OOS Student from Texas. Currently a senior. Please chance me.
Major: Neuroscience
GPA: 4.2292 (Weighted on a 4.0 scale)
Ranking: Top 25%
High School: Ranked 3rd in Texas and 12th in the nation (Rigorous Curriculum)
SAT: 1490 (EBRW: 720 Math: 770)
SAT Subject Tests- Math 2: 780
Biology: 780
Chemistry: 750
AP Classes and (scores):
Freshman: None taken, but mostly Pre-AP Classes
Sophomore: AP Computer Science (4)
AP World History (4)
Junior: AP Biology (4)
AP Physics 1 (4)
AP English Language and Composition (5)
Senior: AP Chemistry
AP Macroeconomics
AP U.S. Government
AP Physics 2
AP Calculus AB
Race: Indian
ECs
- Eagle Scout
- Research at Houston Methodist Research Institute (Cancer Pathology and then Neuroscience)
- Published a poem in a national book of poems
- Volunteer work: Over 150 hours
- Part-time job at a local Kumon Math & Reading
Awards:
- 10th Grade Pre-AP Algebra II award for having the highest grade in the class
- AP Scholar with Distinction (Summer after Junior Year)
Rec Letters:
- Counselor- 8 or 9/10
- Teacher 1 (Algebra II)- 9/10
- Teacher 2 (Physics 1 and 2)- 7 or 8/10
Essays:
Common App and Supplements: I think these are some of the strongest essays I have ever written. They demonstrate my struggles in life as well as how I learn from others.
Overall, I think my essays and my ECs are my strongest points. Sorry its long. Just in the home stretch and am extremely nervous.