Hi, I am a rising senior from Massachusetts and my number one school is Brown. Other schools I want to apply to are Harvard, Stanford, Yale, UPENN, Vassar, and Williams College. Any and all input is very much appreciated. Thank you so much for helping me out!
Intended major: neuroscience
GPA(out of 100): 95.8 unweighted
SAT 1: 1520 (770 english, 750 math)
SAT 2: 710 Biology and taking the Math 1 and 2 in August - will submit my higher score
AP: Bio(5), Stats(5), Comp Sci A(4)
Rank: school doesn’t rank
AP classes: AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science
Senior year classes: AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP Lang, TA for Anatomy and Physiology, Exercise Physiology, ASL 2, Film studies
Also, I’m taking a summer class at Harvard right now (Foundations of Neuroscience) which I have an A in as of now
Work:
-Worker at Cambridge Hospital for this summer
-I worked with a PhD student at MIT on her wearable technology device for her computer science degree sophomore and junior year
-Participated in a program called Young Leaders in STEM where I worked with different graduate students in their labs during the summer of my sophomore year
-Activity coordinator at the Elder Service Plan, an organization that provides healthcare services to elderly with comprehensive medical needs, junior year summer
Volunteer:
-Volunteer at Massachusetts General Hospital for junior year
-Junior mentor for Science Club For Girls for sophomore year
-Volunteer with Birthday Wishes for 15 years
ECs:
-I founded an exercise club at my school to help combat the obesity epidemic (president)
-Medical club for two years
-Jewish club for two years
-Computer science club for two years
-ASL club for one year
-History club for one year
-Travel softball tournament team for seven years (captain)
-High school varsity softball team for three years
-Coached my in-town girls softball team sophomore year
-High school fencing team for junior year
-Competitive gymnast for Freshman through junior year
-High school gymnastics team for sophomore year
Awards/certificates:
-Core chemistry award of excellence
-Best of the best workers for my time at the Elder Service Plan
-Unsung Hero for my high school gymnastics team
-Honorable mention at the state level at National History Day
-Certificate for volunteering at Mass Gen
-Certificate for volunteering with Birthday Wishes
-AP Scholar Award
-First Honors Award; eight times (a school academic award)