Need help w/ realistic suggestions! =)

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>ok...so i wanna do one of these ba/md medicine programs. there are loads out there. but some are super super super selective. they choose like 10/2000 kids. can someone give me some reputable ba/md programs that would be suitable for me?</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA:
Weighted: 4.5
Unweighted: 4.00</p>

<p>Class Rank: 10/760 ~top 1%
ACT: 31 </p>

<p>AP's:
apush, ap chem, ap psych, ap calc BC, ap physics, ap bio (will get 5's and a couple 4's on these....din't get scores back..haha)</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Math, Chem, US history 750+ on all...didn't get scores back either..lol</p>

<p>Courses:
9th grade
Health
World History
Biology Honors
Geometry Honors
English
Keyboarding (really helpful..lol)
Business and Consumer
Spanish 2</p>

<p>10th grade
Chemistry Honors
Spanish 3 Honors
Intermediate and College Algebra Honors
Child Psychology and Development
Speech
English 2
Contemporary World History</p>

<p>11th grade (rite now!!)</p>

<p>AP US History
AP Chem
Physics Honors
Spanish 4 Honors
Precalculus Honors
English 3</p>

<p>12th grade (next yr schedule)</p>

<p>AP biology
AP Psych
AP Physics
English</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Spanish club
club interact
Math Team
Peer Helpers
mu alpha theta
national honors society
spanish honors society</p>

<p>Volunteer:
convalescent Center
Central Hospital
Election judge (awesome experience =) )</p>

<p>Awards: (not much)</p>

<p>3 President's education awards
4 Academic Achievement Awards
Illinois State Scholar
AP Scholar thingy</p>

<p>work:
Pharmacy internship via walgreens and midwestern univeristy</p>

<p>Essay: im a good writer...ill figure somethin out (hopefully..hehe)
Recs: not worried. i <3 my teachers</p>

<p>so is there a program not extremely selective that i can realistically get into? thanks for ur help guys!</p>

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<p>I know Muhlenberg has one, the program is really selective, but the school is a safety for you, so it may be doable.</p>

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<p>look into umkc and slu…def can get into those with realistic chances</p>

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<p>Get higher score on ACT</p>

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<p>There’s a Lehigh/Drexel program as well as a Drexel/Drexel. The Lehigh/Drexel program is considered the more desirable because of the quality of Lehigh undergrad.</p>

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<p>thanks so much sirensong, hehs503434, momwaitingfornew…defitnely gonnna look into those.</p>

<p>miamidap, ur rite. my act score suxs. im trying but idk…im not able to surpass the 31 line =/. oh well.</p>

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<p>Currently, u should be able to get into neoucom, howard, toledo, and mercer</p>

<p>If your ACT score increases, many more options open up</p>

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<p>check out uconn too. Those stats look pretty good for those applicants, I would say.</p>

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<p>thanks so much guys!! ur suggestions mean a lot to me =)</p>

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<p>kind of low ACT, definitely retake if you can.
Your unweighted GPA of 4.0 and your rank suggests that maybe you are not taking the most rigorous courses. If your counselor does not check off “most rigorous,” your not getting in.</p>

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<p>there’s BU/BUSM and BU/UMDNJ programs. BU/BUSM is 7 year and accepts ~25 students believe.</p>

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<p>oh CC’er…i defintely have the most rigorous courses. our rank is unweighted and im in all honors/ ap’s. my counselor will certainly check it off. yes, i am retaking the act in september but im not sure if its gonna improve by much.</p>

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<p>don’t worry, cc’er is just jealous because his gpa is 3.83.</p>

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<p>haha…i still appreciate him taking the time to view this thread. and im sure his act score surpasses mine…this college stuff can get really stressful! all these combined medical programs seem to have <3% acceptance rates! my chances seem low at this point eitherway.</p>

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<p>yeah lol you, like most people who post on chance forums, have a chance. Good luck to you.</p>

<p>CC’er: go away.</p>

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<p>“CC’er: go away.”</p>

<p>lol I second that :D</p>