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[nkhan]

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Hey All,


Looking for some advice on what schools I might be competitive to apply too.

Undergraduate Institution: University of Memphis
Major: Civil Engineering, Chemistry w/Biochemistry concentration, Biology
Minor: Mathematics

Credit Hours upon graduation: 230-240
GPA: 3.9

EC's:

Vice President Fraternity (SAE)- 2 Years
Inorganic Chemistry Teaching Assistant - 1 Semester
Engineering Teaching Assistant- 2 Years
Shadowed Surgeon- 1 Summer
Volunteered at ER in local hospital- 6 months
Worked with University's IT department- 2 years
Performed research study on seismic waves w/ engineering dept- 1 summer
Tutored Undergraduate students in Physics, Math, Chemistry- 1 semester
Engineering Internship - 3 Years

Awards:

Dean's List (all semesters but one)
AED Pre Health Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Student of year award 2007
Chi Beta Phi Excellence in Chemistry Award 2008
Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities
Civil Engineering Featured Student for 2007
Various Scholarships


MCAT: Making on average 35 on practice tests, studied 6 months so far for it, slated to take it July 8. I know practice tests don't mean anything really, but after spending 500+ hours for this thing I can't see me getting under a 30.... (can you say jinx ? 🙂).

Personal Statement: Great PS , thanks to SDN ps readers I think its very strong at this point. I owe alot to the SDN'er's that helped me out.

My worst thing is that I don't come from a top tier school (we almost won in basketball 👍), in fact some of my friends told me not to even apply anywhere out of the state. I was just looking for some honest opinions on what my chances are and where I might be competitive so that I don't waste alot of my time and money on hopeless applications. I know I'm not the best applicant , but I have worked my tail off and any input would be appreciated 🙂. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[nkhan]

Yes I know opiniONS is mispelled 🙂.


Damn the keyboard!

Thanks guys for any help!

 

[scarletgirl777]

Hey All,


Looking for some advice on what schools I might be competitive to apply too.

Undergraduate Institution: University of Memphis
Major: Civil Engineering, Chemistry w/Biochemistry concentration, Biology
Minor: Mathematics

Credit Hours upon graduation: 230-240
GPA: 3.9

EC's:

Vice President Fraternity (SAE)- 2 Years
Inorganic Chemistry Teaching Assistant - 1 Semester
Engineering Teaching Assistant- 2 Years
Shadowed Surgeon- 1 Summer
Volunteered at ER in local hospital- 6 months
Worked with University's IT department- 2 years
Performed research study on seismic waves w/ engineering dept- 1 summer
Tutored Undergraduate students in Physics, Math, Chemistry- 1 semester
Engineering Internship - 3 Years

Awards:

Dean's List (all semesters but one)
AED Pre Health Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Student of year award 2007
Chi Beta Phi Excellence in Chemistry Award 2008
Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities
Civil Engineering Featured Student for 2007
Various Scholarships


MCAT: Making on average 35 on practice tests, studied 6 months so far for it, slated to take it July 8. I know practice tests don't mean anything really, but after spending 500+ hours for this thing I can't see me getting under a 30.... (can you say jinx ? 🙂).

Personal Statement: Great PS , thanks to SDN ps readers I think its very strong at this point. I owe alot to the SDN'er's that helped me out.

My worst thing is that I don't come from a top tier school (we almost won in basketball 👍), in fact some of my friends told me not to even apply anywhere out of the state. I was just looking for some honest opinions on what my chances are and where I might be competitive so that I don't waste alot of my time and money on hopeless applications. I know I'm not the best applicant , but I have worked my tail off and any input would be appreciated 🙂. Thanks in advance for any help.

Please ignore these friends. They don't know what they're talking about. However, it doesn't make sense to make predictions without that MCAT score, it makes a world of difference. Many people can score even 5 points lower than the practice tests. If you do make that score though, I would say you can apply everywhere. It's hard to predict who will get into a "top" school, but you have as good a shot as anyone.