Hello, I am currently a Junior at a pretty competitive high school. I am quite unsure about whether I will be able to get into some of the colleges I like. Northwestern has been my dream school for as long as I can remember, and recently I have taken a liking into Cornell after I visited the campus. For those reasons I was wondering what you think my chances are of getting into these universities. Within Northwestern I am also wondering if I could get into The Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME); it a highly competitive fast track med program. If you have any suggestions I am open to hearing them as I value your opinion. Thank you.
High School Type: Public
Location: Texas
Race/Gender: Asian Female
Prospective Major: Pre Medicine
Unweighted GPA: 3.95/4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.47
Class Rank: 40/870 (I realize it is quite low and I am working on improving it.)
PSAT Score: 1480/1520
ACT Score: 35/36 (English:36 Math:35 Reading:34 Science 34)
SAT Math 2 Subject test: 800/800
SAT Chemistry Subject test: 760/800 (I realize this is low as well.)
AP/IB Scores: AP Human Geography:4 AP World History:4 AP Psychology:5 AP Physics I:4 AP Biology:5 AP Statistics:5 IB Economics SL: 5 (I will be taking 5 other IB exams and 1 AP exam senior year )
Courses and grades:
9th Grade
AP Human Geography (SEM1:92 SEM2:95)
Honors English (SEM1:96 SEM2: 97)
Honors Biology (SEM1:90 SEM2: 95)
Honors Spanish (SEM1:93 SEM2 93)
Honors Geometry (SEM1:89 SEM2:92)
10th Grade
AP World History (SEM1:98 SEM2:95)
Honors English II (SEM1:99 SEM2:98)
Honors Algebra II (SEM1:97 SEM2:97)
AP Physics (SEM1:89 SEM2:94)
Honors Spanish III (SEM1:94 SEM2:95)
Honors Art (SEM1:97 SEM2:97)
AP Psychology (SEM1:90 SEM2:90)
11th Grade
IB English III (SEM1:97 SEM2:98)
IB Advanced Math I (SEM1:90 SEM2:90)
IB Chemistry I (SEM1:94 SEM2:95)
IB History of Americas I (SEM1:92 SEM2:93)
AP Biology (SEM1:93 SEM2:94)
AP Statistics (SEM1:97 SEM2:98)
IB Spanish IV (SEM1:94 SEM2:94)
IB Economics (SEM1:94 SEM2:95)
12th Grade (These are courses that I will/may take.)
IB English IV
IB Advanced Math II
IB Chemistry II
IB History of Americas II
AP Physics 2 (not sure about this one especially after how my last physics course went)
IB Spanish V
AP Computer Science
AP Environmental Science (I heard this course is any easy GPA boost, but I don’t think it will be useful. Am I wrong?)
Online Courses:
MIT Launch X- Becoming an Entrepreneur — Massachusetts Institution of Technology
Google Business Consulting Program — Google
Stanford Design Thinking Course — Stanford University
Business and Technology Emerging Trends Course — McKinsey and Company
HONORS & AWARDS
3rd Place: Science Olympiad
National qualifier: State DECA Finance Competition
1rd Place: Regional Brain Bee
2nd Place: District DECA Finance Competition
2rd Place: District HOSA Competition (Dental Health)
Gold Presidential Service Award
Finalist: State DECA Finance Competition
3rd Place: Regional Brain Bee
2nd Place: District DECA Finance Competition
3rd Place: District HOSA Competition (Public Health)
Honorable Mention: 10th grade Math Kangaroo Event
Service Award for Emergency Response Team
Bronze Presidential Service Award
Silver Barbara James Recipient
1st KGS Speech Competition
2rd UIL Number Sense Competition
4th UIL Calculator Application Competition
5th UIL Science Competition
Honorable Mention UIL Spelling Competition
3rd UIL Mathematics Competition
PACE Award Recipient
Extracurriculars w/ Roles:
Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
Treasurer: responsible for keeping accurate books that to give a full financial report for the club
Distributive Educational Clubs of America (DECA)
Event Organizer: organize seminars/events with special financial speaker
Red Cross
Blood Donation Group: aid with the locations and carry out of blood donations in the local area
Science UIL
Member: Participate in the Science UIL competitions and study with other club members.
Math UIL
Member: Participate in the Math UIL competitions and study with other club members.
Spelling UIL
Member: Participate in the Spelling UIL competitions and study with other club members.
Emergency Response Team
Writer: Write articles about recent activities for the club blog.
Spanish Club
Photographer: Take pictures at events and activities hosted by the Spanish Club.
National Spanish Honor Society
Member: Participate in activities and volunteer with club members at Hispanic/Latino cultural events.
National Honor Society
Historian: Participate in activities and volunteer individually or with club members.
World Scholars Club
Treasurer: responsible for keeping accurate books that to give a full financial report for the club.
KGS Youth Organization
Co- Vice President: Tutor kids, organize volunteer events, and plan KGS seasonal competitions.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE w/ Number of Years
Stewpot @ the Bridge (5 years)
Volunteer by serving food and tutoring kids at this homeless shelter ever Saturday for 2 hours.
KGS (5 years)
Volunteer as a tutor for students in math from kindergarten to 7th grade every other Friday for 1.5 hours.
Habitat for Humanity (3 years)
Volunteer in this program (though HOSA) as a blueprint editor and ground level foundation designer.
School Blood Drive (2 years)
Volunteer in 4 different school blood drives by checking the forms of potential blood donors.
Nationwide Hospital (2 years)
Volunteer in a cellular pathology research lab as a data tracker and specimen organizer.
SUMMER ENRICHMENT
iStart Valley Summer Internship Program
Ten-week program for aspiring entrepreneurs to turn their creative ideas into growing Tech Startups. The program
partnered with investors to help fund the startup ideas. Affiliated programs include Microsoft BizSpark, 1M\1M Silicon
Valley, F6S, Startup Weekend, and Google for Entrepreneurs.
University of Texas at Austin (Biochemistry Lab)
Worked as a research Intern under Dr. *** Hudson, Ph.D. Published a journal about Photoactive proteins and their
effects on the inner retina and outer cornea.