Background: I’m an Asian female who goes to a large(ish) public high school in suburban California.
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.4 weighted
AP courses taken (through junior year): Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Biology, Chemistry, English Language/Composition, AP World History, AP US History
AP scores: All 5’s
SAT: 1560 (770 reading/790 math)
ACT: 35 composite
**I only took each of these tests once
SAT Subject: Math: 800 Chem: 790 Bio(E):770
Rank: My school doesn’t do ranks, but I’m in the top 20 of about 530
Onto EC’s…
Community service: about 200-220 hours (I don’t have an exact) including:
-coaching middle school quizbowl, science, and debate clubs
-volunteering at a nursing home
-rasing money (about 3000 dollars) for a nonprofit to help fund education in developing nations (organization omitted for privacy)
-public library event helper
-peer tutor and mentor to elementary and middle schoolers
Non-community service EC’s:
-pianist for 12 years; ABRSM certification levels 1-8 (8 is the highest possible before a diploma)
-speech and debate club president; Parliamentary debater who has earned awards in various competitions both locally and at larger state and interstate tournaments; public speaker with some local awards
-founder of an academic club that prepares students for medical competitions, internships, research, and other healthcare related stuff
-president of the mentor/tutoring club
- club athlete for a popular sport (no major awards, I’m quitting this year, sport not mentioned for privacy)
-internship with a professor; I came up with a problem and have worked on an experiment from scratch all summer
-writer for my school’s paper, usually a science column
-I’ve shadowed a cardiologist at his private practice and worked in the office and helped with testing (nothing major since I’m not a professional)
-USABO (USA Biology Olympiad) semifinalist
Hook: I have a chronic health condition that lead to a lot of trips to the hospital basically my whole childhood. Me being the curious and extremely bored person that I was in those hospitals, I was fascinated by the doctors and the stuff they did (I know it’s vague, this is just the overall gist of it). All this “stuff” has inspired me to become a physician (I specifically want to be a surgeon).
-This is it since I’m Asian, want to be pre-med, and come from a fairly wealthy background of graduate school educated family members. I’m not a legacy student.
**Tips on how to strengthen my app would be greatly appreciated since I’m a junior right now (therefore, I’m assuming that I will keep up the trend of all A’s and all 5’s. Not to be arrogant, but just to picture the best case scenario.)
Question: If I’m not likely for Brown PLME, how likely am I for Brown regular admissions?
Possible majors: Biochemistry, molecular biology, possibly applied math
FINAL NOTE: UCB, UCLA, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and Brown are definitely reach schools. I plan on having way more target and safety schools. Having said that, are there any reach-type schools that y’all think I have a decent shot at? I know admissions are honestly kind of a crapshoot, so I’m just lookin’ for an estimate.
Help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks guys!!