<p>i am currently a sophomore in high school and i am worried whether i will make it into medical school or not. our school is way too competitive and if u get one B, your class rank is in the hundreds. i work really hard to get a good class rank and a better GPA, but our teachers are way too picky and they put too much stress on us. anyways can anyone out there help me evaluate whether i am good candidate for BS/MD and if i have a good chance of getting in. i am open for any kind of advice or recommendations.</p>
<p>GPA- 3.82 (93-100 is an A) on a 4.0 scale
Class rank- top 3 percent
ACT - not yet taken
I am an international baccalaureate student.
i am taking all honors courses</p>
<p>extracurricular-
latin club (praetor-tutor) (2005- present)
Volunteers in Action (board member) (2005 - present)
youth leadership of omaha (2006 - 2007)
tutored in math and chemistry (as a freshman)
research experience at creighton university medical center (since freshman year)
philosophy club (2005 - present)
literary magazine (freshman year)
UNMC Health science exploration program (2005-2006)
UNMC's Advisory Group- part of the health science exploration program (2005 -2006)
compassion in action (freshman year)
volunteer at creighton's med center (2006-present)
some job shadowing done thru volunteering (i watched cool procedures like a craniotomy)
Governor's advisory council (next year)
tennis (next year)
summer program at UNMC (health-science exploration thing)
debate team (next year)
mustang mentor (next year)
more tutoring next year
i might participate in more extracurricular as i run across them</p>
<p>Honors and Awards
represented the whole school at a convention to discuss issues related to the district
cum laude on the national latin exam
academic letters
got selected for the youth leadership of omaha (highly competitive)
got selected for health science meet
rotary honor roll</p>
<p>Plans:
internship at the Durham research center (travis b. lewis)
siemens science competition
chemistry olympiad
any kind of sciene competitions or fairs if i run across them</p>
<p>IB courses:
higher level: english, chemistry, and biology
standard level: latin, math studies, and psychology
AP: i will taking AP tests for the IB classes too and i will also be taking AP physics
i am also planning on taking the SAT II subject tests</p>
<p>sorry if it was kind of a long message</p>