Please chance me for these colleges. I know that my high school stats my affect my chances but I’m willing to do anything to attend any of these schools. I’m a sophomore at John Carroll University, I was lucky to get accepted into the school because of my poor grades. Every since I got into John Carroll I worked hard to achieve my goal of going to Medical School and becoming a doctor. I am a biology major
Entering Level: Junior
Intended Major: Biology
GPA: 3.9
ACT: 22
H.S GPA: 2.7
List
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins
University of Pennsylvania
Northwestern University
Columbia University
University of Washington
Cornell University
Duke University
Dartmouth University
Georgetown University
Stanford University
University of Chicago
Fordham University
I know some of these are reaches but they are also the schools that provide me with everything I’m looking for and opportunities my school currently does not have. Any advice would be helpful.
Thanks for your help guys!
You have listed schools that most people would say provides everything they are looking for. The problem is that most accept few transfers. You are attending a regional university. It looks like you have done very well there. But going from that school to one of the most competitive schools in the country is not likely for most students. In fact, going from one very competitive school to another is very difficult for most students. It is hard to tell how strong your record is from the little that you have posted but unless you took a much more difficult set of classes than is typical and/or unless you have significant achievements beyond the classroom (say publications in research or top standing in academic or sport competitions), you are unlikely to get into the schools listed except Fordham. they are just not realistic. But, if you continue to get great grades and if you score very high on MCATs, you may be a competitive candidate for med school at some of those colleges.
I see you have about 10 threads about trying to get into a “Name” school. It is puzzling that you persist given the feedback you have been given. Your best bet is to stay where you are, continue to do well academically and to nail the MCATs. I believe you have been given pretty consistent feedback. You’re simply not going to get into any of those schools listed besides Fordham. I don’t know if you can get into Fordham but they take a good number of transfers. But Fordham isn’t Cornell. If you are hungry for a "name"school, Fordham does not have one although it is better known than the school you are currently at. You have put in two years. You have the type of GPA that would probably help for applying to med school. If you transfer it is likely that not all credits will transfer and it will take a lot of time and energy. Putting energy into a transfer makes little sense. The chances of getting into any of the schools you list are miniscule. In contrast, if you use the energy and time you’d be putting into applying to transfer into studying for the MCATs instead, you’b probably put yourself in a much better position in the long run.