Hello,
my SAT optional schools are Holy Cross, Wesleyan, Bowdoin, and Bates
All advice is appreciated, thank you
WARNING–> this is long, so if you chance me please take some time to read through it
BASE INFORMATION---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application type: RD
Minority Status: Hispanic/Latino and Black
Prospective Major: Neuroscience
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SATs: Opting not to send
GPA: 4.0 and 4.54 out of 4.0 W and UW respectively.
Rank: top 10%
CLASS BREAKDOWN APs taken: AP Human Geography and AP Language
Duel Enrollments taken–> these are listed as duel enrollments and APs (At the college (Clark University)): Chemistry, Biology 101, Biology 102, and recently completed Neuroscience
Senior Course load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Stats, Neuroscience DE, Psychology DE, Honors English IV
DE’s completed at Holy Cross and Clark University
Note: All classes taken other than AP or DE are Honors.
ECs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Poetry club 1y
-Cross country 4y and team captain 2y
-Track and field 3y (waiting for spring season) captain 2y
-Math club 2y
-Member of the congressional youth cabinet for my state 2y
-Youth Compliance Check Officer for the FDA 2y
-NHS with over 300 service hours
-English Teacher and Tutor for refugee and asylee youth with shalom neighborhood center 4y
-English math and biology tutor for past couple months
-participated in many campaigns and get out the vote efforts
-translator and volunteer for my city’s election commission
-intern for my public health department
-intern for oncology clinic at UMASS med school
Honorable Mentions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lab: Research at Meyer Lab for Neuroscience at Clark University (about 6 months and counting) Worked on Neural gene fate specification in Annelid Cteleta
3 other labs as part of my DE chem and bio classes
Co-Founder of Brothers on a Mission which is a non profit organization to fund trips and supplies for impoverished communities in the Dominican republic and Haiti.
Funded 6 trips now
Accomplishments: A lot of supply and food distribution, Building of a playground, building of a restaurant, establishment and building of a church, hired a dentist, led group programs.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Essay: Very good
Supplement for Bowdoin and Bates: Good
Recs: Guidance counselor-- not so good unfortunately, English Teacher and Track Coach-- Very good, History and AP Gov teacher-- couldn’t read but he writes good recs Additional rec by my Neuroscience professor who also oversees the lab I work in
HOOK: URM
I omitted my SATs as I did not want them to factor into the chance.
Thank you again if you read this all
-Lucas