zfox001

So i know my SAT scores aren't sky high...but im hoping that my essays and ECs will make up for them. I have already started working on my essays and I had one of my favorite teachers read and critique it. He liked it a lot and thought it embodied me well.
How much would applying ED be advantageous for me?

Another question.....is there any way to create my own major at vanderbilt?
I am interested in public health and as of now i want to double major in Medicine, Health, and Society Major and Cognitive/Neuroscience.
However, if there was a way to create my own internation/global health major that would be pretty cool too....gives me another option.

I want to be a doctor and my essay is about why I want to help people throughout the word....the life changing experience one(what prompted me to want to become a doctor)...but as I was thinking about it...i don't have many ECs that pertain to health simply because there really aren't any here in boise. will this be bad for me?
I guess i do have a lot of helping/teaching children...that could be kind of pertinent. BUt honestly I didn't want to volunteer at a hospital and serve food...that has nothing to do with what I want...even though it is at a hospital.
The cancer research kinda goes with it i suppose...

GPA 3.97/4.15

SAT- M-700 CR-680 W-720 (12)
SATII- Bio-720 US-720

~25-30/500 class rank

Sophomore: AP Bio-5

Junior: AP US-5, AP Chem-3, AP English-3

Senior: AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Calculus AB
Taking summer spanish class at BSU

ECs...main ones:
volunteer at science center/museum. Help teach kids science classes. 400 hours
I am part of the teen club at the museum and I am the treasurer. We qualified for the Team American Rocketry Challenge Nationals. Sadly placed 60th but it was out of 800. so that isnt too bad.

volunteer during summer to teach inner city youth sailing in san francisco.
(400 hours)

Play in quartet for community functions for free(200+ hours)

Cancer research in Boise State University biochem lab (5-10 hours/week)

Played violin for 11 years
Orchestra/Honor Orchestra/Chamber Orchestra all competitive to get into.
AMIS International Honors Orchestra (Beijing China)



Varsity Rugby
Varsity Swimming
Varsity tennis at my old school.....JV tennis at my new one.
I am way more into sports like biking and sailing where there arent many teams

Principals Award- Outstanding academic and extracurricular achievement as well as leadership
Teacher's Choice Award- leadership in and out of classroom
NHS



Sorry guys for the really long post...im confused about life!
haha

zfox001

no one....
man...i have crappy luck with these things...i need to think of some crazy title..hmmm

Jman21

I'll chance you...just havent had time to respond to PM...hit ya up lata.

dirthog

I say its a coinflip or less on RD, and about 60% chance with ED

mrchipmunk90

Decent chance at getting in

and yes, you can create your own major. (95% sure)

JohnC613

i think your chances look good
class rank is low, but your EC's are good

cowboy.ed

you can make your own major i think, but as far as being a doctor, technical majors help, but technically as long as you take all of the required premed classes and do well, and do well on your mcats, you should be good

it doesn't matter what you major in, but they want to see that you've worked in a lab, and if you get independent research done there that would be good. that shouldn't be too hard if you're a biology/neuroscience/physics/whatever major
mhs isn't really technical so i don't know how easy/hard it would be to get a job

cowboy.ed

and obviously biomedical engineering, but biology and neuroscience are probably most common in premedical fields at vandy