<p>Hello. I know it might be a bit late to be posting these. I've already submitted my applications for most of my schools (all Regular Decision), and I just want to know what my relative chances of getting in are.</p>
<p>The schools: Boston University (Accelerated Med Program), Brown(PLME), Holy Cross, Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, RPI (Accelerated Med), Rice (Accelerated Med), Tufts, UConn, UMass Amherst, UNC Chapel Hill, UVM (already accepted), UVA, WPI, and Yale.</p>
<p>I'm planning on being a pre-med student, so I'm applying as majors in Bio, Biochemistry, Molecular/Cellular Biology, and Neuroscience. I'm also applying as a Biomedical Engineering student to some schools, but I know there's room to change that if I don't like it. Also, for many of the Ivy League schools, I know the standard response is "you can never tell; it'll be a crapshoot." For those, could you tell me whether or not I'd be a competitive applicant? Thanks.</p>
<p>So here's my information:</p>
<p>Grades - School doesn't do GPA or class rank; no plus or minuses. So far, I've had all A's throughout high school, except for 2 B's in Junior Year. I got all A's for the first term of this year, and will get at maximum 1 B at the end of second term.</p>
<p>Senior Year Courses - Dual enrollment school. Calc 1-4; Chem 1 and 2; Anatomy/Physiology; Human Biology; "The American Dream"; Intro to Rhetoric; US History; Modern Art. Eac</p>
<p>Background - Indian male, goes to a STEM school.</p>
<p>Tests: AP Bio - 5; AP Euro - 5 (School doesn't offer any AP classes). ACT - 35 (10 on essay). SAT - 2380. Subject tests: Bio M - 800; Chem - 800; Physics - 800; Latin - 680; Math II - 800.</p>
<p>Honors - NHS (grades 10-12), National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, National Latin Examination - Summa Cum Laude (grade 9), Massachusetts Math League Level 1 Math Competition Semifinalist (grade 11), School honor roll.</p>
<p>Activities:
-Student Government (President gr. 11, Council member, gr. 12)
-Lab Research at UMass Medical School (16 hr/week for about 10 months)
-Clinical Shadowing - 1 week
-Hospital Volunteer, Dialysis unit - 3 hr/week for 6 months
-Speech and Debate. State qualifier in Impromptu and Group Discussion (current school doesn't have a team)
-Math Team (gr. 9-12) - High scorer in Worcester County Math League. Member of Western Mass. ARML team (gr. 9)
-Drama Club - The Diary of Anne Frank, Calliope Theater
-Literary E-Magazine Club - Prose editor
-Senior Center Volunteer - 3 hr/week for 12 weeks (gr. 11)
-Habitat for Humanity - 1 week service trip in Wilmington, DE
-Volunteer at public library (gr. 9 and 10). 15 hr/week for 8 weeks over sumer.</p>
<p>Additional Information (paraphrased from my Common App):
-Mock Trial team - defense attorney
-Junior year science fair project. Researched circadian rhythms in D. melanogaster at Neurobiology dept. in Umass Medical School
-Junior year engineering project - created tablet holder for students with visual impairment. Our group has a patent pending number.
-Volunteered for 20 hours over summer at the Massachusetts Audubon Society; I was in charge of clearing and building a new nature trail
-Young Neighbors In Action - 1 week service trip. Volunteered at a school in a disadvantaged neighborhood, assisting teaching 1st and 2nd graders.
-Participate at the WPI Toastmasters Club
-I teach a weekend class under Jago World, Inc. called "Young Voices Gavel Club," a sort of weekend toastmasters club for elementary schoolers.
-Senior project: making a cooking blog.
-Senior year research: in the Molecular Medicine Department of UMass Medical School, studying treatments for the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.
-Employment: 2 week STEM-based summer camp for middle school kids</p>
<p>College Essays:
Obviously this will vary for each college. My Common App essay was about my service trip with Habitat for Humanity; I was previously unsympathetic to the plight of poor people until I actually met them and worked with them. Then it changed my outlook and made me more willing to help others.</p>