Do I even have a chance at any BA/MD programs?

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>-Me
Bangladeshi middle-class 12th grader male
my HS is the most selective in NYC, 800/30000 kids get in, tough curriculum/competition (Stuyvesant)
I've been looking at some of the accepted kids here and they have such stellar gpa's/EC's and my weakest point will definitely be my gpa so chance me pleasee</p>

<p>-BA/MD Programs
Uconn
BU
any of the UMDNJ ones
PSU-Jefferson
any of the drexel prgms
UPitt
Brooklyn College/sophie davis
any others that would be a match for me</p>

<p>-Unweighted GPA =(
89.2 my school doesnt weight/rank</p>

<p>-AP Courses
Soph Year: AP World Hist
Junior Year: AP Spanish Lang, AP Statistics
Senior Year: AP Calc AB, AP Chem or Physics B, AP Macroecon
HS Band all 4 yrs</p>

<p>no school percentile ranking</p>

<p>-SAT/ACT scores
800 Math
730 CR
760 Writing
2290 one sitting</p>

<p>-SAT II scores (will take both soon)
~800 Math 2
~750 Chem/Phys</p>

<p>-AP scores
4 World Hist, 4 Stat, 4 Spanish Lang</p>

<p>-ECs (my weak side)
Model UN (9,10,11)
School Newspaper (9,10,11)
Key Club Volunteering (9,10,11)
Played Trumpet for 5 years at school band
directed plays outside of school at local religious organization
performed dances at various cultural events</p>

<p>-employment
Interned/did research/shadowed anesthesiologist at Mt Sinai Med school
Volunteered at public hospital 110hrs
Internship at arts organization
Volunteer at cultural organization 400hrs</p>

<p>-recs
good recs from history/chem teachers, stellar rec from internship program coordinator from mount sinai</p>

<p>chance me please?</p>

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<p>What’s an 89.2 like on a 4.0 scale? Slightly below 3.5? Your ECs and other stats are probably above average, you would definitely be competitive for mid tier programs at the least if it weren’t for the GPA. I think you still have a shot because your HS is well known, your test scores show that you’re a strong student, and you have a good amount of medical ECs. But some programs might instantly ignore your app when they see the GPA.</p>

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<p>I think it’s about a 3.5 and what kind of programs are considered mid-tier?</p>

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<p>bump chance me pleasee</p>

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<p>i think you will get one or two interviews maximum. your GPA is honestly weak. your competition will have near-perfect GPAs because it’s ez to get a high GPA compared to a high SAT.</p>

<p>that being said, your SAT score is great and is the main strength of your app.</p>

<p>your ECs are very standard and boring and your medical experience is decent.</p>

<p>just write nice essays and you will have a shot at a few of the programs. i had a 2350 and it carried me to 2 interviews (had only a good GPA and nothing else). make sure you exaggerate your medical experience to the max. they want to see that you have a clear idea of what you are getting into. this is the main thing i would stress given my experience with the process. you have to show interviewers that you know what medicine is like through your volunteer/paid work.</p>

<p>also, elaborate on your research experience as much as you can. not many high school students do research.</p>

<p>good luck.</p>