what are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I want to go to Northwestern university, Duke, U of C, or Columbia University.
What are my chances:</p>

<p>ACT:32
Weighted GPA: 4.4776
Uw GPA: 3.9403
rank: top 10 or 5%</p>

<p>AP Clases:
physics (5)
chem (taking it this yr)
calc bc(taking it this yr)
english lang(taking it this yr)
APUSH(taking it this yr)
bio (taking it next yr)
micro/macro(taking it next yr)
gov(taking it next yr)
calc III- honors/ not ap(taking it next yr)</p>

<p>SAT subject: taking it soon
Chem
Math level II</p>

<p>Leadership
-Director of Recognition in Orchestra Board (1 year)
- Give-A-Thon Classroom leader (1 year)
- Give-A-Thon Craft Committee leader (1 year)</p>

<p>Volunteer Activities
- 2 Mission trips to Mexico ( about 50 hours each, total 100 hrs)
- Hospital Volunteering ( so far 50 hours)
- Student Council ( 150 hrs)
- Violin playing at nursing homes ( about 6 hours)
- NHS spirit fest committee (7.5 hours)
- Giveathon committee (13.5 hrs)
-project dance (5 hours)
- deck the commons (6 hours)</p>

<p>Other Extracurricular Activities
-Midwest Young Artist Orchestra (concert)
- Future Doctors of America
- student council
- National Honors Society
- Summer internship at University of Illinois Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (2012)</p>

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<p>Please help me ~</p>

<p>any suggestions to improve my application? im taking the act one more time in june…</p>

<p>know anything about the HPME program at nu? do i even have a chance?</p>

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<p>Really good chances at all of them!</p>

<p>You have good stats, and your EC’s are (IMO) pretty unique. Just try to bring up that ACT a bit more, and you should be golden.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>do u know anything about the HPME nu program? do u think i have a chance?</p>

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<p>^Sorry for the late reply, but I am looking to apply to BS/MD schools next year so I know a bit about them.</p>

<p>HPME is one of the hardest (probably THE hardest) and people who get in often turn down other Ivies and top schools (like Stanford, MIT). It’s really difficult. </p>

<p>As for your chances, it’s hard to tell. Do you have any more Medical ECs?</p>

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<p>NW, Duke, Chicago and Columbia are reach schools for you.</p>

<p>You might be able to get into 1 of them if you get lucky.
You want to get good SAT II scores and maintain high GPA.
Then, essays, essays… (especially for Chicago)</p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>I got a new ACT score: 34</p>

<p>As for medical ECs. this summer I am working as an intern at the eye research and clinical department in UIC. Mon-Fri (9-4 pm ish). I am doing research and will be shadowing operations once or twice a week…</p>

<p>I also got a 790 on chem SAT II and a 800 on Math II</p>

<p>is that better?</p>

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<p>Better? Yes.</p>

<p>But,
Duke, Chicago and Columbia: reach
It is not you. They are reach schools for everybody.</p>

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<p>how about NW?</p>

<p>when u say reach… isnt it a reach for everyone bc of the low acceptance rate… What characteristics of a student makes them stand out and get accepted to theses reach schools?</p>