I am going to do Early Decision to Upenn CAS. Chance me thanks. Will chance back.
Currently a Senior about to start applying
Lived in India- 9th and 10th grade
Live in Texas- 11th and 12th grade
Will not be applying for financial aid
9th-10th grade (all of the below)
Rank: Top Ten (percentile - 8 percent)
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
GPA: 9.8/10
High School Varsity Soccer team Captain (2 years)
High School Varsity Basketball Team
member of Robotics Club
member of Math Club
member of Yoga Club
Science Olympiad: Rank - 147 (international)
NTSE (National Talent Search Examination): Rank in Biology - 80 (national)
Volunteer hours: more than a hundred ( Spent money to serve and feed a whole village south of hyderabad)
Shadowed an Emergency Speciality Doctor
Went to alot of Programming, Soccer and IT Competitions (Should I list them on my resume?)
Courses taken: Biology, Chemistry, Physics (both years), Programming, History, Civics, Geography
11th-12th grade (all of the bellow)
Rank: 92/460 (terrible I know but I had a disadvantage since my credits and grades from India didn’t transfer0
College GPA: 3.87/4
Liverpool Club Soccer , first division
Founder and President of Cricket Club
President of Science Club
Co-Founder and Secretary of Robotics Club
Leader of Home Yoga Group
member of NHS
member of NAHS
member of Math Club
member of Math UIL
member of Science Club
Shadow Orthodontist
Shadow Orthopedic Surgeon
Volunteer hours: about 50 hours
SAT- 2070. Math- 730, Verbal- 650, Writing- 690
ACT- 32 (taking it again prolly get around 35)
SAT2- BiologyM- 730, Math 2 - 780, Chemistry - 690
Started a application project outside of school with my cousin known as DoctoReach. It is an app that basically improves healthcare management systems in India. Got to the prototype stage and pretty big but soon died due to lack of Investment.
Research Project on Neurosurgery lasting a year (still in progress) (Independent Student Mentorship)
Co-founder and US head of IATRO ( software application and company related to healthcare systems in india) releasing in a couple months.
Junior Course Load: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Us history, PAP Calculus,
Senior Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Gov and Econ, AP Environmental Science, Pathophysiology, Microbiology, AP Stats, ISM
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Summer program. (Does it increase my chances? I will write about it in my why penn essay and nail it)
Recommendation letters-
Both are good.
Supplementary Recommendation letter- Research Professor and MD from University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of medicine. (mediocre letter. Doesn’t harm me).
no hooks.