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Hi there,
I've just recently started thinking about American schools as a possibility, and I was wondering if top-tier schools (harvard, hopkins, nwo, yale, columbia?) would be even a possibility for me.
cgpa: 3.79 (amcas - I'm not entirely sure if I converted it correctly, but this is roughly where it's at), 3.76 (omsas), 86% (current institution -- top 3 Canadian schools/within Top 25 university)
strong upward trend in cgpa, last two years being 3.9 - 4.0, sgpa should be around 3.7-3.8 roughly.. all my scores are pretty even, with an upward trend.
research: 2 summers (one usra), a few conferences, thesis (no pubs yet)
volunteer/extracurricular: 1 long term mentorship with youth at risk, several student art exhibitions, delegation at a couple national conferences, several awards (big and small, largest one 4 years renewable worth 12 000)
deal breaker: mcat in august
possible special point: raised in foster care system, abusive childhood, moved out to live on my own since 16 (and still living alone) with the support of the Ministry.
I would really appreciate some insights since I'm a little clueless when it comes to American schools!
I've just recently started thinking about American schools as a possibility, and I was wondering if top-tier schools (harvard, hopkins, nwo, yale, columbia?) would be even a possibility for me.
cgpa: 3.79 (amcas - I'm not entirely sure if I converted it correctly, but this is roughly where it's at), 3.76 (omsas), 86% (current institution -- top 3 Canadian schools/within Top 25 university)
strong upward trend in cgpa, last two years being 3.9 - 4.0, sgpa should be around 3.7-3.8 roughly.. all my scores are pretty even, with an upward trend.
research: 2 summers (one usra), a few conferences, thesis (no pubs yet)
volunteer/extracurricular: 1 long term mentorship with youth at risk, several student art exhibitions, delegation at a couple national conferences, several awards (big and small, largest one 4 years renewable worth 12 000)
deal breaker: mcat in august
possible special point: raised in foster care system, abusive childhood, moved out to live on my own since 16 (and still living alone) with the support of the Ministry.
I would really appreciate some insights since I'm a little clueless when it comes to American schools!