Chances For Newcastle, Manchester, Sydney, UNSW, York U, and UBC?

Hey! I’m a rising high school senior (2016-17 school year) and I’m planning to apply to 6 - 8 universities: 2 in the US and 8 abroad. My plan is to go to med school and eventually become a pediatrician, so any majors in Biology, Medicine, Medical Science, etc. are what I’m going for. I’m planning to take 3 SAT II’s in October: Biology, Math 1, and either MAth 2 or Chemistry

US Schools (my back ups b/c abroad is my priority): University of Pittsburgh, VCU
Canada: York University, University of British Columbia (UBC)
UK: Newcastle University, University of Manchester
Australia: University of Sydney, University of New South Wales (UNSW)

GPA Unweighted - 3.7
SAT (New - 1600) - 1250
Model UN - 2 Years & JV Letter
Astronomy Club - Possible VP (this school year)
Charity for Medicine Club - 3 Years (including this year)
National Honor Society Member - 2 Years (including this year)
French National Honor Society Member - 2 Years (including this year)
Volunteering - 3 Years feeding homeless in St. Matthews Cathedral in D.C, planning to apply for volunteer opportunities at local hospital
2 Solid Recommendation Letters

In my freshman year of high school, I took all the honors classes I could and ended the year with a 3.84 GPA (unweighted) overall. My sophomore year was a hot mess (a lot of stuff happened that year, not so good). Although I took my first AP, AP Euro, I ended the year with a 3.6 but got a 4 on the AP Exam. I managed to pull myself back together my junior year, taking AP Biology and ending it with a 3.7 GPA (got a 2 on the AP Exam though :). I’m taking all honors and AP my senior year, my AP classes being AP Psych, AP Calc AB, and AP Gov & Politics. (I was planning to add in AP Chemistry and AP Human Geography but the courses couldn’t fit in my schedule, and my school wasn’t offering AP Chem this year (wth!))

Do I have a chance with any of these schools?

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I think you have a good shot. I don’t know much about medicinal majors, but in Australia schools are much easier to get into. I too am applying to USYD and as an international student it is incredibly confusing, so I’m just letting you know that you’re not alone on this journey! good luck!

@CoastalKid Since you’re applying to USYD, can I ask what degree/course you’re planning to apply for? Also, are you planning to enter in the 1st semester or 2nd? For me, since US and Australian term dates are way way different, I don’t know if it would be better to apply 2nd sem or take a half-gap year and wait to apply for 1st sem. If it makes a difference, I’m looking into their Medical Science course or their Doctor of Medicine course for undergrads.

I just sent in my application tonight! It took a solid three days of reading everything on their website and other sources to get information.I applied for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work degree. The medical program looked amazing. You have to go onto the specific major you’re applying to and see what terms they accept students. It may or may not be just semester 1 (Im not sure), mine allowed me to enter semester 2. So if I do attend, Id leave the states in July and head to Australia for 2nd semester. Anything else just let me know!