Need Help about Admissions

[arun2005]

Hi guys,
Recently I moved to Maryland, US from Canada.(November, 2004). I am a senior now and I need some information about college admissions. I am planning to apply to University of Maryland (Baltimore County or College Park) and Rudgers University, New Jersey. I want to major in Pre-Medicine. Right now, my cumulative G.P.A is 3.9 and I am taking the SAT I in November. I haven't taken SAT II and I don't think those universities require them. I don't have many extra curricular activities.
Do I have any chance of getting into one of these universities???? And are they good for my major...Please help me..

[babypurin]

Originally Posted by arun2005

Hi guys,
Recently I moved to Maryland, US from Canada.(November, 2004). I am a senior now and I need some information about college admissions. I am planning to apply to University of Maryland (Baltimore County or College Park) and Rudgers University, New Jersey. I want to major in Pre-Medicine. Right now, my cumulative G.P.A is 3.9 and I am taking the SAT I in November. I haven't taken SAT II and I don't think those universities require them. I don't have many extra curricular activities.
Do I have any chance of getting into one of these universities???? And are they good for my major...Please help me..

Your GPA is fine for all the schools you listed above, however, without your SAT scores it is going to be nearly impossible to be able to predict your chances at each college you listed. Have you taken any practice tests? We could use those practice test scores as an early predictor of what you might get on the real thing. SATII's are not required for general admissions to any of the colleges you listed above. However, if you do want to show off your passion for sciences/medicine I do recommend that you take at least one science SATII (biology, chemistry, physics); but as I said before, it isn't required.

Rutgers/University of Maryland - College Park and Baltimore County are nationally recognized universities so you shouldn't have trouble finding lack of resources and staff dealing with pre-medical studies. Remember, pre-med is not a major, but a set of courses you must take in order to do well on the MCAT - Medical College Admissions Test - and meet admissions requirements set by many medical schools. Major in swahili if you want - as long as you take the required core you will be fine.

Since your list seems to comprise of large state-schools your lack of extracurricular activites should not hurt you - SAT/ACT score, GPA and recommendations will likely be the most important.

If you can fill in some of the blanks (practice SAT scores, list of extra curricular activites, etc...) I or someone else cannot accurately give you an opinion - Good Luck!

P.S. If you are having trouble studying for the SAT, visit the SAT sub-forum we would gladly help you with any trouble you may have.

[arun2005]

Thanks Babypurin for ur valuable information and immediate reply..I took SATI earlier and I got 1650. (CR:520, M:610, W:520). Since its very low, I'm taking it again...and one more question..My Dad came to US on H1B visa..I came along with my mom and dad to US from Canada 1 yr back..so am I considered as an International student or US student...???

[babypurin]

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Originally Posted by arun2005

Thanks Babypurin for ur valuable information and immediate reply..I took SATI earlier and I got 1650. (CR:520, M:610, W:520). Since its very low, I'm taking it again...and one more question..My Dad came to US on H1B visa..I came along with my mom and dad to US from Canada 1 yr back..so am I considered as an International student or US student...???

Yes, your SAT scores are a bit lower than the average for all of the colleges you did list, so yes all of them will likely be reaches, maybe Baltimore County a match if you raise your SAT a bit more and sell yourself pretty well. Since the Writing section will likely not be looked as important as CR+M, I suggest you focus most of your studies into improving your CR score.

Please contact the colleges you are interested in if whether or not they would consider you an international or not; some colleges have different policies so asking more than one would give you a firm answer.

[eXaMsTaR]

University is a road which you have to pass SAT/ACT in order to walk on it.

[babypurin]

Originally Posted by eXaMsTaR

University is a road which you have to pass SAT/ACT in order to walk on it.

In many cases that is correct, however, that isn't always the case in the sense of going to community colleges for two years or going to one of the fine institutions that don't require SAT or ACT scores (usually a portfolio is required in order for the adcom to guage your level of work.) With a growing number of colleges realizing that one test cannot determine your future, they have decided to become more lax with the test, with accepting people with lower SAT scores but higher GPA's another factors. In the long run, it looks like the SAT/ACT will dominate the college admissions process until a medium can be reached.