<p>AP's:
US History (5)
English Language and Compostition (4)
GPA: 4.2</p>
<p>Class rank: 12/427
I am currently enrolled in AP classes, have recieved A's. Have taken, Honors Bio, Honors Chem, AP English, AP US history, Algebra 2, Precal</p>
<p>Will be taking:
AP Calc AB, AP Bio, Honors English, Peer leadership, Physics</p>
<p>I have served as student council sophomore executive, secretary, and am now serving as President. Member of the National Honor Sociey, Spanish Honor Society, and numerous clubs. Black belt in taekwondo, boy scout, lifeguard.</p>
<p>I am unsure where to start my search. I am interested in the pre-med field,(including schools with BS/MD programs, and I wanted to know what schools would be applicable with my info! Thank you!</p>
<p>What is you unweighted GPA? Your weighted GPA doesn’t matter at all except at your HS. I would have to agree with bluebayou. Most kids who get into those programs have very high test score (2300+). Having lower than a 2100 makes it basically impossible. Study for the ACT, take practice test and see how you score vs SAT. You HAVE to do better than 1900.</p>
<p>Retake the SATs. Since you are already used to the format of the SATs I don’t think its worth taking the ACT because it will require you to get used to different timing conditions. Focus on your weakness which are hard to improve on (writing and CR). Math is easy to improve on if you just keep doing practice problems. For crtical reading memorize 600 of the most commonly used vocab words (can find a list in almost any test prep book), do practice problems using Barrons or the Princeton Review (there tests are much harder than the real SAT, so you will feel better prepared during the test), also spend the summer reading classical books like Frankeinstein, Les Mis, Wuthering Heights. These books have language that is convoluted and if you become better at deciphering what each sentence is saying in these books, it will allow you to decipher any critical reading passage on the MCATs. For the writing section, go through a list of the most commonly tested grammer errors and then keep doing practice problems keeping in mind that 80 percent of the grammer mistakes on the SAT writing portion are going to be a set of 10-20 commonly tested grammer errors. Practice Writing using Barrons and The Princeton Review. Again, their sections are much more difficult than the real SATs so you will be used to any difficult section that the SATs may throw at you. </p>
<p>I scored similar to on my SAT diagnostic (my math was about 100 points higher) but doing the above helped my score shoot up 240 points on the real test.</p>
<p>Honestly dude if you can score a 4 or better on English lit test you should be able to do much better on CR and Writing. Work at it and your score will improve.</p>
<p>AP’s:
US History (5)
English Language and Compostition (4)
GPA: 4.2</p>
<p>Class rank: 12/427</p>
<p>I am unsure where to start my search. I am interested in the pre-med field,(including schools with BS/MD programs, and I wanted to know what schools would be applicable with my info! Thank you! *</p>
<p>According to what I’ve learned about BS/MD programs, those admitted have really high test scores. That’s because the school is admitting them on the basis that their very high SAT/ACT scores strongly suggest that they would have a high MCAT score in the future…so it’s not a big risk to admit them into their BS/MD program.</p>
<p>So, for you to have a “fighting chance” to be admitted to a BS/MD program, I’m guessing that your SAT would have to be 2200+ or ACT 33+.</p>
<p>Since, right now you’re not close to those scores, you need to come up with a list that includes choices that are reasonable.</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay? If you don’t know, ask. Your family’s budget will likely determine where you should apply.</p>
<p>One program that seemed to interest me is Lehigh’s Joint Degree Program in Optometry. Any thoughts? Chances of getting in? Anyone familiar with the program?</p>
<p>I have researched combined degree programs in optometry in conjuction with SUNY College of Optometry, and am interested in either Lehigh or TCNJ. Any thoughts on these programs? Chances?</p>
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