Please chance me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone, </p>

<p>I am kind of new to this forum, but I have been reading the CC posts for about 2 years.</p>

<p>I guess I just want someone to chance me! (Thanks to anyone who posts btw)</p>

<p>I want to get into a bs/md medical programs (just like everyone else lol)</p>

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

<p>School:</p>

<p>Currently a sophomore in high school.
unweighted GPA: 4.0 Weighted: 4.07
Rank: 1 of 600
In a lot of honors courses and 2 AP courses this year.
I have completed IB MYP (which doesn't really help)
I am enrolled in the IB diploma program and here are my courses for next year:
-IB English HL
-IB Math Sl
-IB Psychology SL
-IB Physics HL
-IB Biology HL
-IB Chemistry HL
-IB Spanish SL
-IB Theory of Knowledge (which everyone takes)
-and I am also enrolled in one AP as well</p>

<p>School ECs:
-Participate in Policy Debate, have won a couple tournaments
-Chemistry Club
-Model UN
-Amnesty International
-Volunteers in Action
-Other various clubs</p>

<p>Test Scores:
-Hope to get 4s or 5s on all my AP tests
-PLAN score of 28 without studying, so hopefully a 34 or 35 on the real ACT.
-currently planning on getting 2200 + on my SAT
-SAT IIs are still pending, but I will take Math, Bio, and Chem for sure (IB classes should help me prepare for these fairly well)</p>

<p>Volunteering/ECs outside of school:
-Volunteer at 3 hospitals: plan to reach 900 hours by the end of senior year at the rate i'm going (activities included general patient care: cleaning up, talking to, etc. , some office work, actual onsite helping nurses, working in the E.R. helping doctors out, etc.)
-Volunteer at the VA, plan on reaching about 200 hours here at the rate I am going
-Volunteered about 150 hours at a village hospital in India helping out the poor.
-Co - created a medical abstract with some medical students and researchers
-Internship with radiologist in Chicago
-Volunteered at a large indian hospital (in India) for about 50 hours.
-Have done research in a lab as well
-Taken college courses relating to medicine and science outside of school
-Went to South Africa and spent the whole summer volunteering to help AIDS patients as well as researching with doctors stationed there. (did some shadowing as well). The volunteering was almost everyday for about 5 - 7 hours for about 2 months, so almost 375 hours of volunteering there
-Volunteered at a local center where I actually got to work with disabled children (this was about 40 hours, and I plan to go back for about another 40 hours)
-Have shadowed multiple doctors in the town.
-Also had an active role in campaigning for and actually collecting donations for Cancer research. (almost like a door - door request system).
-Also, with the VA, I also went around trying to collect donations for veterans as well.
-Lastly, other random volunteering experiences as well, such as library, which I would consider at least 100- 150 hours. </p>

<p>Thats about it. Thanks for any answers. Any comments/criticisms are welcomed, and I would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me any other things I could do as well.</p>

<p>-TheChance</p>

<p>(btw, I am not becoming a doctor for the prospects of money. Truly, I don't care how much I get paid as long as I make a difference in other's lives. I only want to get into a bs/md program so that i can concentrate more on studies and college rather than having to worry about the MCAT and medical school applications. Also, part of the South Africa trip was paid for by the stipends I earned with research and I will be paying off the rest of the money with the earnings I make in residency. Hope this helps!)</p>

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<p>Oh, I almost forgot, I am fine with ANY bs / md medical program. I just want to know my chances for getting into any of these programs. Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>in terms of ECs and volunteering, i think you sound great!</p>

<p>other than that…its very hard to chance a sophomore, especially when you haven’t got many real ‘meaty’ stats for us to work with (“planning” to score in a range is something impossible to guess by the way. i thought i had an absolute lock 5 on an AP Euro test…and got a 4). you might want to repost this chance thread once you have concrete information and have actually completed everything you’re planning on :)</p>

<p>but you do seem to be on the right track, so keep up the good work and work on building super teacher relationships for rec letters!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply doesitmatter. Yeah, I know it is sort of hard to chance a sophomore since no concrete test scores are there, but I am confident that I will be able to achieve at least some of these scores. </p>

<p>Any how, ignoring the test scores, how are my ECs in relation to others that get into the bs/md programs?</p>

<p>Thanks and I am willing to chance anyone else as well, just leave me a reply.</p>

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<p>BUMP</p>

<p>-can someone please help me out? thanks!</p>

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<p>it is kind of early for an unbiased chance, but that’s good because it shows that you are serious about this.</p>

<p>Honestly, you are like that kid everyone jokes about because they have an almost too immaculate of a resume. Haha, anywhere you apply i’m sure you could get in.</p>

<p>Apply to every Ivy.</p>

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<p>Hey, thanks for the reply. Yeah I know it is a bit too early, but just checking my condition. Yeah, I know i went a little overboard on the stats, but I am just trying to get a good resume.</p>

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<p>BUMP
-can anyone help?</p>

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<p>BUMP
<em>sigh</em> , can anyone who has actually gotten into a bs / md program chance me?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>BUMP - desperate right now. And also, please don’t think I am showing off or bragging with any of these stats. i just want an honest answer to my chances at attending these programs.</p>

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<p>I agree with hailtheif.
you have solid ECs, and good GPA.
if you can follow through with what you said about ur ACT and SAT scores,
ivy should AT MOST be a high match.</p>

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<p>WOWZERZ! You have really good medically-related activities and numbers!</p>

<p>Apply to huge top premed places like Washington University in St. Louis, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, the Ivies, and yes, you will be competitive for the BS/MD programs at these schools (of course, it’s far from guaranteed you’ll get in, but you have a good chance)</p>

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<p>Thanks both shph119 and zenith602</p>

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<p>excellent ECs theChance
i wish i had the time/patience to have the kind of extracurriculars youve achieved
i would say you have a very good chance for ba/md programs because you will obviously qualify for the interview
and can show that ‘genuine interest in medicine’ theyre looking for
nice!
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<p>Hey, thanks a lot for the chance smiley612. Hopefully, things will turn out just like you say.</p>

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<p>it seems that you’re dedicated to being a doctor…you’re doing everything pretty much right
good job!</p>

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