Currently a junior at ~ top 10 private schools in the country. Making these because a lot of leadership positions were decided this past week. I’m most likely going to ED to Duke. I want to become a doctor (electrophysiologist), so I will probably major in bio.
Objective:
UW GPA: 3.94
W GPA: 4.22 (no APs freshman/sophomore year)
Class rank: N/A, school doesn’t rank
SAT: absolutely bombed this, so not sending lol
ACT: 35 C, 10 W
SAT II: 800 Bio (M), 790 Math II, 790 Physics, 780 Chem, 800 Spanish
AP tests: Will be taking AP Spanish Lang, AP Physics 1, AP Biology, and AP English tests this year
Senior year schedule: AP Econ, AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, APUSH, honors journalism
Awards: National Spanish Exam Gold 9, 10, Silver 11. TEAMS (STEM competition) 1st place in 9/10 division, 2nd place in 11/12 division in Texas. Silver presidential volunteering award (175 community service hours) 10, 11
Subjective:
Leadership positions:
- McDonald's Week Events Chair (junior class event that raised over $10,000 for homeless shelter)
- iGEM Captain (bio-technology team that competes in science competiton)
- Biology section editor of school science journal 11; editor 12
- Research Director for School Newspaper 12: One of the best school newspapers in the country (paper won Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Gold Crown: 9, 10 -> Highest recognition a newspaper can receive from the CSPA and Pacemaker Award (NSPA): 10 -> Highest award given by the National Scholastic Press Association for school publication)
- Chess Volunteering Program Leadership Board: 10, 11, 12
- Chess tutoring outreach program head director: 12
- Chess Club secretary 11, Vice-president 12
- Community service board: 12
Extracurriculars:
JV Golf Team 10, Varsity 11 (lettered junior year)
Volunteer trainer (150 hours) at a local hospital: 9, 10, 11
Volunteer at daycare for disabled children (150 hours): 9, 10, 11
I have a bit less than 500 community service hours from my freshman, sophomore, and junior years combined (will inclu. junior year summer, mostly from daycare/hospital/chess volunteering)
Founded math and science tutoring program at local elementary school: 11
Lion and Sword (basically NHS for private schools): 12
Will be doing research this summer at a brain health institute at a local university
Shadowed local cardiologist: sophomore summer and planning to continue this summer
Unpaid Internship at local medical practice over summer (worked as a scribe and compiled patient data on online database): sophomore summer and hopefully this summer (if I have time)
Journalism workshops: freshman, sophomore, and junior summers
I know my ECs are kind of all over the place, but my school emphasizes getting involved in a variety of activities.