<p>Most of the schools on my list of RD schools are extremely selective schools. Please rate my chances.</p>
<p>National Universities
Duke
Cornell
Rice
Columbia Fu (biomedical)
Wash U in STL
Liberal Arts
Amherst
Williams
Swarthmore
Bowdoin
Middlebury
Wesleyan
Vassar
Grinnel
Schools with BS/MD or BA/MD
USC
Lehigh
RPI
U of Miami
Union College
Siena College</p>
<p>● Asian American male living abroad, educated in English for only 3 years. I started off as an ESL student.
● Intended Major: Biochemistry or Comparative Literature
●GPA: 3.70/ 4.0 at an ultra-competitive school (my GPA might not seem impressive enough)
BTW, this is how the grading scale works at my school
A: 94+ (4.0)
B: 84-93 (3.0)
C: 74-83 (2.0)
●Class Rank: My school doesnt rank, but I am in top 20% (out of 75 students)
●SAT I: 2270 (710 C/R, 780 Math, 780 Writing)
Expecting 2350+ for the November test
●SAT IIs: Math Level IIC 790, Chemistry 770, US history 700
●APs: Chemistry 5, US History 4, English Language and Composition
●AP courses Im taking this year: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB (I plan to take the BC exam in May), AP Biology, and AP Spanish Language </p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities and Awards
●Orchestra for all 4 years (I have been playing the cello since 1998)
●University Interscholastic League Cello Solo 1st Class (UIL is a musical achievement testing in Texas. I got the highest grade in 9th grade)
●1st place winner of the 15th Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association Math Contest (in 9th grade)
●PSAT National Merit Commended Scholar (11)
●National Honor Society (12)
●400 hours of community service at an acupuncture medicine clinic (It's a nonprofit organization in Korea where old ppl and the phsically challenged people are treated with oriental medicine.)
●Taekwondo 2nd Dan holder (5 hours a week for three years)
●Internship at two hospitals (approximately 100 hours)</p>