Match</p>

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<p>My Opinion (WARNING: High Tendency to be Amazingly Wrong!(: )
Brown: High Reach
Northwestern: Low Reach
URochester: Match
WashU: Wouldn't Know
Rice: High Match</p>

<p>PS: chance me out too! :) (univ list on page 2/3)
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/507610-foreign-student-i-m-hypms-right.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/507610-foreign-student-i-m-hypms-right.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>