Hello CC! I was wondering if you guys could chance me for the following BS/MD programs: UNR, VCU, and Hofstra.
Stats:
GPA - UW 4.0; W 4.8 (Valedictorian, Harvard Club of Nevada Nominee)
PSAT - 1490/1520 (National Merit Semifinalist)
SAT - 1540/1600 (800-Math; 740-Verbal)
ACT - 34
AP Scores - 5: Calc, Lang, Seminar; 4: World, US Hist. (AP Scholar W/Distinction)
Demographics:
First generation Indian American male
$100,000- $140,000 household income
Attending inner city magnet high school in Las Vegas
Senior Year Schedule:
AP Research, AP Econ, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Stats, Principles of Genetics
Total AP Courses (13), the rest were honors
Volunteering
-St. Rose Dominican Hospital JRU, Med/Surg, IMC, Front Desk; 700 Hours (Team Lead - 3 years)
-Organized a city wide anti-bullying/anti-violence campaign and served as the project’s budget/pr director (was recognized by my county’s commissioner with a scholarship and the opportunity to sit next to him during a city council meeting)
-Cleveland Clinic (80 hours)
-Volunteered in a leprosy clinic in a small town in India
Work Experience:
-Palms Human Resources Intern; not directly related to medicine but taught me some important communication/conflict management skills that could be applied to medicine
-National Election Day Poll Worker; communication-driven, service oriented job
Shadowing Experience:
-UMC Certified Non-Physician Observer; 150 Hours (Shadowed internist, pediatric gastroenterologist, anesthesiologist, and oncologist)
Research Projects:
-UNLV Research Assistant; 75 hours (work in a nationally recognized brain cancer lab)
-AP Capstone: two independent papers 1). implications of dual career families, 2). the behavioral psychology of valedictorians
Leadership
-Southern Nevada Water Authority Youth Advisory Chair - researched water related health issues and pitched solutions to the clark county commissioners and snwa board of directors
-Started a nonprofit ACE Foundation to help inner city children get into college and find employment opportunities within our city
-Student Ambassador/Magnet Program Recruiter
-Key Club Treasurer (ran for president and didn’t win, I consider this my answer to the “biggest failure” question)
-NTHS VP
-Mu Alpha Theta Secretary
-Chess Club PR Director
-Team Lead St. Rose Volunteering
-Budget/PR Director for Anti-Bullying campaign
Clubs
-Key Club (Inducted, 150 hours - worked with Project 150, Three Square, Assistance League of Las Vegas, and American Cancer Society)
-NTHS (Inducted, 50 hours - worked with Blind Center of Nevada and Nevada Parternship for Homeless Youth)
-NHS (Inducted, 30 hours - worked with the Springs Preserve)
-HOSA (Barbara James Service Award, 3rd place epidemiology; 10 hours - Leukemia/Lymphoma Society, Walk to End Alzheimers, American Heart Association)
-DECA (2nd food marketing, 3rd buying and merchandising team decision making)
-FBLA (1st word processing, 1st help desk, 3rd global business)
-Tennis (2x state champion team)
-Orchestra (Nevada ASTA superior rating, violinst/bassist)
-Varsity Quiz (2015 state champion)
One-Time Honors
Valedictorian
Academic Lantern/Honor Roll
Harvard Club of Nevada Candidate
National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
Student of the Month
Additional Skills
-Child/Adult CPR/AED & First Aid Certified
-Reading/writing proficiency in Spanish