<p>JK.</p>
<p>I know it's a bit early, but I have a good grasp of standardized test scores and such. Where do you think I can actually go?</p>
<p>General Info:
Asian Indian
Junior Attending Semi-Competitive Public High School
California Resident
No Financial Aid Needed</p>
<p>GPA including 2nd Semester predictions:
Unweighted: 3.8
Weighted: 4.2ish</p>
<p>SAT/PSAT/ACT Scores:
SAT I: 2250 (710 CR, 770 M, 770 W)
SAT II: 730 Chemistry<br>
Projected: 800 Math IIC, 750+ Biology, 750+ US History
ACT: 35
Will Send Both ACT and SAT</p>
<p>AP Exams:
AP European History - Passed, but Ugly</p>
<p>Taking this Year:
AP English Language – 4 or 5
AP Spanish Language – 3?
AP United States History - 5
AP Biology – 5
AP Chemistry - 4 </p>
<p>Taking Next (Senior Year):
AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
AP Government
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Statistics</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities/Work Experience:
Self-Taught Pianist – 10 Years (can send CD)
≈750 Hours Work at Parent’s Small Business
500 Hours Biomedical Research at UCSF
90 Hours Shadowing Gastroenterologist
Organized Colon Cancer Awareness Booth at Local Relay for Life Event
≈250 Hours Volunteer Work Local Hospital
≈2000 Hours Volunteer Work Local Sikh Temple
≈60 Hours Tutoring With Pay
HOSA Competitor National Level
Public Forum Debate / Extemporaneous Speaking National Level
Captain Public Forum Debate – 2 Years
President College Club
JSA Member</p>
<p>Awards/Recognition:
San Joaquin Valley Champion Public Forum Debate
First Place Biomedical Debate State HOSA Competition
Finalist Biomedical Debate National HOSA Competition
Ranked #56 International Issues Extemporaneous Speech Nationally
California Scholarship Foundation Member
National Honors Society Member</p>
<p>Schools of Interest:
UCSD Med Scholars
Stanford EA
UChicago EA
Columbia EA
USC Bacc/MD
Penn State BA/MD
Boston University BA/MD
Northwestern HPME
Berkeley
UCLA</p>
<p>wow... how many community service hours do you have?</p>
<p>UCSD - safety
Stanford - reach (it's a reach for everyone)
UChicago - match / high match
Columbia - reach (again, crapshoot)
USC - safe match
Penn State - safety
Boston U - safety
Northwestern - match
Berkeley - match
UCLA - match</p>
<p>Interesting. However, please take note that I am not looking at the regular programs for most of these schools. I am looking at the combined Ba/MD programs, which are much more competitive.</p>
<p>Community Service is my happy point in the resume.</p>
<p>Others?</p>
<p>Why did you have to put that as your title? It's just obnoxious.</p>
<p>Sorry if i offended :(.
Just trying to be kind of different from "chance me" thread titles.</p>
<p>By simple average calculation, you have done community service for 3 HOURS EVERYDAY OF THE YEAR FOR 4 YEARS!!!</p>
<p>Are you sure you are not exaggerating? That seems wrong.</p>
<p>2,250 hours my butt.</p>
<p>The 750 work hours and 500 research hours makes it sound even more ridiculous. Adcoms will laugh at your application if you lie that blatantly, buddy.</p>
<p>maybe he/she doesn't sleep.</p>
<p>Yes, 2000 Hours and it's rather difficult to explain. My family is extremely involved in the running of the local Sikh temple and I spend every spare moment of my life there working ... I know it sounds like an exaggeration, but it's not. I even do a lot of my homework there. I can have the admins of the temple write it up officially in order to prove it to the adcoms if absolutely necessary. The research I will be doing for an internship at UCSF during the summer. 40 Hours a week for 8 Weeks = 500 Hours (it's like a working job). I also worked at my parent's small business for freshman and sophomore summer w/o pay. </p>
<p>I lie not about those numbers.</p>
<p>Let's keep in mind that my main pitch to the adcoms is my community service: my essays will be focusing upon that as well.</p>
<p>NOW, can I get some chances assuming those numbers are indeed valid?</p>
<p>sasrikal</p>
<p>nice to meet sikhs here :)</p>
<p>Sat sri akal to you as well. Can you attest to the fact that this is work is possible?</p>
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Why did you have to put that as your title? It's just obnoxious.
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I'm so very glad I'm not the only person who thought this...</p>
<p>Though to be honest, the title certainly grabbed my attention.</p>
<p>HAHA, of course. Chances though?</p>
<p>why would you take 4 SAT 2's </p>
<p>at most you need 3 and you're not applying anywhere where u need more than 2- as far as i know</p>
<p>decent shot at all the schools but stanford/columbia is a reach</p>
<p>Um b/c my chem score is not the highest, and if you are applying to columbia, it's 3.</p>
<p>others?</p>
<p>Well guys this is definitely possible but it takes lot of work. I'm wondering how did you go about asking to volunteer at a research facility? I'm 16 and they keep telling me I have to be 18+.</p>
<p>just for a few notes...first off I feel you have a great shot at all but nu hpme, stanford, and columbia are reaches. maybe i'd call nu hpme a high match.
otherwise, you should rethink where you are applying early. columbia is ED, and stanford is single choice early action. either you didn't know the rules or you were trying to outsmart the system...it wont work if you try this. Also, if you take four subject test, the schools will still see your chem score. for the college board (sat, sat2) you cant choose which ones you send...you have to send the schools your entire file, and you cant delete a score</p>
<p>Sorry. I was unaware that Stanford was single choice or Columbia was ED (make it RD then). I've been told that colleges only take into consideration the highest 2 or 3 scores, depending. I was hoping that a high USH, MathII and Bio Test score (750+) would be weighed greater than that Chem score which is only for HPME's program.</p>
<p>Any for those Ba/MD programs (esp. UCSD's)?</p>