Chances of getting in, and questions about honors! [UNC, maryland, northwestern, Umich..etc.]

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

Hi! I’m completely overwhelmed and lost right now. I really want to know what my chances are of getting into these schools with what I have. I know what I have to offer is way too low for a lot of the schools below, but should I still try?

Applying for Pre - med

Schools:

  1. UNC
  2. Northwestern
  3. Tufts
  4. University of Virginia
  5. University of Michigan
  6. University of Maryland, College Park (<-- want to try for honors program. Is their honors program very selective?)

GPA: unweighted - 3.5
weighted - 4.17

SAT 1 - 2250
SAT II - Math II (800)
Biology (e/m) (750)

APs (8)
AP US History - not sending
AP Government and Politics - have not taken ap test yet
AP Calculus AB - 4
AP Calculus BC - have not taken ap test yet
AP Chinese Language and Culture - 4
AP Biology - 4
AP Language & Composition - 3
AP Chem - have not taken ap test yet

Sports
3 years varsity golf
2 years ultimate frisbee

Job experience
Worker at an ice cream shop for 1 year - worked 20 hour/ week

Volunteer
tutoring kids (math/science)

Extra curricular
Art - 10 years
Violin - 9 years - performed as a quartet from school for a summer

Clubs
Red Cross - 3 years
Ultimate frisbee - 2 years (is technically a club at my school)

Internship
2013 - Upenn Breast Cancer Radiology lab - summer
2014 - NYU Langone Medical Center - summer
2015 - Upenn Breast Cancer Radiology Lab - summer

2

Northwestern and Michigan are reaches due to your GPA. The rest are low reaches and/or high matches.

3

NU, UMich, and UVa are likely reaches due to low GPA.

4

As others stated UVA UM and NU would be reaches. Others I think you have a chances although UNC is hard for OOS. Maryland I think you’ve got a solid chance.