<p>Ugh I said that I was done for the night, but I want to help you out. What I say may seem rude, but I would rather that you see me as a jerk than you getting denied. That being said, you are a good enough applicant that I feel comfortable critiquing you.</p>
<p>-I don’t care that you are in the top 350 public schools in your nation. Do you think US News has the resources to legitimately investigate and compare the intricate high school system in every state? Do not mention this- it will backfire.</p>
<p>-I don’t care how many APs you have taken. What I do care about is that you have challenged yourself to the most rigorous schedule in your highschool. If your highschool has 20 AP courses, higher tier schools want you to take 20. If it only offers 10, that is fine.</p>
<p>-Send your ACT, forget about your SAT. Try to retake that ACT if you want to strive for Ivy league, but I’ll discuss that I little later when it comes to pre-med…</p>
<p>-Looking at your ECs, I see 0 focus. I see the craziest, chaotic list, ranging from french and literary tutoring to math team and debate. List these in an order where you can construct focus and expand upon this focus when it comes to the 1000 character explanation in the common app. For example, my focus what research in mathematics and engineering. The most important thing is proving to the colleges that they should care about this focus, that you will not only bring it to the college but be a leader in it.</p>
<p>-Being a founder in something is not an award.</p>
<p>-You are repeating things, such as Abacus and literacy tutoring. Pick one place to put them in app, and explain it right there to show depthness. You don’t want them to read your app, occasionally reading things that have already been said, but in a different context. That shows repetitiveness. If you group volunteering and being a champion at abacus, you show DEPTCH.</p>
<p>-I don’t care that you are looking for a job—neither will colleges.</p>
<p>-Do not depend on your Math I score. Try to get another science in, whether it is retaking bio, or taking physics/chem. Lit and USH are also popular choices. Start taking them now, don’t be stupid like I was and take them in October (I was lucky with a 800 Math II and a 760 Physics → This may not happen to you). I guessed on 95% of the bio questions and got 590, which is higher than you (not trying to brag…). Just try to assess if you have a better chance at one of the other tests I mentioned above.</p>
<p>Let me quickly talk about Pre-med, and the misconceptions of:
-Schools will claim 95% acceptance into med school; THIS IS FALSE! 95% of the people they approve to be fit to apply for med school are accepted—they can make this standard as high as they want.
-Biology majors get screwed if they are denied to med school.
-In fact, it doesn’t matter what you major in as long as you get the med school base classes! I much prefer people to do Biomedical engineering. I like engineering because not only does it show employers that you are very academic, it also shows that you can think creativily and critically. I have an friend who graduated with a BME major and is working in consulting as a data analyst earning $100,000 out of college. Don’t expect this amount, but just compare this to all the rejects from med school who have bio majors; you won’t be the only one desperate for the job if you fail with them. Engineering majors can also lead to med school.</p>
<p>Good luck pal.</p>