<p>I am currently enrolled in a community college in upstate NY and while I am taking an incredible course load, 5 classes, three of them sciences so 8 classes including labs...I also work 30 hours per week and support myself, my own appartment, car, insurance, etc...my busy schedule leaves little to no time for extra-curriculars although I do plan on doing quite a bit of volunteering this summer. I dropped out of high school in my senior year and spent three years working full-time, blah blah blah, my basic pitch for schools is going to be that it took three years, but I came to the realization that I didn't want to squander the opportunities of my suburban upbringing and it would be up to me alone to take charge of my education and succeed. I have wanted to be a doctor since I was a kid and when I returned to school last year and began getting A's in everything, it began to seem like a possibility. My question is, with an SAT score of 1280 and a college GPA of 3.85 (higher in science and math classes), and little extra-curricular what are my chances of getting into the following as a transfer:</p>
<p>REACHES:
1. Cornell
2. Columbia
3. UPenn
4. JHU</p>
<p>MATCHES:
5. SUNY Stonybrook</p>
<p>SAFETIES:
6. SUNY Binghamton</p>
<p>Any input anyone can offer as to what each of these schools is going to want from me, whether or not I have them categorized correctly and info on other possible match schools would be awesome. I would be applying as a transfer into the Biology or Biochemistry department. Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>is 1280 too low for my reach schools? I know their not that likely, but if I apply to four or five of them do I at least have a shot at one? I really want to go to one of the reach schools and if that's not gonna happen I really wanna be prepared. Are there any schools in NY state or the northeast that are feeder schools for an Ivy with a good med school? Also, if any of the reach schools are considering taking me, is there anything I can do between now and next winter to improve my odds?</p>
<p>Your SAT scores definitely are not good for those reach schools. Can you retake? Those schools are looking for people with scores over 700, no doubt about that. Still, they do take people with lower scores. You are a self-motivated, self-improved person, not just another little good student. That might help. Why does it have to be an Ivy med school? Can you afford that? That is a heck of a lot of money to borrow. What's wrong with state med school or non-Ivy? Not to be a dream wrecker- just wondering, and thinking it might be better to make your goal a little less specific. If you graduate from any good four year university and get into med school, I would call that great success. Also think long term- the important thing is to have a good career in medicine. People go to top schools and end up not doing that in every field, not just medicine.</p>