you know the drill!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>chance me please?</p>

<p>ACT: 31 def will improve to 33/34
sat: didnt take, dont plan on it</p>

<p>gpa: 4.58 w, our school doesnt do uw
rank: 2 0f 338</p>

<p>transcript:
freshman: all honors classes (basics)
sophomore: all honors classes (basics) and ap euro (5)
junior: span 4 hons, anatomy hon, APUSH (4), bio ap (5), precal hon, eng ap (5)
senior: ap psychology, ap span lang, ap span lit, ap gov, ap econ, ap eng 4, calc hons</p>

<p>*started my own 501 c 3 nonprofit organization-raised over $40,000 </p>

<p>extracurriculars:
GOVERNMENT: senior class prez, junior class vp, sophomore/freshman class representative
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-prez senior/junior yr, rep sophomore/freshamn yr
president/ founder of natl science honor society and natl eng hon society
mu alpha theta-secretary, member for 3 yrs</p>

<p>volunteering
hospitals, mental health centers, hospice, etc--300 hrs +
toutoring</p>

<p>shadowed head of ER all summer</p>

<p>research: pharmacology and psychiatry this summer
(acknowledged in publications)</p>

<p>internship: treatment center last summer
worked in lab during summer</p>

<p>top 5% natl span exam</p>

<p>i'm looking at bs/md programs (rice/baylor, brown plme, umkc (6 yr), gwu, umiami, ucla...)
and gerogetown, johns hopkins, duke, cornell, other ivies...
maybe princeton/yale!?! lol i know they are kinda beyond even reach schools</p>

<p>thanks for the input! what can i do to improve my chances at these schools??
-rising senior!</p>

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<p>can i bump my own post?</p>

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<p>p.s. send me your link and i will chance you back! :)</p>

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<p>Wow! I know what kinds of people apply to accelerated med programs, and you're up against a lot, but you seem to have EVERYTHING. Research, internship, volunteering, involvement and leadership, grades... especially with a higher ACT score, you'd be, like, perfect. O__O </p>

<p>PLME is a reach for everyone but you've got a really good shot; same goes for Princeton and Yale (although despite PLME's higher selectivity, I think you have a better chance of getting in there than to the higher Ivies; programs like PLME seem to like pretty specific med-related activities, all of which you have, whereas for Princeton and Yale, you reallyyyy have to stand out in some way.) I'm not familiar with the selectivity of your other accelerated med programs, but you'll definitely get into the majority of them, I'd say. </p>

<p>I could see you easily getting into Georgetown, JHU, Cornell, and Duke with good essays. Great chances everywhere; just remember that admission is unpredictable at this caliber of schools. </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/546434-2400-no-ecs-can-i-get-anywhere.html%5DHere's%5B/url"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/546434-2400-no-ecs-can-i-get-anywhere.html]Here's[/url&lt;/a&gt;] my thread if you have any opinions.</p>

<p>edit: Also, make sure that none of the med programs require SAT IIs, specific or otherwise; I know that HPME, for example, requires the Chem one, and I think a few others want 1 or 2.</p>

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<p>thanks so much! its reassuring to get some positive feedback! do you think there is anything else i can do to improve my chances? thanks!</p>

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<p>Well, numbers always matter, so a small boost in your ACT (which is already really really good) may make a big difference.</p>

<p>Also, try to show interest in your schools, when you narrow down your list -- if possible, visit them and um... I don't know what else to do to show interest, lol... I just hear it matters a lot. ;]</p>

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<p>hey im still hoping for a little more feedback...bump?</p>

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<p>yooo hooo? anyone out there? bump</p>

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<p>You're already a competative applicant, but with a slightly higher ACT score it would make you all the more competative. Some of the more competative schools you have listed like princeton, yale, and brown are reaches, but they are for pretty much everyone.</p>

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<p>what state are you from? that makes a bit of a difference to a lot of those private NE schools</p>

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<p>tennessee,
hmmm thats interesting, i didnt know that state mattered so much</p>

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<p>Hi EX200855! </p>

<p>Hey thanks for chancing me ... now I shall return the favor to you by chancing you ... </p>

<p>Let's start with your stats. Your GPA of 4.58 W is very good --- you can calculate UW GPA by taking each semester-end grade, assign point values to each of them (A+/A/A- = 4, B+/B/B- = 3, etc.) then divide your total by the number of grades you have on hand. Honors and AP courses will not earn you extra points. Your class rank is also excellent, especially when you consider the challenging courseload you have had and will have so far. The AP grades of 5,5,5,4 will earn you credit at most schools, but at more prestigious universities, they only reward credit for 5s only, if any at all. Contrary to popular opinion, AP grades have no effect in college admissions, but at least you do get your credit. Your ACT of 31 is very good, though it's okay to retake it to see if you can boost it by 1 or 2 points especially for the higher caliber schools you plan on applying. </p>

<p>Now, to your ECs. I hate to say this, but student government really presents little significance to the admission officer, because usually when you're el presidente you do little except for holding that title. I do like your upward trend from class rep to vp to prez tho. The rest of your ECs are few in number, but you demonstrate both initiative and leadership by holding officer positions in them and by starting an EC. As for your hosptial volunteering, I'm impressed by your 300 hours that you've logged. Good job! Other than that, shadowing a ER head is very very interesting, and your research will help. </p>

<p>Overall, you're a pretty good student who obviously has a keen interest in medicine. </p>

<p>Chances:
Rice itself: Slight reach (ACT is at the 25-th percentile for Rice), not familiar enough to chance you for the Baylor prog
Brown itself: Reach (It's an ivy) ... farther reach for PLME (they only accept like 50 people)
UMKC: not sure which school you're tallking about
George Washington U: Safety
UMiami: Safety
UCLA: Safety match (IOS), Match (OOS)
Georgetown: Match
JHU: Slight reach
Duke: Slight reach
Cornell: High match ... maybe
PY: Reach (They're top Ivies ... ) </p>

<p>You have 12 colleges on your "to apply" list. I suggest that you narrow some of these schools down by looking more into each university. All schools you have down are very good and prestigious schools. However, you need to make sure that YOU actually like the school and that you're compatible with the school's teaching philosophy, because if you're not, you won't survive no matter how smart you are. If you have to, go visit campus - look at students ... are they actually happy about where they are? I can tell you that Brown was recently rated #2 school in the US for the most happiest students on campus (I was very happy when I was at Summer@Brown ... I can tell you that ... but the food is really crappy at Brown and the dorms are no better). I also visited Yale ... wow the dorms were like palaces and the building were like castles. Too bad I'll never get admited into Yale ... anywho, enough about me ... Look deeper into the schools you're applying to, because the fewer schools on your list, the more quality time you can spend on your apps being thoughtful on your essays. </p>

<p>Good luck!
-ab2013</p>

<p>ADD: Note about state: I don't think that they discriminate which state you're from, but private schools do have a tendency to admit students from high schools that are close to them, because that way, they're more familiar with the high school curriculum, environment, and people (students, teachers, administration, etc.). That's my opinion tho.</p>

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<p>thanks so much! i was talking about university of missouri kansas city, they have a 6 year med program, but i heard it is really competitive :(</p>

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<p>any others?!</p>

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<p>bump please!</p>

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<p>How did you raise over $40,000?</p>

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<p>through various fundraisers. the most was from door to door knocking</p>