<p>How am I looking for USC (undergrad)?</p>
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<li>Major: Bioengineering/Biomedical engineering</li>
<li>CA/Male/Asian</li>
<li>School: One of the most competitive schools in Cali (1H, 1Y, 1P, 2S this year, 6-7 to each UC, 1UPenn, 1JHU, 1Cornell)</li>
<li><p>Rank: 68/646 until 1st semes Junior year (10.5%).. awaiting 2nd semes. rank (will go up into or very very close to 10%)</p></li>
<li><p>GPA: Not sure on the formula so here are my grades:</p></li>
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<p>H = Honors</p>
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<li><p>9th (yea I really screwed up 9th grade... moved here from MN & the classes were wayy more advanced here in CA - I'll try to talk about that in my essay)
H Global Studies/Health A- / A-
Eng A / A
Bio A / B+
Span 1 A / B
Marching Band/Symphonic Band A / A
H Geometry B+ / B
PE A / A</p></li>
<li><p>Summer @ local CC
H Alg. II A</p></li>
<li><p>10th
Span 2 B+ / A-
Phys A / A
Marching Band/Wind Symphony A / A
H Eng B+ / B+
Chem A / A
H PreCalc A / A
AP World Hist. C+ / B-</p></li>
<li><p>Summer @ local CC
H US Hist. A</p></li>
<li><p>11th
AP Phys A / B
Marching Band/Wind Symphony A / A
AP Calc A / A
AP Eng Lang. & Comp. B- / B-
CS A+ / A
Span 3 A- / A</p></li>
<li><p>12th
AP Stat.
AP Bio
AP Eng Lit.
AP Gov. & MacroEcon
AP CS
Marching Band/Wind Ensemble II</p></li>
<li><p>SAT: Superscore 2140; 2100 (640CR, 720W, 740M), 2100 (600CR, 720W, 780M), retaking for 2250+</p></li>
<li><p>SAT II: MathIIc 800, Phys 750 (retaking), Bio (pending, say maybe 750 for chance purposes)</p></li>
<li><p>APs: Calc BC (5), Calc AB Subscore (5), Eng Lang. (3), Phys Mech (3), Phys E&M (3), World History (3)</p></li>
<li><p>ECs:</p></li>
<li><p>Piano: 7yrs, Marching Band - 4yrs (Instrument for 6yrs)</p></li>
<li><p>Bio-related Research Internship: current summer, Siemens/Intel - (pending), Local Science Fair - (pending)</p></li>
<li><p>Math Club: 4yrs, Riddle Club - 10th & 11th (Pres. & Founder)</p></li>
<li><p>Website Design both commercially & for non-profit organizations (ie. school band, ptsa, teachers, chinese school, etc.) - countless hours</p></li>
<li><p>Chinese school student council committee chair: 10th grade</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer: local museum, thrift store - many hours during summer</p></li>
<li><p>Useless Rantings:
Pretty much increasing GPA trend from 10th - I'll be busting my ass of 1st semes. of 12th
Had an ugly cold on my 2nd SAT retake which explains for same score.. should do much better next time</p></li>
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<p>I know that USC is a great school but how does its bioengineering department compare to those at other schools (ie. UCLA, UCD, UCSD, Cornell)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>