I’ve already accepted that Tufts is a reach school for me, but do I at least have a chance?
I’m planning on majoring biopsychology(if I get into Tufts).
Ethnicity: Asian (moved to America in 2007)
Residence: Maryland
Income: <$60,000
Gender: F
School Type - Suburban Public (best school in county)
School size - around 1900 students
GPA: 4.4[weighted]
Rank: top 11%
SAT: 2110 (superscore)
ACT: taking in couple days :o
SAT subject test: Math 1(800)
Math 2(800)
PSAT: 214
AP: 5 on AP Calculus AB, 3 on AP English(Lang&Comp), 5 on psychology and 3 on world history
Leadership: -Autism Youth Ambassadors Club (Vice President)
-Empire club (President)
Award: -maintaing 3.5GPA or higher during sports season (Tennis)
-honor roll (9,10,11)
-nominated for All Eastern band (top musicians from the East Coast are chosen)
-County executive award for serving the Korean community
-U.S.Senator (Ben Cardin) award
-County Governor (Larry Hogan) award
-honorable mention in National Spanish Exam
-AP scholar with honor
-national merit commended student
Extracurricular activities:
-National Spanish Honor Society
-Autism Youth Ambassador Club (vice president)
-President of Empire club (make tutorial videos for psychology/math every two weeks)
-Key Club
-Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra (Clarinetist) [Very selective group of musicians from all over the region]
- BCPS Side-By-Side Orchestra (Clarinetist) [Very selective audition process (top two clarinetists in the county)]
-BCPS All County Honors Band
-BCPS All County Honors Orchestra – first chair clarinetist two years in a row
-Maryland All State Junior/Senior Band [Highly selective audition process (been in it since 7th grade)
-Hanul-Sori Gayageum Orchestra [Year-round practice and performance at senior centers, Korean festivals, and local churches, teach how to play traditional Korean instruments to people of all ages ]
Volunteer/work experience: (over 300+ hours of service learning hours)
-intern at a rehabilitation center in Korean hospital for the summer
-intern at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for the summer
-set up chairs for orchestras every sundays)
-pot spring tutor (teach Kindergartens every week)
Common app essay: how my autistic sister shaped me
Supplement: I’m halfway done, but I wrote about how coming to America in 4th grade broadened my perspective by seeing the difference between Korea and America for “let your life speak”, my passion for making origamis for “what makes you happy”
Art supplement: a video of me playing a korean traditional instrument
To those who applied EDI, I can’t wait to hear good news from you!!! 