Demographics:
Asian - Hindu
Male
Philadelphia suburbs (PA resident) (OOS)
Magnet high school that has been ranked highly in the state
x > $100,000
Hooks: None
GPA/Test Scores:
3.95 on a weighted 4.0 scale (3.50 on an unweighted scale, but school does not officially keep this on record to send to colleges. It is just for a student to see.)
Rank: School does not rank
SAT (old) - 680 M, 680 CR, 770 WRI
ACT - 33 (35E, 34M, 30R, 33SCI, 28W)
SAT II - Math II (730)
National Merit Commended Scholar (1410/1520)
(School held in the top PA school rankings for the past few years)
Courseload (as well as how the courses are weighted in my district):
9th - Pre-IB Physics (Honors), Introduction to Engineering (Regular), Pre-IB Literature (Honors), Pre-IB International Studies (Honors), Pre-IB Algebra II (Honors), Symphony Orchestra (Regular), German II (Regular), Health and Wellness (Regular), Introduction to Programming (Regular)
10th - Pre-IB Civics and Government (Honors), Pre-IB Biology (Honors), Pre-IB Chemistry (Honors), Pre-IB Math Analysis (Honors), Health and Wellness II (Regular), Symphony Orchestra (Regular), Intro to Engineering II (Regular), Pre-IB American Literature (Honors), German III (Regular)
11th - IB Literature HL (AP), IB History SL (Honors), IB Psychology HL (AP), IB Mathematics SL (Honors), Health and Medicine I (Regular), Health and Medicine II (Regular), IB German SL (Honors), IB TOK SL (Honors), IB Biology HL (AP), Symphony Orchestra (Regular)
12th - IB Literature HL Yr. 2 (AP), IB History SL Yr. 2 (Honors), IB Psychology HL Yr. 2 (AP), IB Mathematics SL Yr. 2 (Honors), Health and Medicine III (Regular), IB German SL Yr. 2 (Honors), IB TOK SL Yr. 2 (Honors), IB Biology HL Yr. 2 (AP), Symphony Orchestra (Regular)
Extracurriculars:
H.O.S.A. (Health Occupations Students of America) (9, 10, 12) - Held a leadership position in tenth grade, 3rd at regionals in the Medical Photography event that same year.
Boys’ Tennis (10, 11, 12) - Played JV matches in tenth and eleventh grades, played some varsity matches in eleventh grades, played in a JV tournament in tenth grade.
School Orchestra (9, 10, 11, 12) - Violin player.
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) (9, 10) - Took part in the Healthcare Administration and Economics events.
Speech and Debate (11, 12) - Took part in the dramatic interpretation and humorous interpretation in 11th and 12th, respectively.
National Honors Society (11, 12)
Student Government/Council (11, 12)
Politics Club (12) - Helped co-found a club meant to discuss political actions and events in the world today.
Statistics Club (11, 12) - Learned about different types of statistics and their uses.
Hacking Club (10, 12) - Helped organize a hack-a-thon at my school in tenth grade, going to a hack-a-thon at Swarthmore this Saturday.
Junior Achievement Program at Pfizer Inc. (12) - This is an extracurricular that focuses on organizing a business from startup to liquidation.
Volunteering/Jobs/Work Experiences:
Worked at a local ACT/SAT preparation place (owner is a family friend) (11th, 12th)
Week-long practicum at Depuy Synthes - a J&J company. (12th)
Week-long practicum at SAP America (12th)
School UNICEF Chapter (11, 12)
School Key Club Chapter (12)
Summer Activities:
Hospital volunteer in patient escort department (2016)
Coaching volunteer for a family friend’s youth tennis organization (2015 & 2016)
Essays:
Common App - 9.0 or 9.5 out of 10.
(I have a college essay advisor, so she was a big help in ensuring that my essay came off as moving. I wrote about not making the tennis team in ninth grade and how I overcame that, and also about how my lack of balance and structure in tenth grade negatively impacted my grades and averages.)
1st Choice Major: Biomedical Engineering
2nd Choice Major: Finance