<p>Hello everyone!</p>
<p>I'm currently a rising Texas Senior interested in medicine. I'm looking to apply to BS/MD programs, specifically ones in Texas including UT-PACT, UT-FAME, and Baylor/Baylor. I also will be applying out-of-state to other combined programs as well as elite schools and honors programs scattered around the country. (I will provide full list of colleges below!)</p>
<p>Like every eager CCer, I would just like to know my chances at the places I've listed, particularly the combined programs. I know admissions can be very unpredictable but an honest opinion would be appreciated! I will be happy to chance you back! (Just provide a link or a comment)</p>
<p>My Stats:</p>
<p>Grade: 12th grader in Texas
Gende/Racer: Male/Asian Indian (Am not specifying race on any application)
SAT: 2360/1560 (M:800 CR:760 W:800 Essay:12)
ACT: Did not take
SAT II: Looking to take Chem and Math II in October (maybe Biology M and a history if I have time!) Expect perfect or near perfect scores on both tests
PSAT: 218 (on the bubble for NMSF, hopeful that Texas cutoff will go down)
Rank: 4/431 (Top 1%)
Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.5808/6.0
School History: US News GOLD ranked school. Top 50 in Texas and top 400 in the nation. Fairly new school and we continue to become better every year. Highly competitive. Have had people from our school accepted to Stanford, Columbia, Brown, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell in the school's history and THREE students last year admitted to UT-PACT from our school alone.</p>
<p>COURSEWORK :</p>
<p>Taken one of the hardest/most rigorous course loads out of anyone in our high school history.</p>
<p>Freshman year: 4 Pre-AP classes (standard for most freshman, no flexibility)
Sophomore year: 2 APs (Statistics: 5 World History:5) + 6 Pre-AP courses
Junior year: 7 APs (English Lang: 5 US History: 5 Calculus AB: 5 Chemistry: 5 Biology: 4 Spanish IV: 4 Environmental Science: 4) + 1 Pre-AP
Senior Year: 7 APs (English Lit, Art History, Government, Economics, Psychology, Calculus BC, Physics C) May also take Research course that will allow me to further work on my research inquiry (described below)</p>
<p>Total APs by end of Junior Year: 9
Total APs by end of Senior Year: 16</p>
<p>ECs:
Will start with my leadership ECs:
1. Founder and President of the American Red Cross Youth Club (Years: 9 -12)
- Founded my freshman year in hopes to engage students in volunteering as well as educational opportunities. Have set up community-wide blood drives, initiatives to fund Measles vaccinations, help train in CPR, and volunteer at senior resident homes. Will be focal part of my application.
2. President of Spanish NHS (Years Active: 10-12)
3. VP of Student Council and last year's Junior Class (StuCo) (Years active: 10-12)
4. Committee Leader of Austin Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life event (Years active: 11-12)
5. Senior member/Team Captain UIL Science team this year as a Senior (Years active: 11 -12)
6. Hoping to take over and expand American Chemistry Society Club at my school which will allow students interested in chemistry conduct experiments such as titrations, spectroscopy, etc. as well as get tutoring with anything related to chemistry.
7. Officer of small Film Club</p>
<p>Other club ECs (the generics):
NHS member (Years active: 9 -12)
Mu Alpha Theta member (Years active: 9 -12)
Interact (Rotary) member: (Years active: 10 -12)
Key Club member: (Years active: 10 -12)
HOSA member: (Years active: 10, 12, took a break Junior year)
Philosophy club (looking to join as Senior this year)</p>
<p>Summer Programs:
USC Future Physicians Program - Shadowed Hematologist at Children's Hospital LA with my time there (approx. 20 hours)
Summer Research @ UT-Austin - working on inquiry currently in studies dealing with bio-degradation. Publication possible in addition to submission to Siemens or Intel competition.
UT-Austin Honors Colloquium - Not much merit, but will add to my UT Austin application to show interest.</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<ol>
<li>Shadowing at local Pediatrician office - shadow doctors on rounds, interact with patients, and help with routine tasks. (Currently have 50 hours or so but will have over a 100 by the time I apply.)</li>
<li>Local hospital volunteering - Mostly clerical work, but some doctor interaction (approx. 45 hours)</li>
<li>Senior Resident Home - As mentioned above, I recruited volunteers from club to help out at home. Tasks included
interacting with residents and helping out with daily activities. (approx. 50 hours)</li>
<li>EMS Ambulance volunteering - Accompanied county EMS in ambulance on daily calls. (approx. 25 hours)</li>
<li>Lose the Wheels Camp - helped train those with disabilities lean how to ride bikes. Annual one week camp.</li>
<li>Volunteered in the Clarke School for the Deaf and Mentally Challenged in India - engaged directly with children, taught classes, and learned about the struggles of educating of kids with special needs. Great experience to talk about in interviews. (40 hours)</li>
<li>Shadowed outpatient doctors in local Indian Hospital - went on inpatient rounds, sat in on all patient appointments, and visited different departments within the hospital. Got a great view on the differences between Eastern and Western medicine. (approx. 35 hours)</li>
<li>Attended community medicine camps in outskirt villages in India - helped impoverished villagers gain access to doctors and medications, facilitated the check-in process and sat in on patient appointments with doctors.</li>
<li>Various volunteer events through club organizations
10.Employed Tutor at Mathnasium Learning Center</li>
</ol>
<p>Awards/Certifications:</p>
<p>(If you are not aware, UIL is the primary organization in Texas that holds both athletic and academic competitions. Pretty much everything important is run through UIL)</p>
<p>1."Best of Texas" Competition Chemistry Champion (1st place statewide among Juniors, 3rd place overall)
2.UIL Science Individual Chemistry District Champion, Regional Qualifier (1st place in District, 5th place in Regionals) - Junior year
3.UIL Math District Champion, Regional Qualifier (1st place (team) in District) - Both Freshman and Sophomore Year
4.National AP Scholar as a Junior
5.National Merit Commended (hopeful SF -> F)
6.Certified in CPR/First Aid/AED training from the American Red Cross</p>
<p>Recommendations: All my rec letters will be strong. Will have teachers who I know very well write my letters.</p>
<p>Schools I'm thinking about:</p>
<p>UT-PACT (BA/MD)
UT-FAME (BS/MD)
Baylor/Baylor (BS/MD)
Rochester University (BS/MD)
Brown PLME (BS/MD)
Boston University (BS/MD) (maybe)
UPenn
Northwestern
Rice University
Duke University
UT-Austin Honors (auto-accept regular)
WashU
Johns Hopkins
USC (maybe)
Cornell (maybe)
Vanderbilt (maybe)</p>
<p>Majors: Not decided at all but most likely Chemistry/Biochem/Business with Pre-Med/Biology</p>
<p>After reviewing my stats, is there anything missing? How strong are my ECs and how do I match with my colleges/programs listed?</p>
<p>I would sincerely appreciate any feedback and opinions from you guys! Thanks so much! And I will definitely chance back if you request me to!</p>