Chances, please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Heyya! I'm focusing mainly on top tier schools/ivy leagues - my dream is to do Biomedical Engineering at Columbia SEAS (which I plan to apply to ED), so if you could comment on that in particular, it would be much appreciated. </p>

<p>(I'm a rising junior, by the way - this is mainly for me to take into consideration what you guys say, so that I can improve my chances!) </p>

<p>Weighted GPA (as of now): 4.967
Unweighted: 4.00
Rank (2/367)
Mediocre Public School in NJ
South Asian-American, Female
Middle-Class family. </p>

<p>SAT II: 760 Bio M (9), 740 Chem (10), 780 Math II (10)
APs: 5 Bio (9), 4 Chem, 5 Stat
-- am taking Calc BC, US History, and English this year. </p>

<p>SAT I: have not taken, but scored a 228 on my PSATs (800 Math, 800 Critical Reading, 680 Writing) </p>

<p>Extracurriculars so far:
- Model UN (Treasurer - 9, 10) --> have been there since it was created, helped with event planning, etc.
- Tennis Team (9, 10) --> plan on not doing it this year due to other obligations, but will probably get a Varisty spot senior year
- Junior Statesmen of America (9, 10)
- Asian Club (10)
- Math League (10)
- Science League (10)
- Spanish Honor Society (10)
- Peer Leaders (10) --> elected through an interview, and recommendations by peers and teachers
- Indian Classical Instrument (2 yrs)
- Art (2 yrs) --> will be doing scenery and sets for school play this year
- Yoga in free time (for forever). </p>

<p>Other:
- (Paid) Internship at prestigious Cancer Research Hospital during the summer, have been welcomed back for next summer.
- Columbia Science Honors Program
- Work at Kumon (10)
- Volunteer EMT
- Volunteer at local children's after care program </p>

<p>I am taking the most rigorous curriculum that my school offers - in fact, I tested into a highly selective, accelerated course of study. I also plan to continue everything listed above. :) </p>

<p>I will also be conducting my own independent research project this school year, in either the engineering or medical fields. </p>

<p>Any thoughts or suggestions would definitely help!</p>

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<p>First of all, you need to take your SAT’s and i’m sure you’ll do good on those. And, your gpa is great. I would suggest getting some more leadership. Also, your list is kind of a laundry list, im not finding a passion up there^. I strongly recommend staying with tennis because playing a sport shows dedication and work ethic. And try to connect with a couple of teachers this year so you can get stellar recommondations from them next year. Also, on applications theres a spot for hrs/per week and weeks/per year for your EC’s. So is there something up there that consumes a major amount of your time… Also, enjoy your junior year. It only comes around once.</p>