The collective experience of all the people on this board is sometimes hard to disagree with. I know its painful, but the previous posters are just stating the obvious – your scores are far below the 25th percentile for admitted students. So far below in fact you would probably be among the 1% if you were admitted.
This is not to say that you won’t get admitted. The students who tend to get admitted with such low scores have overcome great diversity: being a refugee in a war-torn state, living with abusive parents, poor minority students, etc. However you are Asian, go to a great high school, and come from relatively well-off part of the country. There may be other reasons behind your scores, and you make reference to your accommodations. I completely agree that standardized tests are not the best way to measure achievement for students with disabilities. However this type of argument tends to get lost with the big-name schools.
This may seem counter-intuitive. But if your ultimate goal is med school, then going to a top school is not the best choice. Med schools are much more focused on grades and MCAT scores. You would be much better off going to a school where you can get a 4.0 GPA. There is not a huge added advantage of graduating from an Ivy with a 4.0 as compared to a state school.
We’re not here to admonish you, but just give you straight advice. Whatever ends up happening, best of luck.
Ok I understand… I was looking at NYU and Penn State University because I really like their premed and public health programs. Do you guys think I would have a chance with those?
You can get a good pre-med education nearly anywhere. As you probably know, there is no universal premed major. Instead you major in whatever you like, and just take the med school requirements (usually biology, physics, chem, calculus, etc).
The problem with big state universities is that you’ll be fighting against hundreds of other premeds during senior year for the health professions advisor letter. Going to a smaller school is often better, because you can get a more personalized letter. Standing out a small college is often easier too.
Why not a small liberal arts college? Unless your family is wealthy, I would suggest going to a school where you have very small net costs, as med school is very expensive. As a doctor you won’t start paying down your loans until after med school and residency, and the interest piles up quickly.
@bsbamd I do not understand why you would ask for your chances at top institutions, then get offended when people gave it to you? All top 20 colleges are hard for anyone to get accepted to no matter what test scores and gpa they have. I agree with @waswaswasnt and the earlier posts about your good EC’s and I do wish you the best of luck.