With the college side to it, I would like to stay in the Mid-Atlantic region and would like a brand name/top college (I’ll list credentials below). I need a little guidance on choosing my major and school. I’m stuck between Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering vs Bioengineering. What really interests me is tissue/protein/genetic engineering, or manipulating genes or anything to do with artificial organs. I want a hands on experience and the ability to create new things but I really want to focus on the human side to it. I’m more into computer softwares and graphics than traditional mechanical design and I’m in love with lab coats and laboratories. Though Math doesn’t come naturally to me, I’m able to get through Calculus with some hard work. I don’t like learning about production or selling and I don’t want to create any new lab equipment/devices. Any thoughts on which major or college I should go for?
Objective:
ACT: 31
GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
AP’s: World History, US History, Biology, Language, Psychology, Physics, Calculus AB, and Chemistry
Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Speech, Biotechnology, AP Physics, The Creative Mind + A Teen in the World (required), AP Calc, AP Chem, American Government and Principles of Economics
Major Awards: Finalist in Science Olympiad, State in Archery, Presidential Honors every year of High School
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (Captain), Archer, Silver Cord, Catalyst, National Honor Society (Official) , Student Council (Secretary), Student Ambassador, Tutoring Underclassmen, Mock Trial, Science Club and National History Day.
Job/Work Experience: Collecting data on plant specimen at Pioneer, Worker/Barista (Subway + Starbucks)
Summer Activities: Summer Programs at (University of Iowa)
Essay: Good I guess? Worked with English prof.
Teacher Recommendation Letters: Most coming from my AP teachers, have 3 letters as of now.
Counselor Rec: Good connection w. counselor because she was the supervisor of one of my extracurriculars.
Additional Rec: Possibly from summer program?
State (if domestic applicant): applying to out of state schools
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium Sized, Public ~530 students in grade
Ethnicity: Black (ish? As much black as I am indian, also carib and french)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100-130k ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation American (parents are immigrants), URM - Female and POC