Hey Guys!
I’ve been looking into making some decisions regarding college so I was hoping to get a fresh insight into my credentials as of now so that I can make appropriate decisions about where I should apply. Thanks for all your help
BACKGROUND:
-International Student from Hong Kong
-female, Indian
GPA: 3.75 UW
SAT Score: 2110-first time, 2300-second time
I’ve taken 4 honors classes since freshman year and will be taking these AP’s as well as 2 more honours classes:
AP Econ(Macro+Micro)
AP Chem
AP Language and Comp.
Planned AP’s for senior year:
AP Bio
AP AB Calculus
AP Chinese
AP Statistics
GENERAL+ EC’s:
-trilingual: picked up Mandarin fluently-I plan on taking AP Chinese senior year
-150+ hours of community service:
-soup kitchen
-teaching english and playing with physically and mentally handicapped children every month
-leader of SPCA club
-yearbook club
-school band 6 years
-piano: completed Grade 8 ABRSM exams
Hook: TCK
My interest would be to go into something bio-med related. Something that involves lab-research, etc. eg. Pharmaceuticals, Neurology, Bio-chem, criminology.
SO MY QUESTIONS ARE…
-What are some things you would suggest I could do the next few years to “beef” up my application? Should I focus more on my EC’s or improving my GPA?
-My goal uni’s I’m thinking about now would be UCLA, UC Berkeley, NYU, University of Maryland-College Park, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Case-Western Reserve. Do you think I would have a reasonable chance of getting in or are they all reach schools/ impossible.
-Looking at colleges primarily on the west coast/ some east. Any other reasonable suggestions?
THANKS AGAIN!