Chances and Advice on Schools

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>Hello everyone. I would like you to chance me on some things and also give me advice on where to apply</p>

<p>Personal:
Indian Male in Portland (don’t stop reading)</p>

<p>Standardized:
35 ACT, 2260 SAT (760 M, 760 CR, 740W)
800 Math IIC, 790 Chem, 750 Bio</p>

<p>School:
Rank 3/650+, school regularly sends top grads to Ivies
4.000 GPA unweighted, weighted is around 4.4</p>

<p>AP:
5 and A on all:
11th: Chemistry, US History, English Lang, Psychology, Macroecon, Microecon
10th: Calculus AB, Biology
9th: Statistics</p>

<p>College Coursework:
Calculus III: A
Vector Calculus: I have an A right now</p>

<p>Senior Year:
Physics 211-213 and Lab (AP Physics C)
AP English Lit
AP Euro Hist
AP Music Theory
AP Govt
Adv Science Research
Engineering Careers (I had to for career ed)</p>

<p>Note: I have done 4 years of Spanish, and am literate, conversational in Hindi</p>

<p>Work/Volunteer Experience:
Job shadow with ER physician since 6 months
Volunteering in ER: around 350 hours
Apprenticeship with a Biomedical Engineer
OHSU Med School Partnership for a Scientific Inquiry
Summer Internship at Intel “Wireless Technologies”
Math Teacher at Kumon (the pay sucks)
Volunteering at Library: around 150 hours</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Fed Reserve Economics Challenge State Champion
Piano: Privately taught for 8 years
Computer Modding: AI and Dungeon constructor for TES Summerset Isles project
Tae-kwon-do: black belt, trained for 4-5 years
MUN State Committee Chair (though not nearly as impressive as it sounds-hope they don’t know or realize that)
NHS (everyone has it)
Tennis: club player, taken classes for 3-4 years</p>

<p>BA/MD and other colleges to apply to:
Oregon State
University of Washington
Georgia Tech
UMich Ann Arbor</p>

<p>Rice/Baylor Ba/Md
USC Ba/Md
CWRU Ba/Md
Ohio State Ba/Md</p>

<p>Any more suggestions?</p>

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<p>I think that you have a good shot at all of them except rice/baylor. There you have less of a shot.</p>

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<p>Your stats rock! I would apply to wider list. I did not see, maybe I miss, are you National Semifinalist (PSAT). Ohio State ba/md required that in 2007 applicants, and had to become finalist to get accepted. CWRU is extremely hard to get, but you have a shot. There are other programs in Ohio, if you are interested.</p>

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<p>good stats</p>

<p>you stand a fair chance.</p>

5

<p>eh… seems like a laundry list to me :-/</p>

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<p>He has solid med experience as well as a good deal of other stuff. It shows he knows what he wants to do.</p>

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<p>I kind of agree with jsyoo. I don’t think that there’s one area (besides medicine, of course) that is really highlighted in your high school experience, so because of that, I think you’d probably stand less of a chance at USC and Rice/Baylor. If I were you, I’d apply to HPME and PLME, just because they seem to be more stats-based programs.</p>

<p>Also, though, you should REALLY consider applying to other great undergraduate schools that you would go to in case you didn’t get into a BA/MD. Don’t get me wrong, your stats are great, but at a certain point it becomes a crapshoot. What about Hopkins? Ivy Leagues? Stanford?</p>

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<p>What school you go to? Westview?
Good stats, but I laughed when I read club tennis player. Taking classes for a couple years doesn’t count for anything lol. And I am sure you don’t mean you play FOR the club in competitions, right?</p>