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<p>I was doing pretty well until Junior year well anyways … </p>

<p>I come from a large public school in Chicagoland area.
Rank: School dosen’t release; top 5%
Weighted: 4.49 ( will increase after junior finals)
Unweighted: 4.00
Indian Male</p>

<p>9th------------------------1st sem—2nd sem
Intro to Business------------A-----------------
Computer Programming Acc-----------------A+
Fr English normal------------A-//-------- A- (I’m really bad at English)
Adv. Algebra HN------------ A-//--------A
Bio Acc---------------------A----------A
World History (required)------A±-------A</p>

<p>10th
Marketing--------------------A--------------
Entrepreneurship-------------------------A+
Chinese I---------------------A-----------A
Sophmore English normal-------A-//-------A-
Geometry HN------------------A±--------A+
Health ( required)-------------------------A+
Chem( acc)--------------------A------------A+
AP Human Geo-----------------A------------A+</p>

<p>11th
Chinese II (acc)----------------A-----------A
AP Computer Science-----------A-------------A-
AP Physics B-------------------A-//-----------A
Precalc HN--------------------- A-//----------A
AP US History-------------------A---------------A
Junior English Acc----------------A-----------------A-
Drivers Ed(required)----------------------------------A+</p>

<p>Scheduled for 12th
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
AP English Literature
AP Calc BC
AP Stats (?) might have to drop if schedule is too full, will probably self study // as of now, ill have to drop probably won’t self study
AP Macro
AP Gov
Chinese 3x/ AP if i study over summer (apparantly, in my school the placement test to move up tests more than the 3x stuff and is intended for only native students so the change of me moving up is minimal)</p>

<p>ACT: 35
English: 34
Math: 36
Reading: 34
Science: 36
Essay:8 but got 10 in a different one so i guess 10 will be the one that counts </p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II: 800
Chem: 770 ( havent taken AP Chem yet)
Physics: 790 </p>

<p>haven’t taken SAT yet</p>

<p>APs:
Human Geo-5
Comp Sci- probably 5, small chance of 4
Physics- Most likely a 5, very small chance of 4
APUSH- Either a 5 or 4, half and half </p>

<p>EC’s:
(fairly weak, I think)
FBLA
-Sophmore yr: 3rd at regionals, 1st at state for business math. Just below 10th (probably 13- 14) at nationals so no award =(

  • Junior yr: 2nd at regionals, 1st at state for business calculations. Going to nationals during Summer. Was on eboard (Director of Community Service)
  • Ran for president but lost b/c other guy was more popular
    Scholastic/ Quiz Bowl
    -Participated 9-12
    -Went to nationals and going to PACE soon.
    Model UN
  • Participated 9-11
    -Went to Harvard MUN conference, quitting senior yr due to time commitments
    NHS
    -Participated 11th, got about 20 hours with events
    Zetabites
    -Technology based club that me and a few of my classmates founded. Held Director of Communication. Club being cut next year due to low interest in technology at school. </p>

<p>Volunteering
-125 hrs with hospital, going every week
-140 other hours with school organization, NHS, and local park district.
-With all my hrs, total probably around 300
Summer:
-Currently set to shadow a neurologist for a month
-Planning on getting a job afterwards ( now that I’ll finally be 16 =) )
So, due to two unfortunate events, i lost both of my two e-board posistions. Although my class level intensity in much higher my senior year, will the lessening involvement in EC activities hurt my chances too much?</p>

<p>Recs:
1 good rec from teacher, another average rec, councilar rec will probably be good</p>

<p>Essays:
Mine won’t be stellar but Ill work hard on them </p>

<p>I think thats it. Wow I feel like I haven’t done anything.
In terms of major, I’m not too sure. If I choose to do engineering, it will probably be either biomedical or computer. If I decide to do neurology, i assume neurobiology would be better. I guess im pretty undecided now since I don’t know how those careers actually are. My dad who is a computer engineer said it is better to go into wall street or become a neurologist since it is more stable of a job once u get there and computer engineering isn’t growing as much as it was. He said I would have to switch around a lot. I’m shadowing a neuroligist starting next week so I guess I’ll know how that will be tomorrow next week. I heard that Northwestern is good at both engineering and neurology so I figured Id go in and take a little bit of both. Even If i go in as engineering, the first year is just general engineering courses ( I think) so Ill have more hands on expierence to choose. To be honest, I’m not sure how people can choose their majors without actually being in the field but thats just me. So i need suggestions for schools that are strong in both so if i decide to switch or something, I won’t be screwed. Thank you for taking your time to read his. Also, this is pretty miscellaneous but would including that ill be graduation high school when im 16 somewhere in the app be a good idea or will it just sound like I’m whining?</p>

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<p>I think they will see how old you are on your app anyways</p>

<p>For schools: (Not sure about how much you can afford)
UIUC - Safety
Virginia Tech - Safety
Wisconsin - Safety</p>

<p>Michigan - Match
Rochester (RIT) - Match
RPI - Match
Georgia Tech - Match
U of Miami - Match</p>

<p><em>Your Stats match for the following but they are a reach for everyone</em>
MIT
Cal Tech
Northwestern
Harvey Mudd
Duke
John Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon
Rice
Stanford
UCBerkley
UChicago</p>

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<p>I go to a REALLY competitive public school and I’m barely in top 5% so I’m pretty sure I have next to zero chance at Harvard and Stanford but possibly in others. Is Berkely, Caltech, Carnegie Mellon good for neurology if i decide to do that? Is John Hopkins or UChicago good for engineering? They seem to really specialized for one or the others. Im just not sure about Duke.</p>

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<p>Neurology is a medical specialty, so you would have to go somewhere as an undergraduate, take the pre-med courses alongside whatever major you like, take the MCAT, and apply to medical school (which is extremely competitive), go through medical school (expensive), and do medical residency (hoping to get a spot in your chosen specialty of neurology).</p>

<p>Working in engineering typically needs just a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Computer science is similar.</p>

<p>University of Chicago does not even have engineering.</p>

<p>Your in-state flagship (UIUC (probably), Wisconsin, or Purdue) should be a fine school for engineering or computer science. Minnesota is another fine school with a relatively low out of state list price.</p>

<p>Be sure to discuss with your parents about what they will contribute, and run the net price calculators at each school’s web site to get an estimate of cost and financial aid.</p>

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<p>If you opt for neurology, you have a good shot for merit aid at Pitt and U of Rochester. I’m not familiar with computer engineering at either. Either are excellent pre-med choices in general with their med schools located right where their campuses are instead of a mile or two (or more) away.</p>

<p>If you can afford it, WUSTL is worth checking out as well. They do offer some merit aid you’d be competitive for, but those (few) awards are VERY competitive. They have a med school in the city, but not right at the same campus. (Nonetheless, they are very well known for pre-med and worth looking at.)</p>

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<p>I’m from the Rochester area so I wanted to comment on the mentions of U of Rochester and RIT… You’d be in at both. Definitely. RIT is not a great school, the location is not good, and I don’t care for it at all (I spent last summer there). U of R, on the other hand, would be a good option for neuroscience-</p>

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<p>I still don’t know of any schools that are good is both engineering and neurology so that if I decide to change, I can.</p>

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<p>check out rice university!</p>

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<p>ok thanks. Also, Junior year updated gpa is 4.56 if that makes a difference.</p>

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<p>“schools that are good is both engineering and neurology”:</p>

<p>U Southern Calif.</p>

<p>USC has one of the most prominent neurologists in the country teaching and doing research there:
ANTONIO DAMASIO, M.D., Ph.D. Antonio Damasio is University Professor and David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California.
<a href=“http://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1008328&CFID=3279754&CFTOKEN=21345867[/url]”>http://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1008328&CFID=3279754&CFTOKEN=21345867&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>here is a link to the list of Neuroscience classes
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/programs/neuroscience/undergraduate/curriculum.html[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/programs/neuroscience/undergraduate/curriculum.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>here is a link to Vertibi Engineering college, which offers 8 areas of study
<a href=“http://viterbi.usc.edu/academics/departments/[/url]”>http://viterbi.usc.edu/academics/departments/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you apply early [by the Dec 1 deadline] you would be considered for one of the 250 1/2 tuition or 140 Full Tuition scholarships.
If you are a NMSF [ did you take the PSAT and score above your states cut off #?] you would automatically receive a 1/2 tuition scholarship if you are accepted at USC. </p>

<p>USC has more NMF’s than any college except Harvard, an ethically diverse student body, a very strong engineering program, great Honors Science and Honors Humanities programs and encourage students to double major or major and minor in different fields with their Renaissance Scholars program.
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/programs/ugprograms/renaissance/about.shtml[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/programs/ugprograms/renaissance/about.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yes, USC has both engineering and neurology, but neurology is a medical school specialty, meaning that you won’t choose it as an undergraduate.</p>

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<p>Ethically diverse? Would that mean a lot of interesting philosophical discussions?</p>

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<p>ooops! surely you know I meant ethnically diverse!!
and USC has a Neuroscience major, which is what an UG interested in the area of Neurology can major in there.</p>

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<p>On the other hand, an undergraduate pre-med can major in anything (as long as s/he can fit the pre-med courses in the schedule). One does not have to constrain oneself in choice of major based on possible medical specialty, although one can certain take some relevant courses. Indeed, wouldn’t a background in engineering be helpful if the eventual goal is to work on neurological control of prosthetic limbs and the like?</p>

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<p>So. Would majoring in engineering while taking bio and Chem classes be a good idea?</p>

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<p>^ It would be challenging but workable. A EE who worked for me just left for Med School. He did his prereqs while getting his EE degree.</p>

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<p>U Rochester has both engineering and neuro as well as an open curricula that would more easily allow a double major (still tough with engineering). If research is your thing, there are oodles of options open to undergrads. The last stat I saw had 77% of undergrads choosing to participate in research.</p>

<p>WUSTL also has both, but they call their neuro something else which slips my mind at the moment.</p>