So these schools listed above are clearly my reach schools. I really hope to attend UPenn and that’s why I plan on doing early decision there, if that matters any.
I am a senior in high school and here are my “stats”:
Weighted gpa: 4.34/5.00 gpa (26/347)
(Idk how to calculate unweighted)
2270 SAT (770 cr/ 710 math/ 790 writing)
800 on Math II SAT Subject Test
11 AP classes (Phys C, Chem, Bio, English III & IV, BC Calc, Psych, APUSH, Gov, Eco, Stat) - National AP Scholar or whatever
Commended scholar on PSAT
EXTRA CURRICULARS:
(Here is my biggest one) So I did research last summer, under Dr. Robin Fuchs-Young (one of the leading cancer researchers in Texas) at Texas A&M University. Did research on mice and how diet affects breast cancer. Learned various lab techinques, read many breast cancer articles, did qPCR, PCR, dissected mice, calculation of gene expressions. Presented a poster at a poster competition at the end of the summer.
Leo Club (3 yrs) (activities coordinator)
Soccer (varsity 2 years)
Spelling and Science UIL (2 years)
100+ volunteering hours
Volunteered at st. Joseph regional hospital for 3 summers
Volunteered at my place of worship
Mentored elementary minority children that live in poor conditions at home (ex, no father, mother in jail, etc) for 2 school years… acted as father figure for one of them… visited their elementary school once a week for 30ish weeks
Child Rights and You, America (CRY, America): Active member for past 8 years for fundraising for economically challenged children in India.
Will have good letters of rec
THANKS IN ADVANCE!