<p>ok. So lately, I've been thinking about what major I want to do in college and i've been interestedin biology and biomedical engineering...and i've been thinking about applying to the duke, jhu etc programs for biomedical eng...however, I feel that my application/ ec's/awards really mainly show focus towards biology...</p>
<p>so will that hinder acceptance into biomedical engineering programs? </p>
<p>ah. and my stff: </p>
<p>School type: public
location:Maryland
race/gender: Indian, female.
prospective major: biomedical engineering?
current unweighted gpa: 4.0
class rank: 1/430</p>
<p>SAT- total:2270 breakdown: math: 740 CR- 730 writing: 800
SAT II's took bio-700. u.sh: 760 </p>
<p>Courses
9th grade
Gt English ( highest possible except for ap)
Gt math
AP biology- 5
Gt American gov
french III
orchestra</p>
<p>10th grade:
Gt English
AP chemistry- 4
Ap statistic's 4
GT precalc
french IV
Gt world history</p>
<p>11th grade
AP english 4
Ap macroeconomics 5
AP micro 5
AP french
AP U.S 5
AP Calc a/b 5 </p>
<p>12th grade</p>
<p>AP calc b/c
Ap Lit
Ap Psych
AP human geography
Gt Biotechnology
AP euro
gym</p>
<p>MAJOR: </p>
<p>---Summer internship at NIH in the lab of cardiovascular science for two summers. summer of 2008/2009. will get a good supp rec from my mentor. will also be part of a published research paper </p>
<p>--- varsity tennis in high school.( 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) </p>
<p>----key club( 9-12) volunteering. Am a board member</p>
<p>----Sequel Literary Magazine. I'm on art staff, help put the magazine together ( 10-12) </p>
<p>----South Asian Society- Co-founder/president (11-12) basically we watch asian movies. play asian games, asian cuisine.it's really ethnic but anyone can join and feel comfortable</p>
<p>----It's academic ( 11-12) Will be captain this year. </p>
<p>----Bharatnatyman- ethnic Indian dance( 6th-12th) </p>
<p>MINOR:
- black belt in taekwando ( did it from 3rd-8th grade) stopped after my black belt due to financial issues<br>
french club(9-12)
nhs(9-12)
math Nhs( 11-12)
french nhs(9-12)
science nhs- 12th grade.
peer tutoring- 9-12.</p>
<p>Awards-
Tennis:
9th grade. 1st place county and regional tournament
10th grade. 2nd place in county and regional tournament
11th grade: 1st place in county and regional tournament, 4th place at states
- awards for maintaining a 4.0 gpa during varsity sports seasons/ earned varsity letter every year</p>
<p>Science:
-discovery channel young scientist semifinalist 2006- for excellent communication skills
medicine.
2009 Baltimore science fair- award from u.s corps for excellence and one from another company
2008- NIH poster day/ science fair- 1st place.
- will be published in a research paper </p>
<p>Random:</p>
<p>future business leaders of America- 1st place at school and regionals, 2nd at states- topic was introduction to business communications(10th grade)
- 11th place in state for french national exam
- 1st place in high school poetry competition Baltimore county
- AP scholar
- published a memoir/ short story in Maryland voices which gets submissions from all of Maryland.
- Maryland Distinguished Scholar </p>
<p>will probably have good recs/good essays </p>
<p>thanks!</p>