Fall of 2019 to Art and Science Major ; Early Decision
Statistics:
UW GPA: 3.817
W GPA: 4.4175
ACT: 30 (I’m planning to retake it this september) ; I know, I know, my reading is bad. Any tips? (Sad face)
English-31, Math-29 (I don’t even know, I usually get 33+ on Math), Reading-25 (Any tips? ._. ), Science-33
Would have finished 10 APs and 9 Honors by end of HS
Breakdown: (Our school requires a class in religion so a 5.0 is impossible, whether or not colleges include said class is unknown to me)
Freshman year
- 3 Bs, 4.195 average
Sophomore year
-S1: 0 Bs, 4.57 average W
-S2: 0 Bs, 4.57 average W
Junior year
-S1: 4 Bs, 4.28 average W
-S2: 0 Bs, 4.86 average W
Senior year
-Assume all As
ECs:
- 12 year pianist that entered the annual scholarship honors competition in my school’s conservatory (1 of 8 pianists of 32 musicians), I perform in bi-monthly recitals as well. For all you music fanatics out there, I played Waldstein Mov. 3 Sonata by Beethoven, I planning to learn Moment Musicaux no.4 by Rachimaninoff. (I suggest listening to them, they are both beautiful, classical pieces)
- Secondary instrument - Flute for Marching Band. (Nothing exceptional here unfortunately)
- Interned abroad in Monterrey, Mexico for two weeks at a Medical University and Hospital. Hands-On experience in major. Got to work in the environment with doctors and nurses. Not just pushing a food cart around but actual hands-on material. Essay will be regarding this internship.
- I attended a medical congress in another state where I was able to meet and be lectured by world-class scientists about their achievements and how I can aspire to do the same.
- I, along with another friend of mine, founded a collaborative open-domain website for our school to use to help prepare for AP Tests and Classes with interactive mobile app and quizzes. Includes a working team of 24 students (Who are all divided into different roles, ex: Section manager, Secretary, and etc) who help keep the website online and on the same track as the curriculum. (Covers over 15 major AP Classes, more like a database then anything). Like any large project, still in the works of improving interactive and etc.
- Marching band
- National Performing Indoor Ensemble (Basically a indoor marching band, we travel yearly to perform for the national championships)
- I used to do sports until I found a more innate passion for music. So I am hesitant to include anything here.
- Over 250+ hours of community service
- I have worked a paid job in a working environment, which includes working with seniors and the homeless.
- (POSSIBLY) I’m considering writing some articles to publish to the newspaper regarding certain issues in my city.
- Resume will be multi-media with pictures and videos, not a bulletin on a piece of paper XD.
- Arts Outreach where I taught students how to play a instrument.
Personal:
- I had a avid love for medicine since I was a child at the tender age of 4, I would always play the ‘doctor’ in my family home and dream that one day that would change from fiction to reality.
- Im not the type of person who goes around doing every sport and every event, rather, I am a person who enjoys focusing on one talent and refining that talent to perfection.
- I am a VERY confident person (quite opposite to my parents), not the type who brags or says they can do anything though, but a person who refuses to accept defeat as a answer. While I know that there are limits to my abilities, I only yearn to be the best that I can be, regardless of whatever everyone tells me. Throughout my whole life, I have always been told that I was a bright student, but however, a student who doesn’t have the capacity to accomplish anything. I was the literal definition of a loner, and was bullied at a young age. I took that as a challenge from elementary school to better myself as a whole, and work to become something greater than I can imagine. I went from a failing student to a mediocre student in JH to a top 10% student in HS. Throughout my whole life, perhaps, I was always told that I wasn’t capable of anything. I used to be a student that threw rocks at others, and a student who would cheat and get suspended for dumb stuff in elementary and JH. However, ever since then, I have taken each insult as a push towards becoming better, and I feel that I have reached the stage of my life where I have become the person I once believed as a distant dream. My dream is to contribute to society and make a difference in the world that we all call ‘home’. Even if that legacy is minute, I want to be apart of a ‘revolution’ that benefits everyone.
- I consider myself quite a futurologist. I always look towards the future and yearn to make a difference in the world, no matter how small or minute.
- My family came from China and they didn’t receive a education, which makes a first generation student (We are not rich, but we want to be XD). Naturally, I am Asian.
- I took a big hit on my first semester of Junior year where I took 4 APs and 2 Honors to challenge myself, despite receiving 4 Bs as a result, I was able to pull it all back together second semester where I received all As. I do hope that reflects me in a more positive then negative light as I heard Cornell look for rigorous students.
- I love to learn, discover, and achieve. While I don’t believe I am the qualified, nor the most talented individual, I feel that I am the most prepared for the trials that await me in university.
- I am confident that I am well-liked by my teachers and counselors, so the recommendations should be extremely positive but however not historically exceptional.
- Private School
- Essay will be regarding my internship at said university/hospital.
I thank you for reading this and spending your time to help me, your responses will be greatly appreciated.