Chance a Sunny San Diego Kid for UCLA: Biomedical Engineering?

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<p>White Male, Dutch ancestry.
California (3rd Generation) Resident
Attending Private School in San Diego, CA</p>

<p>Major: Biomedical Engineering
Alt. Majors: General Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology...</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.96 (One B in sophomore math)
Weighted and Capped GPA: 4.29 (What CSU System Uses)
Fully Weighted GPA: 4.46 (UC GPA)</p>

<p>SAT I
Overall: 2200
Composite: 1470
Math: 730
Critical Reading: 740
Writing: 730</p>

<p>SAT II
Chemistry: 600 (Took honors chem two years ago and haven't touched since…)
Math Level II: 790</p>

<p>ACT
Composite: 33 (33.5 => 34 if you super score)
English: 35
Math: 31
Reading: 34 (35 if you super score)
Science: 33
Writing: 31</p>

<p>PSAT: 2011 National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>School didn't offer APs, took UC and CSU transferable Community College courses instead.
11th Grade Fall
-Spanish 1: A
-Calculus 1: A</p>

<p>11th Grade Spring
-Spanish 2: A
-Calculus 2: A</p>

<p>11th Grade Summer
-Calculus 3: A</p>

<p>12th Grade Fall
-Linear Algebra: In Progress…Guaranteed an A
-Physics 1 (Mechanics and Heat): In Progress…Guaranteed an A</p>

<p>12 Grade Spring
-Differential Equations: Planned for Spring of Senior Year
-Physics 2 or 3 (Still deciding): Planned for Spring of Senior Year</p>

<p>Senior Year Course load
-Advanced Orchestra (7th year Violist)
-British Literature
-Competitive Forensics III (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
-Differential Equations (College)
-Economics
-Linear Algebra (College)
-Physics 1 - Mechanics and Heat (College)
-Physics 2 or 3 (College)
-U.S. Government</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities
- Member of School's Speech and Debate Club (10, 11, 12)
- Member of School's Speech and Debate Team (10, 11, 12)
-Traveled across California to 6-7 Statewide Tournaments every Spring
-Qualified for National Tournament 2010 held in San Diego, CA
-17th Ranked Lincoln-Douglas Debater in National Forensics League</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Soloist Bass in School's Patriotic Show Choir (9, 10, 11)
-Performed in Washington, DC (In front of multiple members of Congress + 2000 member audience), Marine Base Camp Pendleton, Navy Medical Center San Diego, Disneyland (CA), U.S.S. Midway (Raising Support for Soldier's Families), and the Official U.S. Military Naturalization (Citizenship) Ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Midway for 800 new citizens.</p></li>
<li><p>Suzuki-Trained Violist for 7 years. (…9, 10, 11, 12)
-Member of Youth Orchestra (9, 10, 11)
-Violist in the Grossmont College Symphony Orchestra (12)
-Performed in front of the Chairperson of California's Community Colleges
-Performed Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" with the San Diego Ballet</p></li>
<li><p>Member of School's Chapter of the Eta Sigma Alpha National Honor Society (11, 12)
-Elected Public Relations Chairperson (12)</p></li>
<li><p>Participated in Several Neurological Research Studies with Faculty of UCSD as a Subject. (9, 10, 11, 12)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Please Chance me for UCLA: Biomedical Engineering!</p>

<p>I would really appreciate any feedback, Thank You!</p>

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<p>what a waste of time on activities. your SAT/GPA is good enough to get you in…</p>

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<p>Yea, your numbers+EC’s are good enough/match up (other than that 600 chem…)</p>

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<p>Side note: UCLA does not have a separate biomedical undergrad major. EE has a biomed option, though.</p>

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<p>You can get into better schools.</p>

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<p>oh **** retake that chem mang</p>

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<p>@bruingirl01 I’ve found that many schools don’t offer BME for undergrad students. If a school doesn’t, I’m looking towards the alt. majors listed and BME for graduate school.</p>

<p>haha, I know my chem satII sucks, but It what I was hoping for given the time I was able to put into it with everything else on my plate :confused: Math’s a strong point though, so a 790 is good.</p>

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<p>“-17th Ranked Lincoln-Douglas Debater in National Forensics League”</p>

<p>I debated for Carlsbad High School also in San Diego. </p>

<p>And the national tournament was in Kansas City last year…</p>

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<p>I’m in “Stoa” a different National Competitive Forensics League. Should have read, “17th Ranked Lincoln-Douglas Debater in <em>a</em> National Forensics League.” We had our National Tournament (National Invitational Tournament of Champions) at USD last May.</p>

<p>Sorry about the confusion.</p>

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<p>forget UCLA…go to UCSD for BioE if ur instate…it will be slightly easier when ur takin ur prereqs (no crazy premeds)…or go to hopkins or duke…ur stats might be good enough for a scholarship they have at duke</p>

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<p>Yeah…I’d probably go to UCSD, it’s right by my house :wink: I’m looking a lot at JHU though…</p>

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<p>What do you actually want to do with your degree? BMEs are having a hard time finding jobs out of undergrad - if research is your goal then you’ll be fine, but if you want to do industry then it will not be an easy process. </p>

<p>This is from a current-but-graduated-in-two-weeks bioengineering major @ UCLA.</p>

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<p>I’ve spent a lot of time looking around and am set on pursuing at least a graduate degree in BioE or a doctorate. Many have told me that since BME or BioE is such a niche field, a higher degree is essentially required for success. Thanks for your reminder though!</p>