CHANCE ME FOR PENN ED (CAS)

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GPA: UW 3.88 W 4.38 (UPWARD TREND 3.61 fr, 3.90 so. 4.0 jr. 80% chance 4.0 sr)
ACT: 35 (36 superscored)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Physics
Class Rank: Top 4%
AP: 12 APs by the end of it all: Euro, Chem, APUSH, Physics 1, Spanish, Calc BC, Psych, Bio, Micro and Macro (self study), APCS (self study), Stat (self study)
Awards: Won a Indian Cultural Writing Contest 5 years in a row, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, Regis Book Award.

ECs:
Music:
-Been playing the classical violin in traditional and Indian Carnatic styles (12 years),
-Indian Carnatic vocal training (12 years),
-alto and bari sax (12 years),
-Piano (13 years)

  • I am the lead alto sax for a select wind ensemble, and the jazz band
  • I also filled in at the bari sax for a few years in the jazz band
  • received the 8th Grade ABRSM Certification in Classical Piano (certified to teach professionally)-
    -Graduate of ABRSM Royal Examination board-- passed all 8 grade levels
  • Performed Classical Indian Music in Hindu temples
  • I’m also a DJ in my free time and create remixes to classics
  • Tri-M Music Honors Society

Academics:
-National Honors Society

  • Torch and Laurel Society
  • Attended the National Congress of Future Medical Leaders
  • Founder of the Wolverines of Wall Street (a finance club currently among the most popular clubs at our school)
  • Founding Member of the Young Philosophers (a group that discusses philosophy)
  • Core Member of the Math team and Academic Decathlon
  • Intern as a Surgical Assistant in India (2 years)
  • Shadowed an Ayurvedic Healer (ancient forms of healing in India), conducted research on the legitimacy of Ayurvedic techniques
  • Taken several online courses in AI, Nueroscience, and Big Data (a rising field)
  • Preparing for a Cloudera certification in Big Data
  • Will conduct research this summer on the applications of Big Data to Cancer research
    -Executive in a company (theIndUS Network),
    -coded in HTML for a company-6 years
    -Published medical articles on an e-magazine

Job/Work Experience: Coded for a the IndusNetwork, Medical Internship in India, Part-Time Spanish and Math Tutor

Volunteer/Community service: Played Music for War Veterans-3 years, Charles River Cleanup- 2 years, Peer Tutoring, 180+ Hours in the Local Hospital

Sports: Was on a USA Swim Team (4 years), Varsity Track, and AAU Basketball

I aspire to be a cardiologist as a close family member suffered a near fatal heart attack. I wrote my essay on this and I think it’s good.

Intended major(s): Pre-Med

School Type: Small, Highly Competitive, Nationally Ranked Public School

Ethnicity:Indian

Gender:M

Income Bracket: High

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation

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Looks good to me. My son got in with weaker stats and no APs (he had community college classes). He didn’t apply ED, though, so your chances are definitely better with ED.

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If your thinking about pursuing Pre-med, you could major in anything you just need to take the required classes to do well on the MCAT and get into med school. From the looks of what you posted, you have vast experience in computer science. Have you thought about majoring in that subject, or something IT related, and still take the premed classes? The music part, I would probably not count on, thats just me talking. However, for medical school it is good to show you are willing to give your talents to a notable cause. Be yourself and live your passion.