Chances for medicine college at USC

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<p>*I am an Asian Indian from one of the best high schools in oregon (won top AP school award this year) and am top 10 in a 500+ class.</p>

<p>*Freshman year:
Lit 9-A, A with honors both sem
Spanish 1-A,A
Social Studies-A,A
Health 1 (req)-A
PE (req)-A
Adv. Algebra 2-A, A
SAT Verbal prep-A
SAT math prep-A
10th Grade Science-A, A with honors both sem</p>

<p>*Sophomore Year (really messed up):
Lit 10-A, A with honors
AP Chem- B, A
Precalc-A, B
Social Studies-B (note: can I explain a grade anywhere because this grade was ridiculous), A
Physics 2-A,A
Spanish 2-A,A
Band-A,A (needed for an EC)
Health 2-A (req)
PE-A (req) </p>

<p>*I'm projecting to finish high school with around a 3.7 or 3.6 UW...maybe even 3.5 worst case senario in IB diploma (aka f-ing hard) classes.</p>

<p>*Varsity tennis 4 years
*Science Team 4 years
*World Quest Trivia 4 years
*Science Club VP
*Math Club VP
*Portland Youth Philharmonic 3 years
*National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine Nominee
*National Honor Roll
*Mathfest Algebra 2 1st place fresh year
*OIMT Participant Fresh Year
*Mathfest Participant sophomore year
*Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Rising Star Program (will have 150+ hours done)
*Mathcounts Tutor (about 30+ volunteer hours)
*expecting around 2000-2100 on SAT, 29+ on ACT</p>

<p>Do I even have a shot given my poor GPA?</p>

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<p>Reading this makes me sick. You've received 3 B's so far and you think you don't have a chance and a "poor GPA"? Give me a break...</p>

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<p>Yeah, that's exactly what I thought. Short answer: you have a shot. I just think you asked the wrong question.</p>

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<p>medicine college? do you mean the Bac/MD program?</p>

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<p>Agreed, your GPA is fine, don't worry about it. One piece of advice, though- don't mention "National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine Nominee" in your application. It means absolutely nothing. At my school, the teachers would pass around a piece of paper asking people if they wanted to be nominated. If you actually went, it could be useful, but I'm not even sure about that. That debate is present on other boards.</p>

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<p>If you went to NYLF, then it would tell the admissions committee that you're seriously thinking about your future (in this case, medicine). But yes, nomination itself doesn't mean anything special.</p>

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<p>I really wouldn't worry about your GPA considering the courseload you have-it's not like you're on a general downward trend. For the Bac/MD program, though, your projected SAT scores look on the lower side-if I were you I'd aim for at least a 2200. Everything else looks really great; I'd say you have a really good opportunity for scholarships.</p>

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<p>if you are considering bac md you should also consider your essays. For Bacmd there is no "set" formula in what you need to get in, they base you on who you are in totality which includes your activities, your reasons for participating in those activities, your maturity, your personality, your character etc. Having "good" grades does not ensure you a place in the bacmd class. It is part of the criteria but not the die all. For bacmd you turn in your USC application to them, and a separate bmd application in which you write a few extra essays. Then based on your usc application (essays, grades, test scores, recs, activities) they decide whether or not to give you an interview. From the interview pool everybody is pretty much on the competitive side randing from 1300 SATs -1600 (in the old sat) 3.5 gpas to maybe 4.5's (weighted), it just varies, kids with ridiculously high scores may get rejected while someone who is a more "fit" candidate with lesser "stats" will get in.</p>

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<p>christine, i think you just gave more information than the entire Bacc/MD website...</p>

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<p>can anyone tell me about the undergraduate experience in USC, especailly in the USC BMD program?</p>