Ssssschwartz

GPA: 103.0889 (weighted, my school doesn't report unweighted GPA, or at least I don't know mine)

Rank: 5 out of 515

SAT Scores: CR - 630,640 M - 630,600 W - 540,590

Course Load: AP Psych
Honors French
AP Chem
AP Calc
Anatomy/Physiology
AP English
Gym/Health

Extracurriculars: Executive member of the NHS
Member of Student Council
Member of Key Club and another local community service club
French Club
Intergenerational Council
DECA
Member of French National Honor Society
Member of a faculty selected youth leadership club
Active within out school's Autism program

Other information to consider: I was diagnosed with leukemia in the latter half of freshman year, received treatment for nine months. Returned sophomore year in December and finished that year. Relapsed in November of my junior year, received one month of treatment and one month at home before I received total body irradiation and received a cord blood transplant. I was just cleared to return for my senior year in August and as a result of my medical complications have not been able to prepare for SATs as much as I like

In addition to the medical issues I did take the SAT yesterday after receiving private tutoring, will be taking SAT II Subject Tests in Math 1, Bio/M and Chemistry. I will also be taking the ACT this month and if my SAT scores don't go up like I would like them will be taking them in December.

Schools I am looking at: Temple, Drexel, USciences, UPenn, Villanova, Princeton (The reach schools are obvious)

Interested Majors/Plans: Science (Specifically Biology and Chemistry) Engineering (Looking at Biomedical) Physician

Thanks for your time!

Wordworker

Is there any chance you can take Math II? A lot of applicants who want to do science majors will be taking it.

Other than Penn and Princeton, your chances normally would be decent. However, you've had one relapse. An adcom may wonder about the possibility of future medical issues. Perhaps some sort of letter from your doctor would be helpful.

Ssssschwartz

That was a concern also. I would have taken Math II, but I feel the score I would get, based upon my practice tests, would be unrepresentative of my math ability. The curriculum of my school's Trig/Precalc is sort of lackluster, and upon attempting to do the Collegeboard's practice test I found I could only do about 50% of the problems. While I could change Math I to Math II, it seems stupid to take a test on a subject I am not comfortable with.

I did receive a 98% in my Honors Trig/Precalc for the year, so it's not that I don't know the subject, I just truly believe my school doesn't teach the subjects that are on the test.

Catria

UPenn: Reach
Princeton: Reach
Villanova: Match
Drexel: Safety
Temple: Safety
USciences: Low match