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<p>Indian Male, in my junior yr. </p>

<p>[transferred to another school after 9th grade. and then in my new school, the grading system changed so my 11th and 12th grades will have higher waiting]</p>

<p>wgpa: 3.9/4.0
class rank: school does not rank</p>

<p>i got about 3.83 and 3.84 freshman and sophomore year, but now in jr yr SO FAR i am getting a 4.25. I hope i can maintain that. :/</p>

<p>SAT: taking in January, hoping for 2200+
Sat II: Math 2 730 :(</p>

<p>AP exams: AP calc AB (5) - sophomore yr</p>

<p>Jr Yr only taking 1 AP because of schedule mix up and things changing school (AP stat) but I am gonna prob take the AP chem test by self-studying</p>

<p>Sr. yr taking AP bio, SAMCLA (scientific applications of multi-variable calculus and linear algebra), AP physics C, AP Euro, AP US, possibly more</p>

<p>taking pretty challenging courseload...for example i took ap calc in sophomore year</p>

<p>ECs:
MUN - in my 3rd year (plan to do 4 yrs). I am currently VP of MUN in my school.
Asian club - 3rd year (planning to do 4 yrs). I was in a show last year and was one of the 5 main actors. I will be in it this yr.
Literary club - 9th grade (before transfer), co-founder, published schools first literary magazine.
RIME - 9th (b4 transfer), science/math club where we go on trips
Student council - 9th (b4 transfer), was VP of my grade
Medical Futures club - 11th (planning for 12th)...going to run for position</p>

<p>Will be in NHS</p>

<p>Youth Council - 10th, 11th, (going through senior yr). We do community projects and organize events in the community as well as volunteer at them alot. 160+ hours now, expect 300+ by this time next year</p>

<p>Hospital - volunteer since summer after 10th. only have 15 hrs now but planning to do a lot more </p>

<p>I also did some computer maintainence and web site work for a veterinary hospital. i would say 30+ hours, unpaid.</p>

<p>Awards:
- 2 trophies for tae-kwon-do which i did for 6+ years
- might get a community service award
i have some others, but nothing that stands out. i hate to admit that.</p>

<p>btw, I want to do med (med programs preferably)</p>

<p>Schools: JHU, Rice, UCLA, Northwestern, Wash. U. in st. louis, UPenn, Cornell, dartmouth, Rutgers.</p>

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<p>bump ^^</p>

<p>any suggestions for good colleges?</p>

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<p>unless you want to major in a specific major like bio or chem or something, you should look for schools that have 7 or 8 year med programs since you want one of those. i am almost 100% positive that rutgers doesnt and neither do some of your other schools. it looks like you're looking at some ivies and reach schools right now, so brown has a really good 8 yr med program. </p>

<p>also, after you've taken your sats and sat iis, you'll have a better idea.</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply. yeah i kno about browns program, but i didnt put it down because i figured it was too high of a reach. </p>

<p>well, rutgers has joint ba/md programs.</p>

<p>it would be great to do a 7/8 yr program but any other suggestions of wat i can do?</p>

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<p>for a premed track, your options are pretty unlimited. most schools have bio, chem, etc majors and you can do just about anything and then take the mcat to go to med school.</p>

<p>the advantage of the 7/8 yr programs is that you dont have to take mcats and you're automatically in at a med school.</p>

<p>tcnj, drexel, siena and rpi definitely have the med programs.</p>

<p>other schools to look at if you're looking at a 2200+ would be UMich, UChicago, Emory, Notre Dame, Berkely, Carnegie Mellon, UVa and maybe some other ivies like Princeton too.</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! i'll look into those schools</p>

<p>I was just reading a post from a couple of years back about the difference about 7/8 year programs and taking the 4 year to med school path. Its a hard decision, they both have their ups and downs. </p>

<p>any more chances?</p>

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<p>bump. anyone?</p>