For Seattle High School Junior | 3.8 GPA | SAT Taking Oct 2025 | 5th Place International HOSA | 2nd Place State HOSA | HOSA Secretary | St. Anne Hospital Volunteer | COPE Health Scholar | DECA National Qualifier | Reflections Winner | KingCo Runner
72% of recommended activities completed
Running Start: Bellevue College
Associate Degree in Progress | SAT 1360 (75th percentile) | HOSA Nationals Qualifier
UW values undergraduate research. Seek opportunities at Bellevue College or local hospitals.
100+ hours at dental clinics or hospitals to demonstrate commitment to medicine.
Complete Biology, Chemistry, and Calculus through Running Start.
Expand your role as HOSA Secretary to organize health initiatives at school.
Craft compelling narrative connecting HOSA leadership, running, and medical aspirations.
Prepare for and compete at HOSA International Leadership Conference
Summer research at UW Medicine or Seattle Children's
Volunteer at homeless clinics or dental outreach programs
Complete organic chemistry, biochemistry, and anatomy
These universities have strong pre-med programs and high medical school acceptance rates (50%+ for their graduates)
Direct pipeline to UW School of Medicine (ranked #1 primary care)
Jesuit institution with strong advising and 55% med school acceptance
Top 10% national pre-med acceptance rate to medical schools
Canadian option with strong health sciences and 58% med school acceptance
Top 5 public university with 63% med school acceptance rate
56% med school acceptance with strong research partnerships
Top 5 public university with 70% med school acceptance rate
Top-ranked pre-med program with 80% med school acceptance
Aim for 3.7+ cumulative and science GPA
Take practice tests starting sophomore year
200+ hours shadowing/volunteering
1+ year in a lab with potential publication
Potential Approach: Discuss your HOSA leadership and competition preparation. Describe how organizing events as Secretary and competing at state level deepened your medical knowledge. Connect this to your broader medical aspirations.
Potential Approach: Write about balancing HOSA leadership with running and academics. Highlight how managing these commitments taught you time management skills that will serve you well in medical school. Show how your HOSA achievement demonstrates perseverance.
Top public university with excellent medical school connections
Accepts Running Start credits, strong life sciences programs
West coast option with top 10% pre-med acceptance rate
Strong sciences with Jesuit values, good for family medicine
Southern option with strong research and Dell Medical School
BC university that accepts Running Start credits, strong health sciences
With your 1360 SAT and HOSA leadership (Secretary + state medal), focus on these scholarship strategies:
$1K-$5K | Various Deadlines
$1,500 | Deadline Mar 1
$1K-$5K | Deadline Jan 31
Full tuition | Deadline Dec 1
June 26-29 - International Leadership Conference preparation
October 4, 2025 - Target score 1500+ for top schools
September 1 (Priority deadline Nov 15)
Contact coaches by August of senior year
UBC/SFU deadlines typically Jan 15