what are my chances?

<p>STATS:
SAT I: 1590 (800 V, 790 M)
Math IIC: 800 Chem: 770 Writing: 780
4.0 GPA (unweighted), 4.3 weighted 19/522</p>

<p>APs:
Chem: 4
Calc BC: 4
Stats : 5
Comp: 5
World History: 5</p>

<p>ECs:
Debate captain
Varsity Basketball
Editor Newspaper
Red Cross Volunteer, Club President, Board of Directors
School Board Budget Advisory Committee</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours: Hella through Red Cross and Temple</p>

<p>Honors:
JETS competition: 1st regionally, 5th nationally
Math Modeling Contest: Honorable Mention
NIH Sickle Cell Student Scholarship</p>

<p>Researched at USC this past summer (35 hrs/week). Worked on 2 projects -- one was funded by an NIH scholarship I won. Gonna get sweet rec from the prof I worked for.</p>

<p>Do i have a chance at Northwesterns HPME?
What are the most important things to communicate in the "why do you want to be a doctor" essay?</p>

<p>thanks</p>