Stanford, WashU, UPenn, possible???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I would appreciate overall opinions and chances for the following Universities and programs.</p>

<p>Stanford
WashU
Northwestern
UPenn Life Sciences & Management dual degree program
Northwestern HPME 7 year med
Brown University PLME 8 year med
Rice University medical scholars 8 year med
University of Rochester REMS 8 year med</p>

<p>NO SAFETIES! (Read disclaimer)</p>

<p>DISCLAIMER: I am still a Junior in high school. I have finished the senior level course work at my school and my principal has allowed me to graduate one year early if I wish. If I stay for senior year, I would need to take either all electives at the HS or core classes at the local CC. I am going to apply to college this year and will only attend if I get into the above listed programs. Otherwise, I will stay for my senior year and apply again next year.</p>

<p>Here is my background and stats:</p>

<p>Personal Info:</p>

<p>Asian Indian Male
Live in Central Illinois
Attend best school in my area, selective admissions process</p>

<p>Relevant Numbers:
4.0 UW GPA
School does not have weighted GPA or Class Rank.
36 ACT composite...36 math/sci/english, 35 reading
2310 SAT....800 M, 800 CR, 710 W (lopsided b/c I took it Freshman year, might not send)
Math 2: probably 770-800
Chem: probably 720-760</p>

<p>Relevant ECs:
President of Students Embracing Diversity Club (3 yr)
Worldwide youth in sci. and eng.....Biology, 1st regionals, 2nd sectionals, 6th state (3 yr)
Founder and President of Health Professionals of Tomorrow (club) 1 year
Math Team...6th in state for individual Geometry (3 yr)
Captain of Scholastic Bowl team (3 yr)
Shotokan Karate, currently 2nd kyu (Brown Belt) (9 years)
Junior Varsity Tennis (3 years)
Class Secretary (1 yr)
Active in religious activities (10 yrs)</p>

<p>Relevant Volunteering/Shadowing:
100 hrs at nursing home
100 hrs at alzheimers center
100 hrs at local hospital
30 hrs physician shadowing</p>

<p>Relevant Work/Lab experience:
One summer (4hrs per day, 5 days a week) of research in a biochemistry lab, studying effects of a catechin in green tea on Leishmania parasites, trying to find a cure for cutaneous leishmaniasis, presented to Illinois State University Chemistry Department faculty and students at a poster session</p>

<p>Media and Technology specialist for mothers business (design marketing materials and research, buy, install, and teach software/hardware to mother and employees)</p>

<p>I would really appreciate your opinions!</p>

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<p>You have stellar stats and EC. Obviously, it is going to be most difficult to get into the combined BS/MD programs. Have you considered the WUSTL University Scholars Program in addition to the other BS/MD programs? Your essays and LOR and interviews will probably be the deciding factors, as your stats get should help get you past the first cut at all the schools you listed. The only question at this time a the subject test scores, as it looks like you haven’t taken them yet. I am a physician so have more insight into medicine than other posters. Perhaps any other physicians out there can chime in.</p>

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<p>Honestly, I don’t think it’ll be a problem if you graduate early; your stats look incredible, so any college would be thrilled to have you. Obviously those are all reaches, but you truly have great chances. </p>

<p>Also, just send in everything you have. (If you took the ACT with writing, then don’t bother taking the SAT II’s, though.)</p>

<p>Best of luck! :)</p>

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<p>@ Psychdad10
I did look into WUSTL’s BS/MD but the conditions to matriculate are very high. ( 3.8 GPA and 36 MCAT ) To me, that seems so high that it wouldn’t really be a “guaranteed” admission program.</p>

<p>Also, thanks for reminding me, I would definitely appreciate the views of other physicians as I don’t know many personally.</p>

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<p>Okeroo- yes, that is the one drawback. Getting a 3.8 GPA is extremely difficult, as is a 36 on the MCAT. As you live in Illinois, I’m sure you know what a strong reputation WUSTL has for premed. My son just started there and loves it. Good luck in our search.</p>

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<p>BUMP 10char</p>

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<p>You are pretty much the average applicant who has a chance to those reach schools, meaning a 5-10% chance of acceptance to each. So a back of the envelope calculation (a starting point) shows you have a 33-57% of getting accepted to at least one of those.</p>

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<p>^
Thanks for the input. I appreciate it!</p>

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<p>You definitely have a shot at getting in to at least one of those schools. Your extracurricular activities, gpa, and sat/act are extremely competitive for schools of this caliber.</p>

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<p>^
Thank you!</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Thanks to everyone for their replies!</p>

<p>Could you give me a match, high match, low reach, etc. type of rating for my original programs as well as:</p>

<p>MIT
Columbia
Vanderbilt
UChicago
UCB</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Refreshing this thread b/c I really need to know about:</p>

<p>MIT
Columbia
UCB
CalTech
Stanford
Princeton</p>

<p>All for Biomedical Engineering</p>

<p>BTW, I got into UIUC and Purdue BME as of yesterday!!!</p>