I'd appreciate some help

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, I've been reading through threads on CC for a little bit now, but I think i could really benefit from some outside perspectives. I'm a junior in high school, and would like to know my chances for my preferred colleges and programs, or to gain insight as to what caliber of school I should be considering.</p>

<p>My "list" so far ( in order of preference):
1. Northwestern HPME/Brown PLME
2.Stanford
3. Tufts/Bates
4. Colorado school of mines/UCLA/an assortment of california state schools (USC, UCSB, UCSD, UCB)</p>

<p>I want to go to medical school, as indicated by my top choices, and would like to study Chemistry as an undergraduate. I'm very open to suggestions of schools, and would very much appreciate anyone taking their time to make recommendations.</p>

<p>That being said, honestly my stats probably aren't good enough for numbers 1 and 2 on my list. My stats are as follows:</p>

<p>Freshman year:
Biology H
Geometry H
Government H
English H
Spanish III H
I ended up with a 4.00 GPA and an average of approx. 96. I got high honors (avg>95) both semesters, and ended with the highest grade or tied for highest grade in a few classes (bio and gov off the top of my head)</p>

<p>Sophomore year
Chemistry H
Algebra II H
World HIstory (not AP)
English H
Spanish IV H
Again had a 4.00 GPA, and an average around 96. High honors both semesters, no highest grade in any classes.</p>

<p>Between my sophomore and junior years I moved across the country, from a very small primarily white private school to a large primarily hispanic public school. I don't know if this has any influence but if I do say so myself I displayed pretty incredible adaptability, it was honestly a huge transition going from my old environment to this environment and I've made good friends and became involved in the student body almost immediately. I'm pretty social/popular, which I think is fairly impressive and may set me apart a little bit with my grades and being the new kid a lot of my life (shows adaptability) , but I don't know if I should mention that to colleges, or if they'll care.</p>

<p>Junior year
Biology AP
Chemistry AP
US History AP
English Lang/Comp AP
Pre-calculus PAP (pre-ap, new schools equivalent to honors)
Soccer x2 (soccer at this school takes 2 of my periods)
I currently have a 95.5 average and am confident it will rise at least one point.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Varsity soccer since freshman year (on a very successful team at my old school, reigning state champs)
NHS, Spanish honors society
Musician (drummer) for 8 years, played at church, in the youth church, in a few rock bands, and in a kind of exhibition/promotion band for a local music shop.
Worked at an asphalt plant laboratory doing quality control and assessment
Shadowed my father (a surgeon)
Will have significant volunteer hours by the time I graduate
very fitness oriented (cook my own clean meals, run 15+ miles a week in the mornings and lift on top of soccer)
Will have my private pilots license by the time I graduate.
My father was in the military and was deployed for long periods of my childhood, and I've moved a lot, including living in germany for 3 years during elementary school.
WPI frontiers program summer of 2014
Lots of traveling and exposure to culture
Hopefully will be organizing service trip to Honduras to volunteer in certain hospitals.</p>

<p>Standardized tests:
Fairly weak. Haven't taken any AP tests, or the SAT/ACT. Took the PSAT last year, got a 195 which I'm not very happy with.</p>

<p>I'll probably end up graduating top 5% of my class, definitely top 7%, and hopefully top 3%, we'll see.</p>

<p>I think I could write some awesome essays about soccer (I truly believe the dedication and discipline that my old soccer team required from me played a large role in molding me into who I am today) and moving (I think I'm a highly adaptable kid who can excel in almost any conditions.) I'm also very passionate about science and medicine.</p>

<p>There's nothing that impressive about my application, at least from my perspective, so I'd appreciate some opinions and chances. Thanks so much! </p>

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<p>ALSO, forgot to mention my senior schedule. It is as follows:
Physics AP
Anatomy and Physiology PAP
Economics
English Lit AP
Calculus BC
Statistics AP</p>

<p>There may be another class, but my schedule is kind of up in the air in order to make sure I get my graduation requirements since they’re different at the high school I came from and the school I’m at now</p>

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<p>What’s in-state for you and what is your parents’ budget?</p>

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<p>Money is no issue (GI Bill, high income), I currently live in Texas.</p>

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<p>Brown: reach(since it’s Ivy) and its PLME is even more competitive, but I think you will be a great candidate once you got SAT score around 2200+.
Did you calculate your UC gpa? </p>

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<p>NU-HPME and Brown PLME, as well as Stanford and any school with an admission rate 20% or less, are crapshoots. That is, your “chances” are 1 in 15 (because you’ve got excellent stats, rather than the typical 1 in 20).
Tufts, Bates, USC, and the UCs are all decent matches. I’d add Rice.
Note that USC is not a UC, unless you meant UCSC.
In CA, “State schools” are the CSU’s.</p>

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<p>Oh I wasn’t aware of that. I’m not too familiar with California schools but it’s a state I would like to be in. Thanks for your help. I haven’t calculated my UC GPA but I imagine it’s a 4.0 as I’ve taken the most difficult classes available to me and haven’t gotten any grades other than an A </p>

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<p>The honors courses should be approved by the UC Gpa standard…it doesn’t automatically weigh honors course just because it’s called honors courses.</p>

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<p>The grades I posted are all unweighted, so even if they’re not counted it should be a 4.0 right? </p>

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<p>idk, use calculator</p>

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<p>For what it’s worth, you have a personable writing voice…and you come across as very likable…combine that with your intriguing ECs (pilot license, a rock-and-roll drummer, etc.) and if you can get up those scores (Btw, 195 is very decent for PSAT), I think you’d be competitive.</p>

<p>P.S. try the ACT instead of SAT…it might be a better fit. </p>