Colleges I applied to:
Stanford
Howard University
Brown University
Weill Cornell in Qatar
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
Boston University BA/MD
Johns Hopkins
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UPenn
Nationality:Indian (International Student)
Gender: Female
Major: Pre-Med/Biology/(BA/MD OR BS/MD)
SAT: 2260 one sitting (770 R, 720 W 770 M)
SAT II: 690 biology M, 750 Chem, 800 Math II
GPA: 9.4/10
Highly competitive community school
Essays: everyone that read them said they liked it so I hope the admissions people do too
Recommendations: Pretty good. All teachers had known me for more than 5 years.
Senior Year courseload:
CBSE SCHOOL- core subjects -Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Math
Extracurriculars:
-Debates
-Elocutions
-Drama Club, Secretary
-Creative writing (national winner)
-Public Speaking
-French Singing
-Olympiads in English and French
-yearbook committee
-school magazine editorial board
-Spelling Bee
- School Prefect in 11th Grade
-Health and Eco Club Secretary
- charity club member (volunteer hours not counted but has to be a lot - water conservation drive, bake sales, blood donation camp)
-school girls football team
-3 years on Honor Roll
Hobbies/ leisurely activities:
- I play keyboard
- write poems (published in local newspaper)
-Swimming
-cooking
Academics part is good enough. But considering that you want to study Bio, your score in the Bio subject test is low. Try to retake the bio test if you can. ECs, imo, are run of the mill activities. I can’t see anything that sets you apart from the other applicants to top schools. Stanford, JHU, UPenn would be reaches. Don’t know about other schools, so I can’t say anything about them.
Did you score 9.4 in 10th, 11th, and 12th midterms? Or is it 9.4 in 10th?
Chance me back?
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1850266-chance-me-for-mit-cornell-cmu-and-ill-chance-back.html#latest
9.4 is my GPA in 12th…on a 10 point scale
In 9th grade: 10/10
in 10th grade: 9.8/10
in 11th grade: 9.0/10
in 12th grade: 9.4/10
It’s impossible for me to get any work experience as I’m 16. (Skipped a grade) Can you recommend other ways to boost up my ECs?
Might be helpful if you have more major-related ECs and also talk about your roles in them. Unis would rather have people that make significant contributions to fewer extra curriculars than people that join dozens of clubs but don’t do anything in them.
Also if you ever mentioned service in your essays or some experiences that other people also have make sure that you make your experiences distinct and genuine
I think that 9.0 in 11th is low. And yes, try to get major related ECs. Try to do some internships at hospitals, or apply to some summer research programs(there are many good research programs where you will be able to do research in bio), or just carry out independent research in bio.