I'm not stellar but how are my chances still?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys. I'm a quarter of the way through my junior year and I've been thinking about college for a long time. I want to take pre-med when I graduate and eventually make my way to be an oncologist but I don't know where my grades will get me so I need some advice from you guys. I was thinking of Duke, JHU, Boston College, and University of Washington(where I live). </p>

<p>I currently have a 3.45 unweighted GPA (AP History classes screwed me over). So far I'm taking all honors/AP courses in all my classes except for English. I have a 2070 on my SATs (will probably retake) and I will be taking at least 3 SAT IIs (Math, Biology, and Physics) early next year.
I don't have many EC's (small school). I've done piano for 10 years with theory and practical study awards, been on Varsity Track for 2 years, organized and ran chapels/assemblies, and volunteered at the Children's Hospital for 2 years.</p>

<p>Think I have a good chance so far? What can I do to improve? Any other suggestions on other colleges to look into?</p>

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<p>Duke, John Hopkins, and Boston College will all require an unweighted GPA of around 3.7 or better. SATs at these schools will need to be 2150+ for Duke, 2050+ (already achieved) for John Hopkins and 1950+ (already achieved) for Boston College.</p>

<p>Your current GPA and SAT should be sufficient to get you into the University of Washington.</p>

<p>Other colleges to consider with great pre-med programs: Wisconsin, Penn State, Ohio State, Lawrence University, UC Santa Cruz, and Boston University.</p>

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<p>hmmm... thanks for the info. I was already thinking about dropping Duke and JHU off my list. Too hard to get in for me >.<</p>

<p>Any other suggestions? If I can get into Washington, shouldn't I just stay there? They're premed is pretty good right? Would it be a big difference if I spend the extra thousands of dollars to get into a better school?</p>

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<p>bump.... =]</p>