Just finished sophomore year of high school
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian American)
Sex: Female
Class size: 339 people
Rank: 1 of 339
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 5.61 weighted
ACT: 36 (writing: 8…does the writing score affect my chances?)
Still need to take SAT and SAT Subject
Volunteering: 60 hours at a local hospital, 70 hours from Key Club
Research (starting this summer): research on the quality of medical care, will possibly do a presentation on the approach at a conference and be mentioned in the publication
Will begin shadowing doctors this year
Planning to set up a camp in India
Extracurriculars:
Varsity Tennis
Cross Cultures club-President
Student Council representative
Math Team
Key Club
National Honor Society
I’d say chances are mediocre at best. Your stats are great, keep up the work and get 800s on math chem and bio. I would invest lots of time in your EC, and try to win an award for research or something
Hello there! Your academics and ECs are absolutely stellar but like mentioned above, these are the average stats of any bs/md applicant. The programs you have listed above are especially competitive and selective, and thus I assume they are looking for applicants who have exceptionally outstanding achievements that are rare among the high school population. That said, as a future bsmd applicant myself, I know for a fact that PLME requires you to take 2 subject tests, one math and one science. If I were you, I would get that completed soon. Overall I would say you are definitely on the right track! Good luck!
PS: I myself have a similar profile to yours with the exception of my GPA (which is a bit low) and plan to apply to some BSMD programs myself this fall (I am a rising senior). Feel free to keep in touch with me, and I’d be happy to give you some advice as I go through the process myself. Also, I would love it if you could chance me back here: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1995754-chance-me-low-gpa-rank-cornell-rice-wash-u-ucla-etc.html#latest
Thank you for your advice! I will definitely try to keep in touch.
Thank you!