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<p>I'm going to be a senior this year and was wondering what my chances of getting into each of these schools are (percent) and if not what can help me get in:
U of Rochester (bs/md med program and just regular school), Villanova(family attended if that will help), Cornell, NYU, Stony Brook Scholars for medicine, SUNY Binghampton honors, Boston College and Johns Hopkins. Also how difficult is medical school to get accepted into?</p>

<p>Heres my info:</p>

<p>Academics:
102 weighted average, 97 unweighted, all honors and ap
sat I: 720 math, 640 cr, 650 writing (a bit weak but am taking it two more times, this is my first)
sat IIs: chemistry 750, math 1c 680, will take math 2c and retake 1c
ranked 5/900+
National Honors Society
AP Scholar
AMC participant
Local academic olympics (one student selected to represent school in each subject every year) taken twice and won third prize for ap bio sophomore year.
National Chemistry Olympiad
Bausch and Lomb honorary science awardtwo years perfect attendance(not really important)
a few other little things here and there, but not too important</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Boys volleyball team for three years
1 year of chess club
2 years of environmental club</p>

<p>ecs is where i am weakest, volleyball takes a huge amount of time out of my day, 2+ hours every day, 6 days a week for one out of two terms(4.5 months).</p>

<p>Volunteer/Work experience:</p>

<p>local hospital volunteer for three months until swine flu outbreak when i was no longer allowed bc i was too young
church volunteer
american cancer society fundraiser
newspaper boy for 2 years
Participated in Quality of Life, tried to educate public on alternative energies
numerous clean ups at local parks</p>

<p>So that covers most of it, im pretty weak in ecs, any advice? i know its kinda late now because its senior year. Next year i will take 4 or 5 ap classes and one dual enrollment. Please help me out and let me know what my shots are thanks!</p>

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<p>Your extracurriculars aren’t great on paper, as you said. But if volleyball takes as much time away from you as you claim, now is the time to think about how you can explain to admissions officers why you are so dedicated to it.</p>

<p>Aside from that, your test scores are a little low. Do you expect to improve significantly on the SAT when you take it two more times? Definitely buy some books and prepare as much as you can, because that’s certainly the weakest part of your academic qualifications. For Cornell and Hopkins, I’d say a 100-point bump in your SAT would give you a much better chance (both of those schools are very similar in academic rigor, I’d say). As for your other schools, you’re probably in good shape.</p>

<p>Hopkins’ medical program is VERY competitive. Not so sure about elsewhere.</p>

<p>Your class rank is certainly a very big plus. Be proud that you’re such a good student and focus on test-taking.</p>

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<p>bumpbump…</p>

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<p>Holy Cross has great science and pre-med program.</p>