Chances for University of Miami's HPME

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>Asian Female at large public high school, over 4000 students (usually 5-10 go to top colleges)<br>
SAT: 2050-700v,680m,670w
SAT subject: math 2-730, biology-670
ACT: 33- 34e,33m,33r,32s (retaking in september with writing and hoping for 34+)<br>
GPA: 4.0uw, don’t know weighted
Rank: not sure, but somewhere near the top
AP: Biology-5, U.S. History-4, Psychology-5, Calculus AB-4, Chemistry-4, English Language-4
Senior Year Classes: AP Calculus BC (independent study), AP Statistics, AP Physics, AP Literature, AP Govt/Econ.
Extracurriculars:
Quiz Bowl (9th grade)
Service Learning Council (9th grade)- 150+ hours of service including teaching a Drug/Alchohol Awareness Workshop to middle school students, helping paint a mural at Florida Hospital, Folding clothes at the Healthcare Center for the Homeless
Key Club (10-12th grade)- Secretary 06-07, events i helped with include Teacher Appreciation, Breakfast with Santa, Kiwanis College, Avalon Elementary Carnival, Relay for Life, Kid’s Day at Waterford Town Center, Key Club Kick Off Conference, Education Fair, Avalon Middle School Fall Festival, Fall Festival at Women’s Residential and Counseling Center, Juvenile Diabetes Camp Bowl-a-thon, Juvenile Diabete Walk at UCF, UNICEF
Beta Club (10th-12th grade)- Teacher Appreciation Committee Head 06-07, Treasurer 07-08, events I helped with include Operation Paperback, Thanksgiving Baskets, Operation Santa Surprise, Waterford Elementary Winter Carnival, Freshman Orientation, Pack is Back, Support the Troops, Relay for Life
Florida Hospital Volunteer (10th grade)- 53 hours of service
Kumon Volunteer (10th grade)- 24 hours of service
Spanish National Honor Society (10-12th grade)- Spanish Tutoring, Spanish Festival at Avalon
Math and Science Tutoring (11th grade)- 22 hours of service
National Honor Society (11-12th grade)- Relay for Life, Blood Drives
Student Government- Senior Class Rep.
Relay for Life Chair 07-08
Arabic Lessons/ Religious Studies
Shadowed a Psychiatrist for an AP Psych Proj
360 total hours of volunteering
Awards/Achievements:
National Honor Society
National Beta Club
Spanish National Honor Society
SGA
Certificate of Outstanding Service from the Service Learning Council
Schoolwide Character Award
Certificate of Achievement from local art festival
AP scholar with distinction </p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!</p>

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<p>I would definitely say your in especially if you improve your ACT. One thing you might want to focus on doing for your senior year, if you can, is to try and find doctors to shadow. I noticed you shadowed a psychiatrist so if thats a field your looking into perhaps try and shadow with him/her again or try and find another doctor. I say this because I know a couple kids who are applying to UMiami for the same program and they all are doing internships over the summer with different doctors. I’m sure this medical experience will help them a lot with getting in since it shows they have a true passion for the medical world, not saying you don’t! Anyways good luck your a great candidate and UMiami would be lucky to have you :-]</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input!
But just wondering how do you find these internships and doctors to shadow?</p>

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<p>Hmm well my one friend’s parents are doctors so he just interns with their doctor friends and stuff. Are any of your friend’s parent’s doctors or does your family know anyone who is one? Like I said its not necessary to have the internships but its just a good thing to have maybe if your stats are identical to someone else it will give you an edge. Maybe go about getting a doctor to shadow the same way you got the one for your psych project.</p>

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<p>Oh also maybe ask the doctor you currently go to for check-ups and physicals if they know of any doctor you could intern with or shadow, I’m sure he/she would be glad to help.</p>

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<p>If you can improve your ACT by a little, I would say your in.</p>

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<p>thanks for all the feedback!</p>