chance me for oxford...yes i know it's impossible to get in.lol

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>School type: public
location:Maryland
race/gender: Indian( the one from India.lol), female
major: biology
current unweighted gpa: 4.0
class rank: 1/430</p>

<p>SAT- total:2270 breakdown: math: 740 CR- 730 writing: 800
SAT II's took bio-700. U.S history 760
plan on taking chem, math ii and doing well</p>

<p>Courses
9th grade
Gt English ( highest possible except for ap)
Gt math
AP biology- 5
Gt American gov
french III
orchestra</p>

<p>10th grade:
Gt English
AP chemistry- 4
Ap statistic's 4
GT precalc
french IV
Gt world history</p>

<p>11th grade
AP english 4
Ap macroeconomics 5
Ap microeconomics 5
AP french
AP U.S 5
AP Calc a/b 5</p>

<p>12th grade</p>

<p>AP calc b/c
Ap Lit
Ap Psych
AP human geography
Gt accounting
AP euro
gym</p>

<p>Extracurriculars -</p>

<p>-will have done a summer internship at NIH in the lab of cardiovascular science for two summers. summer of 2008/2009. i'm close with my mentor and she's impressed with my work so i hope to get a rec from her.
-3 years varsity tennis in high school.
-key club( 9-12) have done a lot of volunteering for it french club(9-12), nhs(9-12), literary magazine(10-12) It's academic( 11-12) math Nhs( 11-12) french nhs(9-12) science nhs- 12th grade. peer tutoring- 9-12.
Started south Asian society (SAS)-president/ founder- basically we watch asian movies. play asian games, asian cuisine.it's really ethnic but anyone can join and feel comfortable
-volunteer at the greater Baltimore temple and help set up other activities.
- do Indian dance rigorously. will get my dance degree end of senior year. typically takes about 8 years. I've been doing dance since 6th grade
- black belt in taekwando</p>

<p>Awards-
Tennis:
9th grade. 1st place county and regional tournament
10th grade. 2nd place in county and regional tournament
11th grade: 1st place in county and regional tournament, 4th place at states
- awards for maintaining a 4.0 gpa during varsity sports seasons/ earned varsity letter every year</p>

<p>Science:
-discovery channel young scientist semifinalist 2006- for excellent communication skills
- 2006 baltimore science fair- 1st place and another award for best project in medicine.
2009 Baltimore science fair- award from u.s corps for excellence and one from another company
2008- NIH poster day/ science fair- 1st place.</p>

<p>Random:</p>

<p>future business leaders of America- 1st place at school and regionals, 2nd at states- topic was introduction to business communications
- 11th place in state for french national exam
- 1st place in high school poetry competition Baltimore county
- AP scholar
- published a memoir/ short story in Maryland voices which gets submissions from all of Maryland.</p>

<p>i may have missed a few things here and there though. if i think of anything i'll post it i guess.</p>

<p>I'm think i should be able to get a good rec from my teacher. good essays( we did sample essays in English and my teacher thought it would be excellent if i made a few corrections. ) </p>

<p>Research and passion for biology is what i plan on emphasizing on my personal statement.
hopefully i will also have an awesome reference from a teacher who will also mention my achievements in research. </p>

<p>will also be published in a research paper at some point in the future- i could mention this is in my personal statement or the reference.</p>

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<p>irrelevant</p>

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within range. They will ignore anything not science related.</p>

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These are the only relevant grades, and they will ignore non-science APs. I have put a * next to the only ones I think they will be bothered about for a Biology applicant.
These are the A-level subjects they like (and hence the best AP subjects to choose)</p>

<p><a href=“Trinity College Cambridge | University of Cambridge”>Trinity College Cambridge | University of Cambridge;

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This is good. All other ECs irrelevant and if you fill up your application writing about them, you will just look like an unfocussed student who does not spend enough time studying.</p>

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<p>Some of these might be good, but not if you were 12! I would probably only include the 2008 one. </p>

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Make sure it is your Bio/science teacher. Get them to write about why you would be a good scientist/science student.</p>

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well that was a huge waste of time then. I think you had better review how the application process works. No essays necessary.
[Biological</a> Sciences - How to apply - University of Oxford](<a href=“http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses/biological_sciences/biological_science_2.html]Biological”>http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses/biological_sciences/biological_science_2.html)</p>

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Yes that is what they are looking for. “I want to study Biology because…”. Try to sound serious and studious. Do NOT describe any personal journeys and the like(unless you want them to think you are seriously unhinged…)</p>

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I would put this in the personal statment, but if the person writing the reference knows about this, then I don’t see why they can’t write about it as well. Definitely put this in somewhere though.</p>

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<p>thanks for the detailed answer cupcake!! I’ll look into my personal statement stuff and the reference stuff.</p>