Combined Med Program

Chance Me / Match Me
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Hi! I am a current Highschool junior and am deeply interested in medicine (AND I MEAN DEEPLY). And because of that, it would be my dream to get into one of these Combined Med Programs: Northwestern, UPitt, Brown and Rice. Right now I just want to know my chances and what I am up against. Also, I currently go to one of the 5 top highschools in America, and our school has no rank. Please tell me what I need and if what I am doing is too much, constructive criticism welcome!!! Here are my stats:

Leadership Roles
• Captain of Debate team (9th to present)
• Oficer of Forensics Speech team (9th to present)
• CEO of a nonprofit (10th to present)
• President of the school’s “Global Health” club (10th to present)
• Vice President of the school’s “Bio Society” (9th to present)
• Lead Facilitator of the school’s Science Tutoring club (9th to present)
• President of the Music Tutoring Club (9th to present)
• Head Drum Major of the school’s “Marching [Band]” (9th to present)
• Head Vibe of the school’s “DrumLine” (9th to present)
• Principal Saxophonist of the school’s “Jazz Band” (9th to Present)
Music Awards and Opportunities
• State and all district honors band in flute, saxophone, and marimba (8th to present)
• Ranked Superior in Sax, Marimba and Flute at Solo and Ensemble Festival (7th to present)
• Jazz band in saxophone (8th to present)
• Music Writing (7th to present): I have written over 50 pieces and have had them played by advanced music ensembles throughout the nation
• I play 13 instruments Proficiently (6th to present): Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Bari Sax, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Euphonium, Mellophone, Flute, Piccolo, Vibraphone and Marimba
STEM Awards and Opportunities
• 2-week conference at the National Student Leadership Conference for med for one summer
• 4-week globally recognized research institute for 2 summers
• 3-week globally recognized med internship in India
• Nationally Recognized Scince Competition Finalist
• Another Nationally Recognized Scince Competition
• Published Articles in 2 national journals

Speech and Congressional Awards and Opportunities

Multiple national winnings and awards!!!

Community Service
• Over 60 hours with Science Tutoring (9th to present)
• Over 1000 hours at Hospital (9th to present)
• Over 200 hours with giving free private lessons to middle schoolers (10th to present)
• Sundays helping out with entertainment & setting up mass (6th to present)
Employment
• 4 years at a science company helping with paper work
Extracurricular Activities
• Debate and Speech (9th to present): Debate and Speech about policy and extemporaneous speaking and impromptu
• Marching band and drum line(9th to present): Nationally recognized Ensembles that has made it to national finals multiple times
• Global Health (9th to present): Discuss public health problems and present them to others
• Bio Society (9th to present): Lectures, Experiments, Activities, and Research of Current Bio Topics

Statistics
GPA: GPA: 4.4 – 2 B+s, 6 A-s, 22 As (~6 APs before Senior year)
SAT: > 2290

Subject SAT: Chem, Bio, Math, Spanish (idk scores yet but all expected above 700)
ACT: >34
Race: White
Both parents went to college
Fluent in 3 languages: Spanish, Arabic and English

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Nice work! You’ve got a great profile. Where did you publish? Were these in peer reviewed scientific journals, or in a newspaper type article?

The only thing missing I see from your application is some sense of what it means to be a doctor. Med school, residency and being a practicing doctor can be brutal. So you have to have some appreciation of what the lifestyle is life. One way to do this is through volunteering at a hospital or shadowing a doctor. I see that you did a 3 week internship. This is a good start.

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I published both in peer reviewed scientific journals, on my way for a 3rd. What do you mean by “sense of what is means to be a doctor”? How does one achieve that?

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Shadow a doctor. Especially late nights, weekends and holidays. Get a sense of how much medicine will take away from your family and social life.

Most students have a glorified image of what it means to be a doctor only to be disgruntled after graduating.

That’s why kids of doctors always have an easier time when applying to med school. It’s because the kids have firsthand knowledge of what the lifestyle of a doctor is.

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