<p>Ethnicity: Asian(chinese)
I have pretty horrific grades, mediocre SATs, but i'd say more decent ECs, any chance would be helpful, and i will chance back!</p>
<p>SAT I: 2110 (720 CR, 690 MATH, 700 Writing, i'm taking once more in October, and taking ACTs once as well)
SAT 2: 780 Biology (M), 760 US History, 720 Math II, (670 physics)</p>
<p>CLASSES TAKEN</p>
<p>9th grade:
English Honors
Latin 2 Honors
Geometry Honors
Algebra 2 Honors
Freshman Physics Honors
World History Honors
Orchestra</p>
<p>10th grade
English Honors
Latin 3 Honors
Pre-Calculus Honors
AP Physics B
AP US history</p>
<p>11th Grade
English Honors
Latin 4 Honors (They cancelled Latin AP Literature the year before, which would have ended up being the latin class i take junior year and the curriculum is nearly identicle, my highschool profile that is sent to colleges reaffirms that fact)
Calculus
AP Biology
AP European History
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics</p>
<p>12th Grade
AP English Literature and Comp.
AP Calculus AB
AP Environmental Science
AP Psychology
AP Chemistry</p>
<p>Also taking a Biochemistry Course under the local "Harvard Extension" program (which is more or less the same as taking a course at a local CC) </p>
<p>My Cumulative GPA is 3.09/4 Unweighted, and my school doesn't do class ranks, meaning that i have a general B average (Some B-'s and some B+s and some A-s spread throughout)</p>
<p>AP scores:
AP Biology: 5
AP Microeconomics: 5
AP Macroeconomics: 4
AP European History:4
AP US HIST:4
AP PHYSICS B:3</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
High School Swimming team(2009-present) Team competes in MIAA (State league D2)
- Varsity 3 years, and definitely will make varsity senior year as well)
- Captain (elected by team)
- School awarded 110% (2010)
- Placed 8th in 500 Freestyle at championship league meet (2012)</p>
<p>Town Swimming team (2002 - Present) Team competes in WSSL (winter suburban swimming league, 13 towns make up the league)
- Captain (2011)(2012)
- Instructs practices on mondays, wednesday, fridays
- Earned the Coaches Award (2010)(2011)</p>
<p>Belmont Aquatics Team (2007-present) Team competes in USA swimming [USAswimming.org
- 10 hours practice/week</p>
<p>Asian American Club (2009- present)
- Treasurer (2010)
- Vice President (2011)
- President (2012)
- I coordinated the clubs annual schoolwide performance that donates proceeds to charity (donated 850$ to haiti [Doctor's without Borders] in 2010, 1400$ to japan [red cross] in 2011, and 900$ to local boston homeless shelter in 2012)</p>
<p>Greater Boston Asian Student Association (2012)
- Founder & one of 8 board members
- connecting 4 local highschools together
- collectively work to improve each school's respective asian club
- planning for a larger collaboration to put on a huge performance to donate to inner city children in march</p>
<p>Science Team (2009 - Present)</p>
<p>Modern Politics Club (2011 - present)</p>
<p>Service trip to rural china (2010)
- taught english and corrected term papers</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<p>Working at Brigham and women's hospital (6/2012 -> present) intend to carry through school year
- Research trainee
- acquiring work experience at an NIH granted laboratory
- developing knowledge of essential lab protocols</p>
<p>Fudan University (shanghai China) (6/2010-9/2010)
-Worked with model organisms using onion extract
-Practiced ethical animal testing techniques</p>
<p>Recommendations: Latin 3h teacher, nominated and was awarded with honorable mention at annual school award ceremony, and Sophomore Chemistry Teacher. Also intend to ask head of lab to write me a letter of recommendation?</p>
<p>Colleges:</p>
<p>Reaches:
Brandeis
UCLA
Johns Hopkins University
New York University
Tufts</p>
<p>More reasonable schools:
Univ. Toronto
McGill Univ.
Boston University</p>
<p>Safety:
Northeastern Univ.
UMASS Boston</p>
<p>i'm aware i have a few reaches, but i'm still figuring my final list of schools to apply to</p>
<p>Intended major: Biology (premed track at this point in time is what i think i want to follow)</p>
<p>Should i ED/EA to my reaches? ANY thoughts, chances, and opinions are VERY welcome!</p>
<p>Thanks for reading! i will chance anyone that chances me</p>