Chances

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<p>Asian Male</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.67
Cumulative Weighted: 4.07
10/11th Weighted: 4.1</p>

<p>School doesn't rank. Rigorous public school in N. CA. Class size ~700</p>

<p>SAT: 2170 (710/710/750)
SAT II: US Hist. 710, Chem 730, Math 2C 700</p>

<p>AP Tests: US Hist 4, Chem 5, English 5</p>

<p>Taking 3 AP's this year</p>

<p>National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>

<h2>Awards:</h2>

<p>Second Place in the District Business Contest
Business Round Table- Hon. Mention
AP Scholar Award</p>

<h2>Clubs and Positions:</h2>

<p>President/Founder of Student Business Association- started our own Business Simulation Project
Secretary for Red Cross Club
Secretary for Cancer Relief Society
CSF
NHS</p>

<h2>Employment</h2>

<p>Tutor (9-12)
Started computer repair company, part-time (9-12)</p>

<h2>Misc. Activities</h2>

<p>Stanford EPGY Biotechnology- I think I have a hook here...it was absolutely amazing. I want to enter the BioTech field now for sure.
Volunteered in hospital in Bangladesh during summer
Research Assistant to doctor at U. of Boston on enzymatic side-effects of delayed appendectomy operations.
Scraped onto JV Water Polo for one year...I'm not a very sporty person.</p>

<p>The obvious Achilles heel here is the GPA...hopefully, the various extracurriculars w. a continuous thread in either Business and Science/Medicine will help.</p>

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<p>Any ideas?</p>

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<p>apply. looks good.</p>

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<p>really? even with a 3.67 gpa?</p>

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<p>yeah, GPA isn't everything...</p>

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<p>sorry, i was just surprised. my school's avg accepted GPA and SAT for rice was a 2350 and 3.92...so historically speaking, i'm just a little shocked. my gpa is actually around the OP's.</p>

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<p>Rice looks at a lot more than GPA and SAT. </p>

<p>If you like Rice, apply. Your resume looks like it's in the range where you have a chance.</p>