am i aiming too high?

sak09
Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:00:54 +0000

Female
Asian (Indian)
MA
Competitive public high school (sends many to top schools including Ivys)

Cumulative GPA: 3.8 unweighted. No idea what it is weighted.

All Honors and/or AP classes…and this means 3 AP classes total. I know that’s a shocker to some of you, but my school doesn’t offer very many at all. This won’t hurt me, right?

Rank: 16/300…Top 5%

SAT:
CR-540
M- 660
W- 740 with a 12 on the essay
I working very hard to get that total score up to a 2050-2150. I understand that my CR needs a lot of work, but right now I’m getting in the 600’s on practice test things. I’m retaking on Oct 4th and hoping to reach my goal.

SAT IIs: Bio-630(might retake) Math II-taking in Nov.

ECs: Please note that I moved and therefore switched schools after my freshman year. There many seem a slight inconsistency in some activities because of this.

*Speech& Debate Team/I
-Went to many competitions and won numerous awards even on the state level. Could not continue because it was not available at my new school.
Violin
-Have been playing for 8 years, and freshman year played in the Symphony Orchestra.
*Model UN/I
-Delegate
*Yearbook/I
-Editor Senior year.
*Science Club/I
-Vice President
-Serve as a mentor for elementary school kids and help them conduct research at the vernal pool.
-Also set up many other fundraisers and events.
*PEER Leaders/I
-Community leaders from the school.
-We do various community service and help around the school.

Community Service (about 150+ hours):
-Elks Lodge (over 50 hours)
-Pediatric Doctors Office (about 30 hours)
-Local Hospital (about 50+ hours)
-Various other events including Special Olympics, Soup Kitchens, Church…etc

Other Summer Stuff:
-Did some research in a Genetics Lab at URI. Did everything from PCR to Extracting DNA to helping with a primer design. My professor said she would write me a strong letter of rec. Would this help?

-Internined at InCube for a few weeks at the end of this summer. It’s a biomedical research company in northern CA. Worked with a cell biologist and chemical engineer to help design and test a device that would be implanted in the spine to reduce pain. Paid internship…if that matters.

-In summer 2006, I went to India and for about 2 weeks and did some community service there. My grandfather lives in a small (rather poor) village, and he also works in a nearby clinic which treats patients from that area. I worked and helped in that clinic, and will be most likely receiving a letter from the government consulate for my services.

I will most likely pursue something in biology or the medical field. What are my chances assuming I will bring up my SAT score to a 2050-2150?

Brown (ED), Tufts, BU, UC Berkeley, Northeastern, UMass Amherst, URI.

Last two are mainly backups, but I would really want to know my chances at the others. THANKS!!