<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>This is my first time and I am a junior but I'm not sure what my target schools and reach schools should be. Could you just let me know whether I have a chance at top schools like columbia, johns Hopkins, and duke. I want to major in neuroscience and science is my core passion.</p>
<p>Basics:
Indian female
GPA: UW- 3.997 W: 4.56
Rank: top 4% at very competitive public high school
Haven't received my SAT reasoning score
Biology SAT: 790
Chemistry SAT: 790
Math SAT: 770</p>
<p>Schedule:
I was one of six out of 500 kids in my school to skip a grade in math
I have gotten all As in all subjects except a B+ in math every year. Will this hurt my chances even though I was a year ahead in math?</p>
<p>Eighth grade: Geometry honors
Freshman year: alg 2 H, Bio H, English H, Spanish H, World History H
Sophomore year: trig H, Chem H, USH H, Spanish H, English H
junior year: AP bio, APUSH, physics H, BC calculus, English H, Spanish honors</p>
<p>Guessing my senior schedule will look like this: Ap stats, ap Spanish, ap English, ap psych, ap Chem, Economics (elective), audit multivariable calculus</p>
<p>School clubs:</p>
<p>Assistant editor of literary magazine
Junior editor of cultural magazine
Vice president of community outreach club
Conducted successful colored pencil project drive to bring art supplies to countries
Science Olympiad States Team Member
First place in Massachusetts Science Olympiad
Individually first in food science and mousetrap vehicle
Academic Decathlon Honors team member
First place at state event
Received coach's medal
Spanish Honor Society
Women's ensemble- Costa Rica World Tour- performed for schools in Costa Rica</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>piano for 11 years- level 6 RCM passed with honors
Carnatic vocal music at Anubhava school of music 11 years
Indian classical dancing at Natyamani school of dance 11 years</p>
<p>Volunteering: ( all science- oriented)</p>
<p>I am a teachers assistant at Young Einstein Science club- I went to the club from fifth grade and once I graduated I went back and teach science through hands on experiments ever week.</p>
<p>I also conduct experiments for children at the fetch lab of the local discovery museum.</p>
<p>During the summer before junior year I was accepted into the highly competitive health corps at Beth Israel deaconess medical center. I was assistant at the pathology department and calibrated and checked various medical machinery such as blood gas analyzers and glucometers. </p>
<p>I am also the first high school fellow at Beyond Benign where I go to various elementary schools and spread awareness about green chemistry</p>
<p>Presidents award three years in a row</p>
<p>Competitions: ( what sets me apart) and awards</p>
<p>First place in the 6th central Massachusetts Brain Bee
Andrew m Sheridan young neuroscientist award</p>
<p>First place in the TiE young entrepreneurs business plan competition
Second place in the global business plan competition
I was the CEO of Illumination Corporation. Our product was a wireless solar powered case</p>
<p>Research: I am researching ion channel modeling using computer software under the mentorship of a professor of neuroscience at Amherst College</p>
<p>Thank you so much!!</p>