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Old 03-28-2008, 06:54 PM   #43
afruff23
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Threads: 132
Posts: 1,457
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Stats:
  • SAT: 2250 combined, 2230 single
  • SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chem, 770 Bio M
  • ACT: N/A
  • GPA: 3.85 out of 4, 4.6 out of 5
  • Rank: School doesn't rank
  • Other Tests: 5 on AP World, Chem, Bio
Subjective
  • Essays: Decent
  • Teacher Recs: Didn't see them. Decent.
  • Counselor Rec: Decent. Probably good since my counselor knows about my activities.
  • Supplementary Material: None. I should've sent an abstract. Too late for that.
  • Hook: (recruited athlete, cured cancer- only major ones that actually would have made a difference, please)
Personal
  • Location: Maryland
  • High School Type: Public, highly competitive. In top 100 all the time.
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian
  • Gender: M
  • Applied for Financial Aid: Don't remember.
Other
  • Extracurriculars: 1 year volunteer at hospital, intern at NIH under HHMI/MCPS program, vice-pres of chem club, honors societies
  • Awards: AP Scholar, tons of local physics and chem awards, USABO semifinalist
  • Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:
I applied for BME. I was quite surprised at the decision of a waitlist. At the very least, I thought I would've gotten accepted to JHU for a major other than BME.

Should I send them my abstract for my research?
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