<p>I plan to complete a double major in Chemistry/Economics and take the pre-med track.</p>
<p>South Asian female from a public school in NJ.
Currently a rising senior.
Family Income- upper middle class</p>
<p>UW GPA: currently 3.93
Weighted GPA: currently 4.5
Class rank: Top 5%
Course load: very rigorous
AP Classes (Taken in Sophomore/Junior year): AP Chemistry (5), AP Microeconomics (4), AP Calc B.C. (5), AP Biology, AP Gov. & Pol, AP English Language and Composition, AP Statistics (4),
Senior year APs (most likely): AP Lit, AP CompSci, AP Macroeconomics, AP US History, AP Spanish
*AP Physics wouldn't fit in my schedule</p>
<p>Plan on submitting ACT score- 30 (did really well in math/writing but science/reading lowered my overall composite/ didn't really study)
retaking in September & October (if needed)
SAT II's: Chem - 720 might retake/didn't really study
Math II - 720/740</p>
<p>Recs:</p>
<ol>
<li>AP Chemistry Teacher- hoping it will be good, considering I averaged 99% in that class & got a 5 on the exam.</li>
<li>AP Calculus B.C. Teacher- hoping it will also be good because I'm averaging ~97%</li>
<li>Guidance Rec</li>
<li>Rec form the professor I'm doing an internship with this summer</li>
</ol>
<p>EC's:
FBLA- President, vp (11th) (attend Regionals every year and the State Leadership Conference)
School Newspaper Club- on the editorial board
Peer Tutoring- founder/president
Model U.N.- on the executive board (senior year) - participation in PMUNC, RUMUN, NAIMUN (2 Years)
Asian American Club- secretary (as of senior year)
Chemistry Olympics- co-president (as of senior year)
Chemistry Olympiad- participant
Academic Team- captain (as of senior year)
Dance- graduating at the end of my senior year (learning since I was 8)
National Honors Society
National Spanish Honors Society
Spanish Club</p>
<p>Awards/Merit:
Elk of the Month by the US National Benevolent Elk Society
5th Place- Chemistry Olympics 2011
8th place- Chemistry Olympics 2010
Participation in Chemistry Olympiad
Participation in Moody's Math Challenge
Awarded for Academic Achievement in Spanish (2009), Science (2010), and Mathematics (2011)</p>
<p>Volunteer:
- approx ~200 hours + at the Hospital
` ~110 hours + tutoring students at the public library and at my school</p>
<p>Extra:
Work experience- Kumon - tutoring kids during the summer (2011)
Internship with a professor in UMDNJ (2011)
Shadowed my physician every summer.
Got accepted to take chemistry course at Princeton University in the fall, however there are many scheduling conflicts; I hope to resolve them so I can take the course</p>
<p>Planning on starting a nonprofit organization to raise money for genetic research </p>
<p>Overall, I was born and raised in NY. I visited Columbia University this summer and ABSOLUTELY fell in love. It was one of the only campuses where I could actually envision myself studying in the future.</p>