What are my chances @ Brown, Cornell, Columbia, etc?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys!</p>

<p>I'm a rising senior from a competitive public high school in New Jersey and was wondering if you could tell me what my chances are for acceptance into the schools/programs below.</p>

<p>SATs:
Math: 710
Critical Reading: 730
Writing: 790
Overall: 2230, Math and Critical Reading: 1440</p>

<p>I'm retaking the SATs in October (to hopefully boost my score above 2300)</p>

<p>ACTS: I will take them in September (hopefully 33+)</p>

<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.76</p>

<p>High School ranking:
School does not rank</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Patient care volunteer at local hospital - approximately 500 hours: 9th to 12th grade</p>

<p>Danced Bharatanatyam (traditional South Indian dance) for seven years: arangetram (large, 4 hr solo performance and "graduation" from dance) July 2011: 9th to 12th grade</p>

<p>Held position as staff writer (9th grade), arts editor (11th grade), and managing editor (12th grade) of school newspaper</p>

<p>Held position as REBEL (Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies) Club - against tobacco, drug, and alcohol abuse - member 9th and 10th grade and officer 11th and 12th grade</p>

<p>Participated in and helped choreographer dances forSouth Asian American Student Association (SAASA) club (annual Indian cultural programs held): 9th, 11th and 12th grade</p>

<p>Shadowed at family medical center: 10th and 11th grade</p>

<p>Applied for, garnered acceptance to, and attended Columbia Science Honors Program: 12th grade</p>

<p>Applied for, garnered acceptance to, and attended Robert Wood Johnson mini-medical program: 11th grade</p>

<p>Acted as Annual BikeFest Internship and Press Release coordinator: 11th and 12th grade</p>

<p>Tutored underprivileged children via mentoring program: 9th and 10th grade</p>

<p>Model United Nations delegate (selected to attend National American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) conference): 9th grade</p>

<p>I realize that my SAT scores are low and that my extracurricular activities aren't incredibly extraordinary, but, do you believe that I have chances at the following schools/programs? ...</p>

<p>Rutgers University (7 year accelerated medical program
Columbia University
Brown University (PLME)
Cornell University
Rice University (guaranteed medical program with Baylor School of Medicine)
Northwestern University (HPME)
The College of New Jersey (7 year accelerated medical program)
University of Pittsburgh (guaranteed medical program)
George Washington University (guaranteed medical program)</p>

<p>I also understand that the medical programs are especially difficult to garner acceptance to, so, please give me your honest opinions. All feedback is greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Good GPA and I’m assuming rank. Really focus on bringing up math I and getting a high mathll score for a shot at the top med programs and top colleges in general. You’re in an uber competitive pool and you need to really differentiate yourself in the app.</p>

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<p>SAT2’s? The devotion you seem to have to Indian dance is nice, though. Mayube you could write about that in one of your essays</p>

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<p>2230 isnt really low. I hope that comment was made off of ignorance and not vanity. At the same time, i think the tiers go 1800-2090 2100-2240 and 2250-2400, so yea i would try to aim for the higher tier</p>

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<p>In my high school, several kids have received 2400s and many have received above 2300. So, it’s easy to see that my scores fail to compare. </p>

<p>SAT II scores and AP scores below…</p>

<p>SAT IIs: </p>

<p>Math II: 780
Biology: 790
Spanish: 720
Chemistry: 770</p>

<p>AP tests:</p>

<p>Biology: 5
Spanish: 5
US History: 4
English Language and Composition: 4
Statistics: pending
English Literature and Composition: pending
Spanish Literature and Composition: pending
Calculus AB: pending</p>

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<p>well my friend went to pingry, its in nj you mightve heard of it and he got a 2240 and he got into the rice program thing</p>

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<p>The BME programs at the schools you listed are incredibly competitive; your application needs to be immaculate if you won’t to have a good chance. </p>

<p>That said, your GPA is excellent and your test scores and extracurriculars are decent. The biggest problem, however, is that you come from the most overrepresented state in America when it comes to college admissions, and, without any hook, I don’t think that you will have much of a chance.</p>

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<p>Good luck. My son is in the same boat. It’s going to be a very interesting year for all of us.</p>

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<p>low-reach for cornell, columbia and brown … but then they are for most
high match for Rice, Northwestern
GWU is something of a safety school, though I’m not sure about the med program
Overall your GPA is very high, which is good because it’s the first thing that colleges really look at. Your SATs aren’t much to complain of either, but it looks like you’re good with science so the ACT might be a good match. Good luck.</p>

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<p>haha, arsantiquita…your post has to be a joke. you probably don’t know anything about any of the combined programs, because if you did, youw ould realize that rice/baylor, northwestern, and brown are literally some of the most competitive programs in the country. around 1-5% acceptance rate. And you call that a high match?</p>