<p>Hey I’m applying to PLME ED this year, and I just wanted to hear your opinions on whether I’d get accepted or not. I’m an Indian (born in USA) male.</p>
<p>SAT - 2320, CR 740, M 800, W 780 (3rd try, first time 2150, second time 2240, super scored myself each time though)</p>
<p>AP’s:
Junior:
Calc BC 5
Chem 5
Phys C Mech 5
Phys C E&M 4
US History 2 (lol)
Senior:
English Lit
US Gov
Stats
Biology
and I participate at Princeton University’s high school program that allows qualified students to take courses there, and I take MAT 215 Analysis in a Single Variable</p>
<p>Weighted GPA is 98.139 (/100)… ranked about 11-15 in a class of 330ish (school doesn’t give out rank except for top 10)
For weighted GPA additional 5 points averaged in per honors course, and 8 points for AP
I always took honors/AP where offered, and I consistently had by far the hardest schedule in my grade</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Rutgers Astrophysics Institute (astrophysics research program using NASA data at Rutgers University)
Volunteer at Princeton Hospital since end of freshman year (318 hours now and still going strong)
2 years JV tennis, 2 years Varsity tennis
President of my school’s NHS and French, science, and SAT tutor through this
President of the club PANDA (prevention of alcohol 'n drug abuse)
Counselor at an Indian culture camp
Co-captain of math league
Peer Leader
Upright bass player, member of school orchestra 9th-11th grade</p>
<p>if you read this over and had an opinion about the fate of my ED application at Brown PLME and were willing to share, I would appreciate it
THANKS!</p>
<p>oh and i haven't started any essays, including common app lol, and they will probably end up being decent, unfortunately not spectacular
my counselor rec will be ridiculously amazing
one teacher rec will be amazing (chem teacher)
for the other teacher rec, i have nooo clue (english teacher)</p>
<p>Other than the hospital volunteering, I see nothing that would indicate an interest in the medical field. How do you know you want to be a doctor?</p>
<p>yea, i see your points... what do more qualified people generally have in terms of medical experience? I was hoping that large number of hospital service hours and focus on science/math might carry my way, but now that you mention it, they're probably not nearly enough.
and ahh! yea i need to work on that "why i wanna be a doc" essay. i'll be sure to try to make the 2 specific plme essays GREAT
i appreciate your input</p>
<p>any more commentary, advice, or brutal honesty?</p>
<p>well, i'm applying ED, so it's probably too late now... i seriously tried looking for some medical research instead of astrophysics, but i couldn't find any good ones. i knew a couple people that did it, but they had an uncle or something that worked at a research place....so yeah...</p>
<p>but do you think i am strongly lacking in the "medical interest" section?
any changes i can quickly make? lol</p>
<p>Apparently, BS/MD programs really dig the medical experience, and for good reason. As long as you can sincerely express your reasons for wanting to go the MD route, you'll be fine. Good luck!</p>
<p>don't listen to these guys. your stats are impressive and your background in astrophysics is interesting. </p>
<p>the most important thing is to make sure your application is honest. demonstrate that you've put thought into your decision to be a doctor. connect the dots between the different experiences you've had and the attributes of a good doctor (i.e. native intelligence, ability to work hard, public service etc.)</p>