Hey guys, I was recently rejected to Baylor, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia. Although I was accepted into the University of Texas at Austin I was also rejected from the honors college. To top things off I am valedictorian of my class but people ranked before me (with lower standardized test scores for that matter) are getting full rides into Duke, Upenn, Rice, etc I was wondering if anyone could maybe glance at my stats and possibly tell me where I went wrong? I want to be prepared for when I apply to Medical school, since at that point rejection will be my demise. Thank you!
DO NOT be tempted to assume that your chances of getting into medical school are in any way a reflection on how you have done in the college admissions game. There’s no carry over between the two so you don’t need to worry about that.
The ivies on your list reject a lot of people who have perfect grades and stats- it’s not unusual for a top student to be rejected to all of them. In the case of Baylor, it could possibly be yield protection (could be- i know almost nothing about that school).
As for UT- congratulations! It is a great school and you can go anywhere you want from there- if you do well enough write your own ticket to Harvard medical School. With the honors college, were there any score cutoffs that you might have just been under? If that’s the case, there may be a way for you to be considered once you are a student there.
The only negative factor i can think of is your essays- did you have someone look them over? If they were a red flag that could be a reason but neither I nor anyone else can assume that’s the case as I wrote.
It is likely not your stats, you could have a talk with your GC, but you applied to crapshoot schools excepting Baylor, so that is one expected outcome. You are not alone in reporting that this year. And, yeah, med school will not be looking at these stats.
Also a “full ride at Penn” means the student’s family qualified for tons of Fin Aid due to income level. The Ivies offer no merit scholarships – don’t let that fool you a bit. Merit scholarships at Duke and Rice are few and far between as well – those are likely linked to family economics too. Besides, this, I’ve got nothing to add to the excellent advice you’ve already been given in this thread.
I guess I just have to make the best of my opportunity! Thank you guys for the very helpful advice
As far as the honors college at the University of Texas at Austin I am being advised that there will be plenty of instances where honors programs will contact me based on my undergraduate performance. It also appears that UT’s dean scholars only accepts about 20 students so hopefully in my freshman year of college I will be able to distinguish myself academically.
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You have a great attitude that is going to take you far. With it and hard work, you will get into med. school.
Best of luck in your college years.