Chance Me: Rice (ED), NYU, Berkeley, UMich

<p>Senior in High School
Ethnicity: Pakistani
From Houston, TX</p>

<p>Major: Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology & Ecology
Minor: Political Science</p>

<p>ACADEMIA</p>

<p>Class Rank: 19/801 (top 3 %)
GPA: 5.15/6.00 = 3.43/4.00</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 29/36
ACT Writing: 12/12</p>

<p>AP Classes:
11: Statistics, US History, English Language
12: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, English Literature, and BC Calculus</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (Leadership)</p>

<p>-Tennis:
2 Years JV, 1 Year Varsity</p>

<p>-United States Tennis Association:
Member</p>

<p>-Volunteering at Hospital:
400 Hours
(Officer)</p>

<p>-Health Occupations Students of America:
55 Hours Community Service
(Vice President/Website Developer and Manager/Walk Coordinator)
State Competitor, 7th Place</p>

<p>-Ecology Club:
(Co-President)</p>

<p>-Superintendent's Student Advisory Council:
1 of 5 students selected to represent my high school</p>

<p>-Congressional Award Program:
Bronze, Silver, and Gold Certificate Recipient </p>

<p>-University Interscholastic League Academics:
-Districts & Regional Competitor, 4th Place Spelling</p>

<p>-Spanish National Honor Society
member</p>

<p>-National Honor Society
member</p>

<p>-Distributive Education Clubs of America:
competed; worked at school store</p>

<p>-Shadowed local doctors at several hospitals</p>

<p>-Medical Volunteer Abroad Program:
traveled to Central America
shadowed doctors
helped out in a clinic
educated locals on the importance of adequate water consumption through speech and presentation</p>

<p>-Self Made Fundraiser for Pakistan Flood Victims, raised $1500</p>

<p>LOR/ESSAY/INTERVIEW</p>

<p>LOR- teacher, counselor, and doctor
Essays-(average +)
Interview- did a separate interview with an alumni and one on campus</p>

<p>INTERESTS</p>

<p>Travel- been to the Far East, South Asia, Mexico, Central America, North Africa, Canada
Media- I follow up with the news daily from local to national to international. Reading articles, youtube vids, documentaries, etc.
Physical Activities- Tennis, Working out, Running at the park
Random- love extraordinary things, the unexplained, conspiracies. I like to research, discover, and conclude.</p>

<p>Rice and Berkeley - high reaches with the given GPA and ACT scores.</p>

<p>I am very surprised 3.43 in a Houston high school translates to top 3%.</p>

<p>i miscalculated. it’s a 3.9/4</p>