<p>Stats:</p>
<p>SAT/ACT: 2060/30, Havent taken SAT IIs yet</p>
<p>GPA, Class Rank/Size: 4.0 uw, 4.3wm. No class rank, however my guess is top 5% of my class.</p>
<p>By the end of High School, I will have completed the following courses:
IB Diploma Courses:</p>
<p>Junior and Senior Year:</p>
<p>HL Physics (11, 12)
HL Chemistry (11, 12)
HL English (11, 12)
HL Italian (12)
SL Italian (11)
SL Psychology (11)
SL Mathematics (11, 12)
Independent studies in History Senior Year (Never done before in my school; 12)</p>
<p>Freshman, Sophomore Year:</p>
<p>2 Years Spanish (Advanced; 9, 10)
2 Years Italian (Standard; only one Italian Class in my school; 9, 10)
2 Years Math (A-level; we have A, B, C system, where A is the top level; 9, 10)
1 Year Drawing (9)
2 Years English (9, 10)
2 Years Wind Ensemble (9, 10)
2 Years Chemistry (9, 10)
2 Years Physics (9, 10)
1 Year Biology (9)
Modern World History (9, 10)
Research and Writing (9)
UN Studies (9)
Health (9)</p>
<p>Major awards/ECs:</p>
<p>Academic Commendations:</p>
<p>Principals List for Academic Excellence all high school semesters
Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
IB Diploma Candidate
Hope to partake in the Intel STS or Siemens Competitions this year.</p>
<p>Soccer:</p>
<p>Junior Varsity Soccer Two Years
Captain Junior Varsity Soccer Team (2009-2010)
Varsity Soccer Two Years
Captain (hopefully) - Varsity Soccer Team
Club Soccer for many years
Most Valuable Player Club Team (2009-2010)
Currently on two club teams, one in the Premier League and one in the city league</p>
<p>Summers:
Summer, 2011: (By the end, will have done 4 months of research as I started in April, so I approximate ~560 Hours of Lab work will be done) Laboratory Research doing Crystallography at the Molecular Design Institute at NYU, studying helical twisting during crystal growth.
Shadowing Pediatric Neurosurgeons (i.e. observing procedures, etc.) and Interventional Radiologists.
Summer, 2010, 1.5 months of research (~105 Hours) worked in laboratory of Nikola Pavletich, PhD. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute research on cell pathways and how their mutations contribute to cancer in Ataxia Telangiectasia (ATM) using HEK293 cells.
Summers of 2008-2010: Soccer Camps in Italy (Perugia, Milan), England (Manchester), and Connecticut
Hiking: Ive hiked all around the world, from the Grand Canyon to the Alps. Its essentially the time where my father, brother and I can bond, as we dont get to see each other too much. My brother is in college and my father lives pretty far away from me.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
STEP Club, PR Head
Kids for Uganda Club
Epilepsy Awareness Club
Founding Member and President of The Athletics Council (essentially student council for Athletics, but we actually do something)
Community Service work at Rockman County Department of Social Services.
Community Service work at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital
Community Service work at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Community Service work at Fort Montgomery
UNIS Wind Ensemble - Trumpet
History Club
Debate Club
Painting: I paint miniatures and have won various competitions in my city, and have been painting since as long as I can remember. It was a part of my childhood.</p>
<p>Employment:
Referee at Indoor Soccer Tournament (9-weeks long) for two years</p>
<p>Interests:
Medicine- I hope to attend med-school at some point in my life, to follow in the foot steps of my parents and my pseudo-grandfather (essentially my grandfather who wasnt a blood relative, but a second-dad to my parents, who recently died; his death prompted me to want to pursue medicine more than I had previously)
History- I also hope to take Classical Studies in college, maybe even double-majoring in a science and classical studies. I love Greek and Roman history (mainly Roman, as I am Italian) but my school does not offer ancient Greek and Roman history so I did not take history in Junior year. My history teacher from freshman and sophomore year and I recently discussed taking an extra history course in this upcoming year where he would give me extra work on the history that I love.
English/Sci Fi- Science fiction is one of my interests that has stayed with me throughout my life. I collect and paint Warhammer 40K models, which are essentially futuristic fantasy miniatures with a rich background that drew me all those years ago, and I havent been able to let up. I read countless sci-fi novels; I have a veritable library of at least 50-60 novels recounting the 40K universe. I took Higher Level English because I love fiction so much and luckily enough the IB curriculum is centered around the novel (at least at my school).</p>
<p>Interesting Fact:
Had a freak-accident when I was in freshman year, as my collarbone shattered from a nasty foul in an indoor game. You might say this is a pretty common injury, and yes breaking your clavicle is pretty common, however mine actually shattered. I was disfigured by the accident and I needed surgery and the surgeons found that the bone had actually fragmented into many pieces, which complicated the surgery, as you can imagine. It sort of caused my to re-arrange my priorities.</p>
<p>Self-Opinion:
Strengths- I feel my strengths lie in my passions: soccer and science. I truly care for science and went out to find people who would be willing to take me under their wing and teach me more about the world. I got two very different sides of the research spectrum, one in an academic institution and one in a more federally funded type of place.
Weaknesses-Obviously, my standardized test scores are not that great. In a time where all I can see are the 2250+s and the 800 on SAT IIs, I cant help but feel under-qualified for the places I want to go to. I know I can get these scores up, but in truth I dont really want to fret over one test so much. </p>
<p>Major I want to pursue:
B.S. in Biochemistry/Chemistry and B.A. in Ancient History
Hopefully I can get into a B.A/M.D. program.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>