My top choices are Tulane and WashU so I was wondering if anyone would be able to give me any idea if I’m a competitive candidate or not!
I have legacy at WashU as my mom went there in the '90s
Applying for a major in Public Health
GPA: 4.2
ACT: 31 (retook in December so I’m waiting to see if it goes up more)
Reading: 36
English: 33
Science: 30
Math: 25 (really low I know…)
Half Chinese half white female
7 AP’s 4’s on 4 exams taking 3 this year
Daughter of a first-gen immigrant, dad on disability after a car accident that left him paralyzed (which I talk about in my essay)
I am involved in a Pre-Professional Health Sciences Academy where we shadow in hospitals (not currently because of covid) and learn other medical skills
EC’s
4 years of golf, 3 on varsity, Conference team champions in 2019 and individual medalist in 2019 and 2020
Vice President of National Honors Society- I’ve organized tons of volunteer opportunities for the school and in the community. (Black Lives Matter demonstrators in St. Louis, homeless shelter, families in my community, etc)
President and Founder of Cultural Immersion Club. Focused on spreading cultural awareness throughout the school and community.
President of a Feminist club focuses on education about women’s empowerment and raise awareness about social justice issues
Science Honors Society
Spanish Club
Medical Science Club
Link Crew
Special Olympics
Youth and Government
Piano for 10 years
Classical Ballet training for 14 years
Paid work at an Insurance Company
Like I mentioned earlier my dad is a quadriplegic, so I spend a lot of time with him doing physical therapy, taking care of bills and taxes, and day-to-day tasks for him.
I volunteer regularly (pre-covid) at a nursing home
I volunteered for the 2020 election
I received a school award for excellence in academics for physics in 2020
Summa Cum Laude honors
I am also applying to UPenn, UChicago, USC, Loyola Chicago, UMich, Missouri State, UMKC, and St. Louis University, but they’re my reaches and backups