Demographics: Male, Middle Eastern
Intended major: NEUROSCIENCE
Academics
SAT score: test got cancelled 5 times, so applying test-optional
Class rank: N/A (school do not offer it), but probably top 10%
Coursework: Honor and regular classes
UW/W GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0 (unweighted)
*ECs*
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Intern at the Center Of Excellence in Molecular and Cellular Biology:
Conducted step-by-step independent project about GBM patients, attended lab meetings and lectures, collaborated with fellows and graduate students. -
Founder STEM Neuroscience Club:
Recruiting club members, creating social media posts about various neuroscience topics and orchestrating virtual events and workshops. -
YouTube Channel:
Researched emotional and neuro-scientific bases of various mental disorders, synthesized information, wrote scripts, and edited videos -
Head of Vega Biology Team: (the team was run and funded by a local university):
Led more than 70 members from different educational backgrounds (high school students and even Undergraduate students), organized online weekly study-groups, and recruited professors for developing curriculum and evaluating members’ final projects. -
Brain BEE Content Creator & AND IYNA Ambassador :
Develop (>110) practice questions for Brain Bee competitors on the local, national and international levels, translate questions to Arabic and French, and brainstormed and pictured questions into visual media posts. -
Co-founder and director of content writing Gazette Club:
Contribute to founding the first gazette club in the Country. Write articles that spots the school alumnus achievements and its daily news. -
Member of school’s Biology Group:
Hosted weekly sessions and orientations, served as a semester round leader, mentored and instructed concepts in Biology to freshmen. -
Co-Founder of my villages ’ COVID-19 awareness Team:
Created and distributed posters about complications of COVID-19 to the local community. Raised $900 funds for weekly free spray and sanitizers. Reached medical labs to offer discounts.Honors
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Top 10 national finalists at Brain Bee Competition (the Final stage was cancelled due to corona)
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Earned an Official College Credit course In neuroscience from Tulane University (GPA 4.0 out of 4.0)
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9th place (national) and top 5% (global) on Avogadro Annual exam organized by Waterloo University.
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6the place at YouthBrainSummit organized by IYNA (international Youth Neuroscience association)
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STEM Merit-Based Scholarship
Supplemental materials:
I will be providing a couple of different materials that, I think, will help a lot since i am a neuroscience major:
1- A portfolio of some of the projects that i worked on (including my school capstone projects and other independent projects)
2- A PDF of Research Abstracts: I will include an abstract of a review paper I worked on, the paper was about the neurological complications of COVID-19 (i got a recommendation letter from my mentor on this paper), an abstract of a research paper I wrote as a part of the Tulane summer program I attended this summer, and an abstract of an article I wrote for the International Neuroethics Essay Contest. the article was selected to be presented at the IYNA journal.
Recommendation letters :
-Counsellor
-Biology teacher
-Chemistry teacher
-Internship supervisor
-Research paper mentor
Final Thought:
I was very disappointed after getting rejected from Colgate University (my EDI choice), but I think that was due to the unorganized shape that appeared in my file (the additional materials was chaotic and supplemental essays were kinda weak). Now I feel very confused and I cannot determine my choices for the EDII, so I hope there is someone here to help or suggest some universities that i will have a chance at.
THANKS IN ADVANCE
NOTE
A friend of mine has suggested POMONA COLLEGE, and actually, their neuroscience program appeals to me, so do you think I have a chance ?!
Sorry if the thread was too long