<p>Stats: 29 ACT (in one sitting), superscore: 33 English, 32 science, 31 reading, 27 math,
3.2 GPA unweighted, 3.5 weighted,
6 AP courses,
many ECs joined during junior/senior year, a few leadership positions,
two decent recommendations,
decent essay,
selected to represent my school at a banquet for "outstanding students in the area of science,"
intended major: Chemistry with a pre-med designation.</p>
<p>The reason that my GPA is so low is that I didn't start taking school seriously until my junior year. I don't know if this matters or not, really. But, it is addressed in my essay.</p>
<p>I am seeking a school that is strong in science and is semi-reputable so that I can get into Washington for medical school. I understand that it's about the MCAT and gpa, but I would still like to attend a school like stated above.</p>
<p>Places applying to: Case Western Reserve University**, Ohio State University, Penn State University, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Ohio Northern University, and University of Toledo.</p>
<p>Obviously, I am in Eastern USA. If there are any schools that match my statistics, let me know. The main one I want to get into is CWRU. Is there any possibility of this?</p>
<p>I would say that if you another school to put on the list I would drop CWRU. UIUC and CMU are also long shots so between the 3 perhaps narrow it down to 1 or 2 long reach types.</p>
<p>^ Why would you tell the OP to drop CWRU? It’s his first choice and he still has an okay shot there. Carnegie Mellon on the other hand is more unrealistic.</p>
<p>I would say get rid of UNC-CH if OP is OOS.</p>
<p>*Stats: 29 ACT (in one sitting), superscore: 33 English, 32 science, 31 reading, 27 math,
3.2 GPA unweighted, 3.5 weighted,
6 AP courses,</p>
<p>intended major: Chemistry with a pre-med designation.</p>
<p>Places applying to: Case Western Reserve University**, Ohio State University, Penn State University, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Ohio Northern University, and University of Toledo.*</p>
<p>What is your home state? Ohio? If so, is UToledo your “true safety” (you can get in and you have funding for all costs?)</p>
<p>Will your parents pay for whatever school you’ll go to? If not, then paying for those out of state publics will be a problem.</p>
<p>If you’re OOS for UNC, then forget that one. Your GPA will keep you out.</p>
<p>Toledo is my safety school. I won’t have to pay much, if any, there.</p>
<p>My parent will help me to a degree, but we’re not very wealthy. I’m banking on getting some federal aid for having a single parent. I know it’s a problem, but I figured I would rather have my options open, just in case.</p>
<p>I figured UNC would be out of the question. But, they superscore the ACT, and have the second best medical school in the country, so I figured I would try.</p>
<p>Where were you told that about UNC’s medical school? UNC isn’t ranked second in any med school rankings that I know of. </p>
<p>Case isn’t that long of a shot. If you retake the ACT (or try the SAT, even) and get it up your chances should get much better. All of the schools on your list are pretty numbers driven, even Case.</p>
<p>The rank of a medical school doesn’t really matter for a student. All of them (talking about allopathic schools mainly) are equally good and turn out competent doctors. What affects a doctor’s career long term is how he did in his med school classes and his board scores because they will determine the specialties he is competitive to match into. </p>
<p>The US News research rankings are emphasized the most because in those rankings factors such as NIH funding and the GPA and MCAT scores of the matriculating class are weighed the most significantly. On the other hand, the primary care rankings weigh factors such as the % of the class going into primary care. Of course, getting lots of research funding and sending grads into primary care are equally noble endeavors for an institution, but it’s the research rankings that get all the glitz and prestige. You’re going to find more people who say Harvard, Hopkins or WUSTL are the best medical schools because those are the few that are always found at the top of the research rankings.</p>