<p>I am currently a junior at Bronx Science, a prestigious magnet school in NYC.</p>
<p>I want to either get into a 6-year pharmD program or major in Health Science. </p>
<p>SATs:</p>
<p>2040:</p>
<p>650 (m)
680 (w)
710 (cr)</p>
<p>I will retake and raise both Math and Writing; I have scored higher before. </p>
<p>SAT II in chemistry - 730
taking math IC in a few days</p>
<p>91.7 Average</p>
<p>Not much of a trend. One 75 in a minor subject (technical drawing) - how serious is this? I'm not planning to major in architecture. </p>
<p>My courseload is not outstanding, but not bad either. I'm taking 3 APs next year and 2 honors and one college-level course this year. I have taken both Spanish and Russian since 10th grade. I will skip precal and go straight into AP CALC AB because my Alg2/Trig H course covers most precal topics. </p>
<p>One rec will be amazing, while the other one will be okay. </p>
<p>I immigrated from Russia with my parents as a Jewish refugee 6 years ago; however, I was born in Ukraine and still am a citizen of Ukraine.</p>
<p>ECs:
ARISTA: National Honor Society</p>
<p>Russian Cultural Society (9,10,11,12) Sec this year, pres next year</p>
<p>Varsity Cross Country (10,11,12)
Varstiy Indoor Track (10,11,12)
Varsity Outdoor Track (10,11,12) </p>
<p>Volunteering at the Nurse's Office - 100 hours</p>
<p>Tutoring Spanish (20 hours/term starting this term) (Arista requirement)</p>
<p>Junior Varsity Basketball Team - manager (9) (include this?)</p>
<p>Worked at an architectural company as a clerk summer after my freshman year</p>
<p>Took required Health Class over the summer after my sophomore year (should I even put this?)</p>
<p>Will do a pre-college summer program in Health Professions this year - a college course + shadowing a doctor at a hospital. </p>
<p>My only two awards are being Most Improved for track and commended for the psat. </p>
<p>My essays should be pretty good. </p>
<p>I'm currently looking at the following schools:</p>
<p>Boston University (health science)
Northeastern University (pharmD, undecided for health sciences)
Stony Brook University (health science)
St. Johns (pharmD)
Rutgers (pharmD)
Ithaca (health science)
American University
CUNY Honors</p>
<p>and, perhaps for reaches,</p>
<p>University of Michigan and Georgetown. </p>
<p>Please comment on my chances at the schools I have listed and suggest any other schools (safeties, matches, reaches) at which I should take a look. I generally like schools in big cities (I do realize Ithaca and Rutgers aren't city schools...) and am limited to schools in the NE. </p>
<p>How reasonable are my reaches? How balanced is my list of schools? </p>
<p>For what it's worth, UMIch admits ~ 70 % of applicants from my school.</p>