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Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>Well, I want anyone with an opinion to be completely honest about my chances at these BA/MD programs. I love these three schools so Im applying either way to them, and I have a passion for medicine for personal reasons. I want to be a doctor. I think its slightly unnatural how much I want to be a doctor and help people, as cliche as it sounds, so what do you think…let me warn you my scores are blahhhhh…my SAT scores are pretty good all between 730 and 750. I come from a bery poor neighborhood in HISD so my options are fairly limited when it comes to SAT prep and all that jazz…</p>

<p>African American girl
Financial need: yes…big time
GPA: 3.947 uw 4.66 w
Rank 1/800 (new numbers)
AP test:
Bio 5
English language 5
USH 4
Senior schedule:
Calc ABC
Individual Study Debate (like debate 6)
AP English Literature
AP Physics C
AP Macroeconomics
Ap comparative Governemnt
German 2</p>

<p>SAT: 630 CR 630 M 600 W ACT projected score: major testing and two kaplan “real life” practice tests later I recieved a 33 and a 34…
SAT 2: Math 2 720 Liteature : 730 Biology (hoping for a 740+)
I can bring my SAT 2’s up ( at least bio… to about 770)
ECS:
president of speech and debate
varsity letter in debate
nationally ranked in Dramatic interpretation (top 50)
Quarterfinalist in impromptu two years in a row at national tournament top 60
lots of awards in speech and debate…taken a few local tournaments
(will continue debate in college…if that means anything)</p>

<p>My friend and i created YNH… a service group that has raised over $9,000.00 in the last 3 years for many causes</p>

<p>Academic Decatholon… medaled in Honors Writing , Speech , and Music ( gold , gold, bronze)</p>

<p>UIL state performer Imformative speaking (kinda big here in texas</p>

<p>Semifinalist at the sate tournament in Oratory and Extemp speaking
TOC qualifier in extemp (kinda big in debate world)</p>

<p>Teach a kid - mentor program for middle scool students… head mentor ( 2 years…
Ive ben in all my clubs listed for 4 years… these ive been in for 2 years</p>

<p>SNHS sec , president-12
NHS
Student council</p>

<p>Lots of volunter hours…walks…YMCA…library… Medical center…</p>

<p>I try to stay active in school…</p>

<p>National finalist in a speech contest…maybe i will win (hahahah) but its not till november</p>

<p>Recs: great
essays: will be really deep hopefully about my life experinces and when i visited my family back home in Nigeria
(u.s. born citizen just for clarification)</p>

<li>Rice BA/MD</li>
<li>Drexel BA/ M</li>
<li>HPME
4.PLME</li>
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<p>Sorry for the long post…</p>

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<p>Drexel maybe…but your SAT score is way too low for most programs, you better study hard and get at least a 1400 or 1450</p>

<p>as of right now, based only on SATs you would prob not stand a chance with the other 3</p>

<p>Just to note, with my personal experiences and of friends, Drexel/DCOM program is prob the easiest of all the BS/BA/MD of them to get into…I’ve basically confirmed this too with adcoms from Drexel, Lehigh, Nova, and DCOM.</p>

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<p>I agree with Matrix. You definitely need to raise your SATs to >700.
Try taking Kaplan’s published SAT test prep which has 7 to 8 tests per binder. Practice as much as you can and retake your SATs.</p>

<p>I would suggest applying to 2 top tier, 2 -3 middle tier and 2 easy program.</p>

<p>If you are lucky, you just might get in at a ‘reach’ school. Depends on number of AAs that are going to compete with you at these schools.
All programs you mention enjoy diversity. So, you certainly have some chance.</p>

<p>But do apply to some middle tier and easy programs in case you end up with a great deal of competition with AAs with high Stats.</p>