Worried...

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<p>Hey Everyone</p>

<p>I posted a few months back but no one replied so i thought maybe i could give it one more shot in order to be chanced. </p>

<p>Grade 11 - Ont, Canada</p>

<p>PROGRAM : BioChem, Health Sciences (Pre-med track)</p>

<p>SAT - will be done May 2nd (Projected score is 2100-2200
SAT II - Math II, Bio, Chem</p>

<ul>
<li>Next year *
AP: Calc, Stats</li>
</ul>

<p>Clubs: Cricket Club Founder - Executive on Vox (Yearbook) - Running for Student Trustee (hoping that works out) - General Student Counsel member</p>

<p>Marks:
Bio 92%
Law 93%
Chem 95%
Gr 11 Math 96%
Adv Functions 97ish%
Physics 95ish%
Computer Science 97%
English 7X% <-------- very depressing :(</p>

<p>Volunteer hours is about 100+ and counting (Hospital, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce [gonna happen next month] )</p>

<p>Thanks for your time :)</p>

<p>BTW: Other Unis I will apply to</p>

<p>MIT, Princeton, UBirmingham (UK), Caimbridge, UCL, Imperial College, McGill, Western, UoToronto, Queens</p>

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<p>I understand that you are worried about your chances, but the reality is, especially for Harvard, it is nearly impossible to predict chances. Given that, I think that it will be harder than normal for you to be accepted to Harvard mainly because your record looks very commonplace for the Harvard application pool; I don't see anything that will catch an admissions officer's eye. </p>

<p>All you can do is work especially hard on your essays in order to exude your personality and hope for the best.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>okay...thats helps hehe...i was worried about the marks...but i have something big coming up if i get accepted into hehe</p>

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<p>I think you should be more worried about a lack of extracurriculars and significant awards.</p>

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<p>Considering your less-than-impressive extracurricular activities, I'd say your best bets are the Canadian schools on your list. As an out-of-province student, you'll have your hands full just trying to get into McGill for pre-med, let alone Princeton or MIT. </p>

<p>And unless you are made of money and want an even more compartmentalized education than you'd get in Canada, I don't see why you'd want to get your bachelor's degree in the UK.</p>

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<p>UK has a 6 year program where u can get your MB and ChB</p>

<p>and for the ecs</p>

<p>thanks for the input I will definately start to get more involved</p>

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<p>thought I would update this since quite a bit of stuff has happened:</p>

<p>Grade 12 (in sept) - Ont, Canada</p>

<p>PROGRAM : BioChem, Health Sciences (Pre-med track)</p>

<p>SAT - Redoing :S
SAT II - Math II, Bio, Chem</p>

<ul>
<li>Next year *
AP: Calc, Stats
Other Courses: Bio, Chem(Gifted), Physics (Gifted), Comp Sci, exercise science</li>
</ul>

<p>Clubs: Cricket Club Founder - Executive on Vox (Yearbook) - Convener for Student Counsel</p>

<p>Marks:
gr 11 Bio 92%
gr 11 Law 93%
gr 11 Chem 95%
Gr 11 Math 96%
gr 12 Adv Functions 95%
gr 11 Physics 94%
gr 11 Computer Science 91% (ffs)
gr 11 English 80% <-------- very depressing</p>

<p>Volunteer hours is about 100+ and counting (Hospital, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce [gonna happen next month] )</p>

<p>Hook:</p>

<p>Youth Delegate for the 2009 Junior Team Canada Trade and Development Mission to Panama and Ecuador

  • Raised $5000 in sponsors (both from corporations and community)
  • I have a few good corporations </p>

<p>BTW: Other Unis I will apply to</p>

<p>MIT, Princeton or Yale, Stanford, UBirmingham (UK), Caimbridge, UCL, Imperial College, McGill, Western, UoToronto, McMaster</p>

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<p>You really need to provide more information for anyone to really even start guessing. I know you are retaking SAT but what are your scores to date, then SAT II score, GPA and Rank, rigor of curriculum (how many AP’s possible compared to the 2 you are taking, what are other schoolmates taking). Voluntter hours - 100 over what period of time. I know nothing about this team canada trade. You would be a foreign applicant and, as I understand that, that is an even more selective group for the Harvard, Princeton, MIT or Yale. I think without further facts, the advice you have already been given is good.</p>

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<p>I would choose on tract (UK or USA) and stick with it. UK schools don’t really care about your ECs, much more grade centered. You’d be hard pressed having a decent chance at any of the top unis if you divided your attention too much.</p>

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<p>Okay so after reading your posts i thought i would be a bit more specific:</p>

<p>Grade 12 - Ont, Canada</p>

<p>PROGRAM : BioChem, Health Sciences (Pre-med track)</p>

<p>SAT - Redoing : 1650/(redo) … (wasn’t my best day)
SAT II - Math II, Bio, Chem (will be done in Oct/Nov)</p>

<ul>
<li>Next year *
AP: Calc, Stats (other possible APs are music,latin,french,history,eng,writers craft)</li>
<li>Max APs a student is taking is 4
Other Courses: Bio, Chem(Gifted), Physics (Gifted), Comp Sci, exercise science</li>
</ul>

<p>gpa: would be 3.7 (92% avg)
rank in school: school doesnt rank but definately top 15 students</p>

<p>Clubs: Cricket Club Founder - Executive on Vox (Yearbook) - Convener for Student Counsel - joining BioMed Club next year :slight_smile: (adds up to anywhere between 4 hours to 9-10 hours a week)</p>

<p>Marks:
gr 11 Bio 92%
gr 11 Law 93%
gr 11 Chem 95%
Gr 11 Math 96%
gr 12 Adv Functions 95%
gr 11 Physics 94%
gr 11 Computer Science 91% (ffs)
gr 11 English 80% <-------- very depressing</p>

<p>Volunteer hours is about 100+ over my years at highschool</p>

<p>Hook:</p>

<p>Youth Delegate for the 2009 Junior Team Canada Trade and Development Mission to Panama and Ecuador (this team has been acknowledged by the PM of Canada)

  • Raised $5000 in sponsors (both from corporations and community)
  • 21 people across canada (im the youngest one on the team)
  • sponsored by global vision (google for more info)
  • i am going to meet with ambassadors and other executives (like CEOs and stuff)</p>

<p>Other Unis I will apply to</p>

<p>MIT, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Dartmouth, McGill, Western, UoToronto, McMaster </p>

<p>Decided to focus on US</p>