<p>Stats:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240;(690 CR; 790 Math; 750 Writing; 8 Essay) Ouch...
ACT: 35 (12 Essay)
SAT II: Math IIC - 800; Chemistry - 800; Physics - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/297
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5); Calc BC (5); Chemistry (5); Physics B (5); US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics; AP Environmental Science; AP English Lit; AP European History; AP Biology; Self-Study: AP Physics C (both exams); AP Psych; AP Japanese; Online Courses at local community college: Intro to Psychology; Microbiological Science Concepts, Multivariable Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable Mention at GCIMUN 2010; Various Science Olympiad Awards (regional and state); at least commended National Merit Scholarship; DECA Awards (regional and state); Best Speaker Awards for CVC Debate Divison</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad; Debate Team; Model UN; Chemistry Club (VP); Junior States of America; People to People (Local Chapter); National Honors Society; Lehigh Valley ARML (American Regions Math League)
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Wegman's Food Markets for 1 year (over 200 hours)
Volunteer/Community service: People to People Volunteer work (60+ hours); Local hospital (20+ hours)
Summer Activities: 2012 Boys State Delegate from NJ; Independent study of Japanese language; Yoga training (been doing yoga since I was 5).
Intended Major: Biochemical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Only thing that makes me not a "cookie-cutter" Asian is that I have coped with and still struggle with a disability. It's an extremely rare form of muscular dystrophy that even still I have no formal diagnosis. In short, every muscle in my body is weak, and that especially compromises my respiratory and cardiac function. It has been relatively stable, but the middle of junior year, my condition started to deteriorate, and left me out of school and in the hospital for a while. This unfortunately compromised some of my grades (I got one B (84)), and somewhat wrecked my GPA. Other than that, yep I am pretty typical, but would this be a good idea to write my essay about?</p>