<p>Hi, I'm currently a female, Asian/Caucasian high school sophomore who's trying to be proactive in the college admissions/scholarship areas. I would love to study Biomedical Engineering, specifically Tissue Engineering. I visited Johns Hopkins over the summer, but after my mom's recommendation and a video Guidance showed us, Duke looks like it has strong academics and a good student life. I'm also looking at Case Western, Yale, Georgia Tech, Bucknell, Dartmouth, MIT, etc. What are my chances with getting into these colleges and comparative ones? Any suggestions?</p>
<p>I am generally a straight A student, save for math and my first B in English this marking period.</p>
<p>I took a practice PSAT/SAT at Sylvan over the summer (so with a freshman education) and got Reading: 540; Math: 540; Writing: 600. PSAT scores from this year have not arrived yet.</p>
<p>I take all Honors/PreAP/AP and plan to for the rest of my high school career.</p>
<p>I am in the most advanced route for math, being in Honors Trigonometry, a Senior course at my school. Last year in Algebra 2 Honors with the same teacher I got all Bs except for an A first marking period, and I got a B average. I got As on my midterm and final. This year, in the first marking period, I currently have a low B.</p>
<p>I have received letters from colleges asking for consideration before: 5th grade, middle school (I forget the year(s)), and this year. This year's was from Capital University.</p>
<p>I used my Gifted Individual Education Placement plan and tested out of a computer class graduation requirement class over the summer last year (between 8th grade and freshman year) to get placed in a sophomore+ class Photoshop/Dreamweaver/HTML class. Through this, I gained 3 college credits to a reputable local university.</p>
<p>This upcoming summer, I plan to volunteer at my mom's work at a well-known cancer/melanoma research center. The center is headed by a world-renown doctor.</p>
<p>My awards include: </p>
<p>8th grade, if it counts:
Elected for American Legion award
Voted Most Likely to Become President in class</p>
<p>Freshman year:
11 Science Olympiad medals (1st-4th place) in 6th grade to 9th grade
Distinguished High Honors every marking period and overall
Salutatorian/160 students
Cast in play last year for small role in fall play and spring musical
GPA was about 4.3 weighted/3.8 unweighted
Most Likely to Become a Billionaire for the marching band and auxiliary</p>
<p>So far in Sophomore year:
Cast in small role in fall play this year, but I have speaking parts this year
Book review published in "Teen Ink Magazine"
So far, a 4.15/4.16 GPA weighted</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Drama club (9,10)
Marching band auxiliary/dance and cologuard team (8,9,10)
Show choir (10)
Quiz Bowl (9,10)
Math team (9,10)
Model UN (10)
Student Government (running for officer)(9,10)
Dance classes (outside of school)(10th year)
Debate club (10)
French club (9,10)
Science Olympiad (6,7,8,9,10)(captain of middle school team in 8th grade)
Gifted (since 3rd grade)</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>