**GPA:3.8UW Rank: 15/438.
SAT Score: 1450(taking it again in august and October)
Coursework
AP Bio, AP Calculus AB, AP Seminar, AP Research, APUSH, AP Enviro, AP Lang, 3 years of Spanish, Psych Honors, 4 Dual Enrollment classes at Community College,
taking: AP Psych, AP Lit and Anatomy Honors, AP Art History
Dual Enrollment: Micro and Macro, Quantitative Literacy
(all classes not listed)
Awards
Science Olympiad Regional Finalist: 4th place Anatomy and physiology 2022, Battery Buggy 4th place 2022
Bharatanatyam Dance Graduate
Math Kangaroo Finalist 2021
Extracurriculars
Science Olympiad President Junior Year
Teen Court Attorney: 2022-2024 Student Body Vice President Senior Year Class President: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
Secretary of Red Cross Club: Sophomore
DECA all 4 years (State Semi-Finalist)
Beta Club and NHS all 4 years
Tennis Coach for disabled children-2023
Varsity Tennis all 4 years
Hospital Volunteer accumulated 110 hours
Neuroscience Association Committee Member-1 year
Shadowing under a doctor, medical resident and Clinical Trials Lead-315 hours
Shadowing under a different doctor: 25 hours
American Diabetes Association Volunteer-1 year
NAFP Alumni
Academic Paper published on memory retention in students
Western and Indian Classical Music Graduate-Singer for 10 years competed and won 1st place in local competitions in my area and a national Indian channel across the US(Semi-finalist).
Singer for Cancer Research Fundraisers
LORS:
Doctor in which I shadowed-Spent a lot of time learning and understanding the medical field from him
Professional Engineer of my county-Shadowed under her creating plans for improvements in my county, visiting sites, etc.
Guidance counselor-Great relationship, he understands my stress LOL
AP Research Teacher-Created a great bond, gave him a cake at the end of the year.
AP Lang Teacher- Participated a lot in her class, greeted her outside of the classroom and asked her any questions I had.
Schools
Safety:NC STATE, ECU, UNCW, UNCC
Likely: UNC, USC, FLORIDA, Cal state Long Beach, UCLA
BSMDs:Baylor, Augusta, Tulane, Wayne State,Stony Brook, UCONN,Rochester,UMKC, PENN STATE, SGU
Reach: BROWN PLME(applying regular decision to get my GPA up)
My GPA is lower because I struggled in Calc but the rest of my classes are pretty much As
What does âparents are willing to spend under $100K per yearâ mean? No college costs that yet. Can your parents afford full pay without them taking out debt? Will you qualify for need based aid?
All the BSMD programs are reaches, as are UCLA and USC (assuming So Cal.) You might also consider BSDO programs, including LECOM DO. Why do you want to do these programs? I ask because it will benefit you to have that clear in your mind. The vast majority of med school students do not go thru these programs.
Lastly, I donât love having one of your LoRs from an AP research teacher. If that person will provide the best STEM LoR you can get thatâs fine, but would prefer a core science or math teacher.
The main thing may be that you have very good in-state options that are likely to be affordable (although I did not notice any discussion of budget). This is critical. NC State for example is a very good choice. Getting a bachelorâs degree at NC State can set you up very well for applying to medical schools, assuming that while there you get high grades, good medical experience, strong references, and strong test scores.
I do not think that UCLA is âlikelyâ. I think that it is at best a reach. Similarly all BSMD programs are reaches.
UCLA out of state will also be full pay. What is your budget for a full 8 years of university? Can you get as far as an MD with minimal total debt? If you are serious about medical school (and it looks like you are) then you need to budget for a full 8 years. You could very well end up spending $900,000 by the time that they call you âdoctorâ unless you take care up front (eg, by starting at an affordable university).
You should expect premed classes to be significantly more difficult compared to high school classes. Be cautious about jumping ahead. As an example, both daughters had majors that overlap a great deal with premed classes. Both postponed organic chemistry until their junior year of university, and came in better prepared than they might have been if they had taken it earlier.
Given your list of schools to apply to, it would not surprise me at all if you end up at NC State or UNC as an in-state student. However, I think that this would be a very good outcome, and would give you the opportunities that you need to take advantage of to get to medical school and do well.
Thank you for your response, I really appreciate this feedback. USC is for South Carolina because I am a North Carolina Resident. I do have a core science teacher willing for a recommendation, but I preferred my AP research teacher because we are more close. I want to do these programs because I am certain I want to become a physician and have continued interest in medicine. I prefer bs/mds because I donât mind staying at schools for 5+ years as long as I am guaranteed for medical school. I have an aunt who has been struggling during the medical school application process, which pushes me more towards BS/MDS. I also really like the programs that I will be applying to.
Why are you interested in CSULB (Cal State Long Beach)?
I agree that UCLA will be a reach. UCs give very little, if any, aid to OOS students. UCLAâs estimated cost of attendance for OOS students is $76K/year.
Make sure you understand all the requirements of each program you apply toâŠrequired GPA to stay in program, whether or not you still have to take MCAT, whether or not you can apply to other med schools if thatâs what you choose to do after the undergrad portion.
I appreciate that you are certain you want to become a physician. But please have a Plan B, and ideally a Plan C.
I had guessed otherwise. This may give you another very good option (although I do not know enough about them to compare U.North Carolina with U.South Carolina).
Are you either a US citizen or a US Permanent Resident?
Is USC as in Southern Cal - not only is it not a likely, itâs a high reach - as is UCLA. Long Beach a match - but donât forget your test wonât be used at UCLA or Long Beach.
Edit - just read your other posts - U of SC - another safety and with great merit (and youâd have a chance at the Honors College).
Why four safeties? Itâs fine - but you can certainly cut two. And U of SC is a safety too - IMHO. I assume but donât know NC State is a safety - but may not be based on what I read but given your majors, likely ok. And not sure UNC is a likely.
Why all in-state on the safeties? Itâs fine - but with your stats, you could go out of state with a reasonable cost too. You actually did so with South CarolinaâŠso good.
Canât rate you on the BSMDs but I know they are very very very tough. You could also look at the guaranteed med school admission schools from LECOM.
Your list is fine - because you have safeties. Just make sure youâd be happy to attend.
What is a âprofessional engineer of your countyâ. I ask because my husband IS a licensed professional engineer, and this is something NO high school student is able to be.
What is your annual college budget per your parents?
I think the OP just means itâs a PE who lives in the county. All PE registrations are by state in the US. There is reciprocity between some states but not others.
Seems unlikely that such a LoR from a licensed Professional Engineer whom the student shadowed would matter, compared to the usually requested ones from teachers and counselor, especially since the student is going nowhere near civil or any engineering as a college major.
Check all BSMD programs that you plan to apply. See what their SAT cutoff and GPA cutoff plus deadlines.
Check requirements to apply and stay in the program.
Check what BSMD guarantees and what GPA in college and MCAT needed.
Here where you can get many surprises.
Some programs maybe regional (or heavily prefer local students, or minorities) - if I am not mistaken Augusta, Cincinnati etc.
You are ORM. So getting to medical school is going to be difficult. Your SAT is on low end (people even with 1550+ may not make it), your GPA is also not 4.0. So BSMD going to be problematic.
Look at outcome. If 50% of students from BSMD do not get to med school ask yourself is it worth it.
If programs guarantees only interview, I would cross it. If program requires MCAT 510, I would think a lot before paying 80k per year with no guarantee. What if you will get 508?
If I were you, I would strongly look into BS/DO programs. Your chance to land in a good BSMD with guaranteed spot in medical school is quite slim.
BTW, you did not take even AP Chem yet. You know Org Chem is MD dream killer.