Demographics: Asian, female, Middle Class, U.S. permanent resident immigrated 5 years ago(1st gen immigrant), dad is currently laid off, highest level of education from both parents- bachelor’s degree
Intended Major: Biomedical Sciences(main choice) /biochemistry/biology
Academics: 30 ACT, 4.5 GPA, UW: 4.0,Rank 20/411~ top 5%,
Courses:
SR:AP CALC BC, AP ENGLISH LIT, AP BIO, Choir, Honors Gov, Honors Econ
JR: AP ENGLISH LANG -3 A-/A, AP CHEMISTRY-4 A+/A+, AP PHYSICS I-3 A/A- , Anatomy & Physiology Honors A+/A+, Pre AP Precal A/A, Honors U.S. History - A+/A+
SOPH: AP HUMAN GEOG-4 A-/A+, PreAP Alg 2 A+/A+, PreAP Chem A/A, Honors Eng A+/A+, PreAP Geom A+/A+, Choir, Honors Latin II -A+/A+
FR: PreAP Alg -A+/A+, PreAP Bio A/A+, Honors Eng A+/A, Latin I A+/A+, Choir, Intro to Health A+, PE A+, Honors World Hist A+/A+
Extracurriculars/Honors:
*Choir: TX 9/10 Region Choir 9th chair, TX 9/12 Region Choir 7th Chair, TX PreArea Choir 7th Chair, ALL state Solo & Ensemble- satisfactory rating , ALL state Solo & Ensemble- excellent rating
*Latin: Cum Laude Award National Latin Exam
*AP Scholar Award
*HOSA Regionals placer, Health Occupations Students of America(HOSA) State Champion, Made it to HOSA Nationals but didn’t place,
*Volunteer for Annual Blood Drives at School
*volunteer at library for children activities, basic housekeeping, help nonnative english speakers improve on their language skills,
*Latin Club Vice President during soph yr.
*HOSA Advisory Committee this sr. yr
*Student Tutoring: Tutor students in math/science, help with homework or reteach the lesson if they were absent, Tutor in Latin for National Latin Exam prep
*Chemistry Dept. Lab Aide- I basically set up the labs/make solutions/clean up for the 400-student chem dept.
*national Honor Society
*Science Bowl member(just started this yr, but I think I will be competing)
*Fluent in Tagalog
*expecting a Summa Cum Laude award upon graduation
Recommendation Letters will be great since I’m super close with my Chemistry, bio, and physics teachers. Essays are good according to my English teacher…
Schools: UChicago, John Hopkins, Rice, WashU, Baylor Univ. I know I have auto-admit to Texas A&M and Univ. of TX Austin