<p>Not sure if I want to apply Early yet. Thanks A LOT for taking the time to read this!</p>
<p>BACKGROUND INFO:</p>
<p>Grade- Rising senior
Intended Major- Biomedical Engineering
Sex- Male
Race- Indian American, bit of South African descent (parents were both immigrants and we're all Citizens)
Religion- Islam
Family Income- Higher end of middle class, but I'll need financial aid
Location- Massachusetts, suburban town ~30mins away from campus
High School Size- small, about 1000-1100 students
High School Type- Public
AP Program- only allowed to take APs starting Junior year, but this is changing for next year's sophomores...
Foreign Language- Spanish, 4 years of Honors (proficient in it)</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.99
Rank: 1/~260
SAT Reasoning: 2020 (760W/640M/620CR), definitely retaking this in October to get M and CR to around 700
SAT II's: Chemistry- 710 (might retake in November, maybe looking for a 740+)
Math II- 660 (will retake in November, looking for a 720+)
APs Taken:
Junior: Chemistry- 4, World History- 5</p>
<p>SENIOR SCHEDULE: </p>
<p>AP Calc AB
Honors Physics
AP Psych
AP Bio
Intro to Health Occupations
Honors English
Intro to Computer Science</p>
<pre><code>I've taken all available honors courses except electives (Public Speaking I, Intro to Business I, and Computer Science I)
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<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:</p>
<p>Sports- Varsity Track Outdoor (all 4 years) and Indoor (3 years), Freshman Varsity Swimming
National Honor Society- accepted as Sophomore (earliest) and will be serving as Vice President next year
Students for Environmental Action Club- Vice President (help tag storm drains, recycle for the school, etc.)
Student Council- Class Representative for 3 years, will be Treasurer next year (Co-Chair of the Fundraising Committee too)
Math League- will be 2nd year
Robotics Club- will be 2nd year (placed in the top 20 I believe in our annual competition, building a robot that shoots basketballs)
Rotary/Interact Club (volunteer club)- 3 years, have a bunch of hours here</p>
<p>VOLUNTEERING:</p>
<p>Ongoing at Local Hospital- ~100 hours both during the summer and the school year: transporting specimens (blood/urine samples), delivering supplies (needles/IV fluids), wheeling patients around and discharging them from the hospital. I'm familiar with a couple of doctors/surgeons here and have gotten a lot of advice from them.
Community- ~40 hours
Religious Center- ~20 hours</p>
<p>RECOMMENDATIONS:</p>
<p>1) AP Chem teacher and Head of Science Department
2) APWH teacher and Head of History Department, former college admissions officer too
3) Guidance Counselor
4) Many of my extended relatives are Tufts Alums/graduates (some went to Med School too)</p>
<p>MISC:</p>
<p>Participate yearly around April/May in a regional tournament called MIST (Muslim Interscholastic Tournament), our team placed 3rd out of a dozen or so the last two years. This year I was an assistant coach (helped coordinate meetings, gather members, and registration) but next year I'm looking to serve as a full-time Coach for our 40 member team.</p>