Chance Me (BU 2024 RD)

Objective:

ACT: 31
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 06/1050
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language/Composition, Psychology, US History, Biology, English Literature/Composition, Calculus BC w/ AB subscore, Chemistry, Human Geography
Major Awards: Just a bunch of Straight A and perfect attendance awards, AP Scholar with Honor

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Family responsibilities (oldest of three, parents home less than thrice a week, translating for them, housework, and basically raising my siblings)
  • Asian novel translation organization with over 20mil+ views in three years and overseeing 30+ translators, editors, and negotiating ebook licensing (co-founder, recruiter, lead editor)
  • Area 31 Career Center (student ambassador)
  • Indiana Academic Spell Bowl (senior captain)
  • Knitting/Crochet Club (student captain)
  • Student assistant of science department
  • Member of Principal’s Leadership Team for planning school events + suicide prevention
  • Yearbook committee (Lead editor, photographer, and main writer)

Job/Work Experience: Contracted novel translator for Qidian International/Webnovel (two years all year)
Volunteer/Community service: IU Methodist Hospital and IU University Hospital (150+ hours)
Summer Activities: None
Essays: Really satisfied with them, especially my personal statement (wrote about sophomore year when my family was on the verge of losing our income and home, how I dealt with it and what I learned from it)
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read any of them but got them from biomed/homeroom teacher for 3 years, an English teacher
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but should be good, I have a relatively close relationship with her

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public school
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $50,000-$75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college

Very solid chance I would say. Which school if you don’t mind me asking?

College of Arts & Science for biochemistry. My worry is in the fact that I’m pre-med but my main extracurricular is a translation organization (which kind of pertains more to linguistics, an area I plan on minoring in).