Hi, I’m a current junior and I’ll be applying to college next fall. I have no clue where I could realistically get in. I want to go pre-med, ideally some kind of combined program or T-50 school. Just want to get an idea of what I could realistically expect.
Demographics: Asian Male, Kansas resident, Medium Public Suburban High School (1600+ students)
ACT: 35 Composite (E-35, M-36, R-36, S-34)
SAT: 1510
GPA: 4.6 (3.9 UW) … our school doesn’t do class rank for some reason
APs: AP HUG (5), AP Euro (5) … Taking AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Seminar, and APUSH this year … Taking AP Chem, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish, and AP Research next year - most likely will earn AP Capstone Diploma, will earn AP National Scholar
Leadership:
-Head Drum Major for Marching Band of about 200 (11-12)
-Selected as 1/2 reps from school for District Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Committee - (11-12)
-Vice President for National Music Honors Society (11) - most likely president next year
-NHS Board Member (12)
-B/C Team Captain for Science Knowledge Bowl (9-10)
-Executive Board for band program (10-12)
-Project Leader for NEHS - (10-11)
-Team Captain for Categories/Inter-district trivia competition (12)
Awards:
-All-State Percussionist (11)
-All-District Percussionist (10-11)
-2nd Degree Blackbelt, almost 3rd (3-12)
-Gold in State Science Olympiad for Anatomy & Physiology (9-10)
-Gold in District Science Olympiad for Anatomy & Physiology (10)
-Gold in A&P for SciOly in 5 regional competitions, usually around 20-30 participants (10-11)
-Voted for Most Outstanding Musicianship in school (10)
-Voted Best 9th Grade Debater, 1st Speaker at Novice State, Won a few competitions at novice/JV level for policy debate (9-10)
-Most Outstanding Drum Majors at Blue Springs Invitational (11)
Volunteering:
-250+ Hours in Inner City Hospital
-100+ Hours in Elderly Care Facility
-40+ Hours running NEHS project (reading to elementary schoolers)
Shadowing:
-About 50 hours with various specialties (orthopedics, rheumatology, etc)
Work Experience:
-Percussion Lessons (10-12)
-Clinical Assistant (11-12)
-Tutoring for classes/SAT and ACT prep (9-12)
Publications:
-Will have a review paper on Physician Burnout published in a medical journal some time this summer
-Poetry in a few minor anthologies
ECs:
Band - School’s Highest Ensemble (9-12), SKB (9-12), Science Olympiad (9-12), Percussion Group (9-12), Martial Arts (3-12), Policy Debate (9-10), NHS (11-12), SciNHS (11-12), NEHS (11-12), Mu Alpha Theta (10-12), Tri-M (10-12)