I’m an international student from Vietnam currently in sophomore year, with stats below:
GPA (UW): 3.9
SAT: 1480 (I’ll retake and aim for at least 1500)
SAT II: plan on taking World History, Bio, and Chem.
Extracurriculars:
- President of a service club that builds new homes for underprivileged families in rural Vietnam (highlight)
- President of Medical Interns program at school (medical internships for students are very uncommon here)
- Co-editor of school’s literary + arts magazine
- Co-editor of school’s official publication
- Summer job: assistant for a pharmaceutical company
- City-wide STEM competition awards
- Link Crew: I help freshmen adjust to high school academically and emotionally
- Art: I paint regularly and donate my art to a charity auction every year, also designed school’s sweatshirt and other souvenirs
- National Honor Society: I’m in charge of the stage design for our upcoming TEDx event
Main essay: I plan to write about making omelettes everyday and how that shapes who I am.
I plan on applying to: Amherst (ED), UMass Amherst, Middlebury, Brandeis, NYU, URochester, Colgate, Clark as a biology + visual art double major. I also thought about Brown-RISD, but I think that’s near to impossible.
My family can contribute ~20 000/year, so I’ll need some FA.
Please tell me what else I can do to improve my chances. Any advice is greatly appreciated!