<p>Hey Everybody!
Okay, I know you guys might hate me for this, but could you please chance me? I need you help to narrow down my list of colleges (mentioned below). And please do let me know where I lack.
I'd be more than grateful! If not, what schools do you think would be matches for me? I want to opt for BS in Biology, and pursue dentistry later on.</p>
<p>I'm a US Permanent Resident, but I didn't do my high school in the US.
I did my GCSEs.
But my overall percentage for highschool is 92.3% (out of a hundred)
I have 3 Advance Placement Courses: Biology, Chemistry, Physics.</p>
<p>I took my SAT1 this October and ended with a 1910. But I'll be retaking it in January and hope to raise my SAT score up to an at least 2100 (hopefully.
Taking my SAT2 (Math1, Chem, Bio M) this December.</p>
<p>Here are all my ECs, but I'm not really sure if they're good enough or not.
MEDICAL SHADOWING: 50 hours
DENTAL SHADOWING: 114 hours</p>
<p>Event Photography, since 2009 for school events etc.</p>
<p>WRITING EXPERIENCE:
1. Script Writing for the annual school plays in Urdu and English (2009-2010)
2. Content writer at Writers' Guild (2011- present)
3. Head of the Magazine Committee at School (2010-2011)
4. Guest Writer at Saverah Publication UK.
5. Hope Uplift foundation, monthly newsletter.
6. Fatima Memorial Hospital Leadership Internship Program. 'Best Newspaper Report' award.</p>
<p>PUBLIC SPEAKING:
1. Declamation Contests.
2. MUNs
3. Guest speaker at Foundation for SAARC writers and literature in India.
4. Best Event Compere Award at school.
5. Fatima Memorial Hospital Leadership internship program: best speaker award, best presentation skills award, event Compere for the prize distribution ceremony.</p>
<p>INTERNSHIP/ LEADERSHIP qualities:
1. South Asian Fraternity; organising and managing delegates going from PK to India. Since 2007. 350 hours.
2. 14th august committee Norway. Help in Organising delegations going to Oslo to celebrate Pakistan day. 199 hours.
3. Student ambassador for UMass Boston at Success Factor Guidance Counselling event. (10 hours)
4. Council Member Year 2010-2011
5. Head of the Magazine Committee (2010-2011)
6. Colours and Humour Dramatics Event at School. Part of the Management committee.
Head of the 'Event Backstage Department'.
7. Event organiser for Fatima Memorial Hospital Leadership Program Prize distribution ceremony event.
8. Head Delegate for MUN delegation for LUMUN.
9. Head delegate for MUN delegation at ACMUN.</p>
<p>LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS:
1. IELTS (TBA)
2. Learnt French from Alliance de Francais because they didn't offer foreign languages at my school.
a) DELF A1 (French) 88%
b) DELF A2 (French) (TBA)</p>
<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE:
1. Total Hours at different organisations: 189
2. Fundraising Shield of Honour at FMH Internship program.
3. Self Initiated project to feed underprivileged citizens: $3000 raised.
4. Money raised to support our Canteen Lady's family: $500
5. Self Initiated Campaign called Children's Hospital Toy Drive.
June 2012: 350 goody bags distributed.
June 2013: 500 goody bags distributed.
June 2014: plan to iA distribute 750 goody bags before going to the US for college this summer.</p>
<p>SPORTS:
1. played Basket Ball in school but before I could go for the actual Punjab Olympics I got sick and was prescribed that I avoid strenuous exercise due to my health problems.
2. Horse riding. But can't do it anymore due to medical reasons.</p>
<p>Schools I plan on applying to are:
• Harvard University
• Duke University
• Johns Hopkins
• Lehigh- Upenn (BS-DMD)
• Tufts University (BS-DMD)
• Barnard College
• Adelphi- NYU (BS-DMD)
• U of Connecticut (BS-DMD)
• Smith College
• SUNY: Stony Brook (BS-DMD)</p>
<p>Safeties:
• CUNY: City College of NY
• Drexel University
• Hofstra University
• Fordham University</p>
<p>Open to all your suggestions and views. Your comments would help me narrow down my college list. :)
Thanks!</p>