What Are My Chances For Howard University’s 6 Year Bs/md Program?

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QUESTION:

This is just a hypothetical situation. The grade, the credentials, everything else is all real. Lets just pretend that this was the end of my junior year. Where do I stand?
Grades:
Chemistry Honors (Not AP or IB) – 91
Anatomy and Physiology – 95
IB Physics SL – 95
Health (required) – 99
IB English HL I – 90
IB History of the Americas HL I – 89
IB Psychology SL – 90
IB Math HL I – 93
Gym – 95
My total average is a 93, equivalent to a 3.72 GPA.
I only have my PSAT scores from my Sophomore year, and only practice ACT scores to go by. My highest practice ACT was a 29, and my PSAT was a 210.
-PSAT 210
-ACT 29
Extra Circulars:
-Hospital Volunteering 250+ hours (did it since the 9th grade)
-Physician Shadowing (Anesthesiologist) – 100+ hours (The doctor is awesome for letting me shadow him this long so far)
-Martial Arts for 7 years. Currently hold the Junior Black Belt Rank
-Piano for 14 years
-Played at the nursing home every month for 2 hours last year.
-Played at charity recitals that my school district has held for the past 10 years. So yes, even when I could only play “Yankee Doodle”, I played in it.
-Piano Guild Participant for the last 5 years. Am currently on the 5 year national roll
-NYSSMA participant for the last 5 years. Every year had a grade of “Outstanding”.
-By the time I am a senior, I will be preparing, selling tickets for, and performing in my own piano concert. It will be 4 hours long. >_>
School “Clubs”:
-Student of the Month
-National Junior Honor Society (junior high)
-National Honor Society
-Track and Field (Junior High)
-Concert Chorale for the past 3 years
-Youth Group
“Will Be” Letters of Reccomendation:
-Chemistry Teacher
-Anatomy Teacher
-Guidance Counselor
-Martial Arts instructor
-Music Teacher
-Anesthesiologist I shadowed
-Hospital Volunteer Coordinator
Now based on this, would I even have a fraction of a shot at a 6 year BS/MD program like Howards? It’s my top choice for all BS/MD and BS/DO programs I am applying to. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

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stressed on December 20, 2009 12:37 pm
While a 3.72 is good it is not good when you look at the program you want to get into. You will be competing against students with 4.0 GPA and who would have taken some College level courses at their local community college.
I am very familiar with a similar program at Rutgers University where one prospective student had already accumulated 30 college credits from various Colleges (no CC’s) throughout DC, Boston and New Jersey during the summer months of his high school break.
While Rutgers and Howard are not the same I am sure the criteria for this program must be high.
Get a SAT tutor, drop one of your clubs or two and step up your academics. Take CC classes and see if your hospital will allow you to volunteer in a meaningful way.
Added info: I am not stating you have no chance. I have intimate knowledge of Rutgers not Howard. AP courses can be considered college credits but the school has wide discretion. I think you can take classes at your community college. Go speak to someone in the admissions of in person and find out. A lot of community colleges have programs for high school students.

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