Chances Please!

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>Hi, I am going to be a rising senior next year. I am wondering if I have a chance at any of the BS/MD programs. I really, really, really want to be doctor! </p>

<p>Plz chance me and give feedback because I only have a summer and a semester boost my chances. I really want to know what more I can do. Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Asian Male (immigrant, came to US at age 5)
live in CA
US citizen now
Goes to competitive public High school </p>

<p>STats: </p>

<p>GPA: UW-3.80 (but one C in math)
W- 4.14</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.00</p>

<p>Rank: 87/535</p>

<p>SAT I: 1790(first try w/o studying)
Definitely re-take
Have been getting 2100s on practice tests and will estimate a 2200 or more by the time I take the real thing. </p>

<p>SAT II: Chem- 750
Bio – 750
Math IIC – 760 </p>

<p>AP Tests</p>

<p>Stats - 5 or 4
Chem – 5 or 4
Bio – 5 or 4</p>

<p>Community College: chinese (3 years completed)</p>

<p>EC</p>

<p>Accompanist of Hopkins Choir – 1 year;
MTAC Branch Honors Recital – 1 year;
MTAC Certificate of Merit Advanced Level for piano/music theory;
MTAC Panel – 1st round;
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Senior Performance State Competition- 1st round;
11 years of piano;</p>

<p>School Badminton Team Varsity – 3 years (9, 10, and 11)
Elite Team One member at various clubs – 7hrs/week;
Won and placed in a lot of badminton tournaments</p>

<p>6 years at Fremont Youth Basketball Club – 3hrs/ week;
My team was placed in many basketball tournaments</p>

<p>Math and Science Help tutoring program – 17 hours;
Eastern Chinese Summer Camp – 60 hours;
Junior Youth Service Corps Program – 180hrs;
Organized the Youth Fundraising Concert for Sichuan Disaster – raised $2500</p>

<p>Chinese Chess Club – 3 years, Treasurer – 1 year;
Table Tennis Club – 2 year, Activities Coordinator – 1year;
Chess Club – 1 years
Go Club – 1 years
American Red Cross – 1 year</p>

<p>Med EC:
Washington Hospital Volunteer- 60+ hours;
Hong Kong Disabled Olympic Association Volunteer – 6+hrs;<br>
Shadow a Dentist - 50+hours
Research paper on Public Health</p>

<p>Thanks in Advance!</p>

<p>Looking to apply to</p>

<p>USC Bacc/MD (1st choice, love the school,)
VCU G-med (2nd choice, like the school and east coast)
Drexel/Drexel
Lehigh/Drexel
Villanova/Drexel
Temple MedScholars
U of Miami HPM
Boston U
Northwestern HPME
Case Western PPSP</p>

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<p>Are you going to be the leader of anything next year? That's one thing that I've seemed to see across the board with the programs--they really look for leadership quality.</p>

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<p>Freshman Orientation Leader count?</p>

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<p>HPME PPSP probably are out of reach because of uw GPA, low SAT and class ranking. It does not hurt to apply and see, just be realistic about it. Perfect 4.0 uw and top of class combined with tons of research hours and other EC's was not enough for even being invited to interview to PPSP.</p>

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<p>Thx MiamiDAP. I would like to know my chances for USC and VCU if you can give me more feedback. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>I do not know about these. I am more familiar with the programs in Ohio, we are lucky to have a lot of them.</p>

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<p>Anyone else? Plz?</p>

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<p>Bump.......</p>

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<p>As others have said, HPME, PPSP, are pretty much out of reach. Unless offcourse you turn around your SAT score, etc.</p>

<p>Also, your rank, test scores and GPA will hurt you when you apply for USC and other programs. EC's look good.</p>

<p>I would work on improving that SAT score, and maybe try the ACT to see what you get. Also, work on your essays.</p>

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<p>For VCU, i would say you have no chance with your current SAT I score. However, if you can boost that to a 2050+, then ur chances increase.</p>

<p>Further, your rank is not in the top 10% or top 15%, so that's def. a negative.</p>

<p>Try your best and as xcrunner18 said, work on your essays and try the ACT (much easier in my opinion.)</p>

<p>GOOD LUCK!</p>

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<p>Agreed, go for the ACT--especially since all your schools will see that you got a 1790 the first time you took it.</p>

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<p>Thx for giving me feedback! I am focusing on my SAT I and is there anything else i could improve my chances? </p>

<p>senior grades count?
and 800 in math IIC help?</p>

<p>Thanks advance</p>

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<p>i am also confident for a 2100+ on SAT I and hopefully a 2200.</p>

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<p>yeah, you have a decent chance to any of those w/ new SAT</p>

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<p>bump, bump, bump</p>

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<p>ok, practice is practice and its hard to just assume scores.</p>

<p>with your current stats, you have almost no chance anywhere. the SAT is very very important.</p>

<p>you should probably wait to get your SAT score before you start bumping this thread so many times, because its almost impossible to say.</p>

<p>even with your predicted SAT score, NW HPME is still way out of reach, mostly because of hte GPA.</p>

<p>ECs are nothing special either..</p>

<p>USC bacc/md is a crapshoot, imo. but they all are.</p>