<p>Expected Graduation: 2013
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian- Indian
Social Class: Upper Class
Home State: Texas</p>
<p>Top Choice: Rice University
Other Choices: Cornell, Johns Hopkins, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Michigan
Intended Major: Pre medicine- BS in Chemistry</p>
<p>My high school: The Science Academy of South Texas (for 9th and 10th grades, ranked top 100 in nation) and Mathematics and Science Academy at University of Texas at Brownsville (for 11th and 12th grades, a school that is situated at the university, we take only college courses and have to apply to be admitted)</p>
<p>SAT scores: 2200
PSAT: 199
SAT subject tests: I plan on taking biology and math I this fall</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 weighted, 102% weighted, I mostly get A's but do have three or four B's
Class Rank: 7/90 (top 10% and top 10)</p>
<p>Classes: For 9th and 10th grades, I took honors/preAP classes. For 11th and 12th grades, we did not have AP classes since we took classes at the university and thereby received collge credit. </p>
<p>Senior Schedule for Fall:
Chemistry II
Physics I
Biology III
Calculus II
English IV
Government II</p>
<p>College Courses: Like I mentioned before, 11th and 12th grade I've taken only college courses and by the end of 12th grade I will have 65 credit hours from the University of Texas at Brownsville with a 4.0 college GPA</p>
<p>Academic Achievements:
A honor roll
President's List
President's Award for Academic Excellence on PLAN test (pre ACT)
UIL Science, 2nd, 3rd, 6th places 2009-2011
UIL Math, 4th place 2010
UIL Listening Skills, 1st place 2009
National Honors Society</p>
<p>Volunteer and Shadowing:
I've shadowed many doctors (since I plan on going to medical school) including anesthesiologists, neurologists, general surgeons, OBGYNs, orthopedic surgeons, gastroenterologists, pediatricians.
I've completed 100 community service hours from hospital volunteer work, homeless shelters, nursing homes, and kumon (a tutoring center for math and reading).</p>
<p>Activities:
I'm in the following clubs: Writing Club, Archery Club, Science Club, Fitness Club, Logic Club, Student Council member, Swimming Club, National Honors Society Officer (Vice President)</p>
<p>Research: From 2011-present I've been working at a research lab specializing in epilepsy. I've learned various techniques from immunohistochemistry, cell culturing, genotyping mice and rats, and inducing seizures in mice and rats. I've also participated in research symposium and have a poster board with an abstract on a project I've done.</p>
<p>Community Service: I've started a weight loss program called The Tummy Fighters to help volunteers lose weight. I track their progress and motivate them to lose weight and adapt a healthier lifestyle with the support of medical doctors and nutritionists.</p>
<p>Essay: I'm a pretty good writer, I got a 10 on my SAT essay.
Letters of Rec: I have many great professors who are willing to write letters of recommendation for me and I'm generally known as a pretty good student who cares about their grades.</p>
<p>Please let me know what you think, I'm open for suggestions and criticism. Do you think I can get into the schools I listed above? Rice is my first choice but I would like to get into higher level universities. Also, the area I live in is the Rio Grande Valley and is VERY underprivileged, which I head is a factor that colleges take into consideration.</p>