Bio:
- Citizenship: US, Egypt
- State of residence: Ohio
- Class: 2018
- Race: White (Middle Eastern)
- Gender: Male
- Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)
School:
- Private school (around 200 kids total, 57 in my grade)
- Graduates (How many go to Ivies): 3 per year, 5 last year (there’s normally only around 30 students in a graduating class)
- APs Offered: 11, 3 of them fine arts (3 APs per year maximum)
- Only 5 classes per semester, including free period 90% of students take
Academic Profile:
- Unweighted GPA: 3.90 (calculated this myself, school doesn’t send unweighted)
- Weighted GPA: 4.10
- SAT: 1500 (730 rw, 770 m)
- AP Scores: Biology (4), Psychology (5)
- Rank: school does not report class rank
Senior Year Courses (APs):
- AP Calculus AB (school doesn’t offer BC)
- AP Chemistry
- AP United States History
EC (I have more, this is more quality over quantity):
- Varsity Tennis Team co-captain
- Science Olympiad co-president
- 45+ hours volunteering at local university hospital
- 30+ hours fundraising/volunteering for local mosque
- 75+ hours of shadowing at a local hospital
- Math Club
Honors:
- Academic Honor Roll
- National Society of High School Scholars (school isn’t a member of NHS)
- National Spanish Exam Medal Winner (Gold last year, Silver this year)
Question: I have heard nothing but good things about the academics of Wake Forest, but when I went to research some more about their science/pre-med programs, I got kind of skeptical. While I don’t put much weight into rankings, Wake Forest is ranked #118 for biological sciences in US News. So, how are the science programs at Wake Forest?
Thanks!