@mywish4u
Good luck with your in-state college. Did you appeal to the BSMD colleges for more aid? There is an appeal process for each college, you can directly check with those colleges’ financial aid office.
Had posted initially on the discussion thread and then had been a lurker.
Posting for my son
GPA: 3.974 (UW); 4.7 (W); public school
Class rank: School does not rank; class size: 552
SAT: 1540
No Subject tests
APs: 8 - (Scores in 4 APs = 5; 3 APs = 4, 1 AP = 3)
Advanced courses: Linear Algebra, Statistics
Biology: took Bio (Honors Bio, AP Bio, Bioinformatics) for 3 different years
LORs: Strong; Counselor was very nice and we had maintained a relationship over 4 years; 2 teachers gave strong recos.
Ethnicity: ORM
Hooks: None
Awards:
Top 5 finalist at a nationally recognized competition
Junior Scientist award - from local science fair
AP Scholar with Honors or Distinction
National Merit Commended Student
RIT Innovation & Creativity Award
ECs:
Research: 1 summer - focused on bioinformatics
Research - selected for 1 program - canceled due to COVID
COVID-19 fundraiser - Raised $3,800 for 2 hospitals
Hackathon organizer & leader - raised money for non-profit
CPR certif…
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