<p>I’m a senior who applied to Biomedical Engineering</p>
<p>OBJECTIVE:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (R:750, M: 740, W: 720)
ACT: 33 (W: 32, M: 32, R: 33, S: 33)
SAT II: USH: 720, rest pending…although don’t expect more than 750 (NOT SENDING)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0+
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 out of 117
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), Self studied APUSH (5),
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Hardest course load throughout high school(even AP ART, lol)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Participant (lol), National Merit Commended (meh)</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE:
Extracurriculars (place leadership/awards in parenthesis):
Research on Gene Function in plants, although an aspect of it had relation to parkinsons/alzheimers 100+ hours
Indian instrumental called Tabla for nearly 10 years (performed in front of audiences of 1000+)
Knowledge Bowl Team (captain, 1st, 2nd, and 4th places last three years)
Math Club (President)
Academic Team (3 places at state last two years including State Champion in social studies)
NHS (Treasurer)
Tennis (Team MVP, state appearance)
Cross Country (multiple state appearances)
Speeches at local Rotary Club (2nd place at both)
Regional Citizens Bee, 2nd place
Job/Work Experience: Supply Management at doctor’s office
Volunteer/Community service: 3 hospitals + heritage conventions = 250+ hours
Summer Activities: Volunteering, job, travel, Research
Essays: Solid, really emphasized the crappy location i’m in without sounding whiny.
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Pretty good so far, don’t know how different it would be from other applicants</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
School Type: Small private school (does not send kids to top schools)
Ethnicity: Indian American
Gender: M
Income Bracket: NO Financial Aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Location? (middle of nowhere texas)</p>
<p>First question: How do you have 4.0+ out of 4.0? lol</p>
<p>How did you do at siemens? You win anything? Or were you just a participant
amazing EC’s
SAT’s are mediocre (that is for a ivy league such as Brown)
Looks like you are taking challenging classes, so that it is good
Texas is not really the middle of nowhere…</p>
<p>I would say you have a fair chance of getting (Improve SATS!)… good luck!</p>
<p>No, i agree that the SATs are mediocre, especially for an Asian Ivy applicant. But sadly, I’m out of time to improve. And unfortunately, I was only a Siemens participant; I didnt even make it to semifinalist…
Also, due to AP points I have a little over 4.0, but actually our school does not have 4.0 scale. It is out of a 100, in which i have about a 100.9. </p>
<p>Does the fact that I’m applying to Biomedical engineering help or hurt me? I felt like that isnt a popular major at Brown and so maybe that might give a bit of an advantage. But then again i might totally wrong. What do yall think?
Also, any more chances?</p>
<p>I think the point about the 4.0+ is that in an unweighted GPA things like “AP points” don’t count. The very, very, very best unweighted GPA anyone can have is a 4.0.</p>
<p>cmon guys really, a 750 on all the parts is like 2-3 questions wrong per section.
OP those scores are awesome do not let CC tell you otherwise.
scores are not everything though. you are a quality applicant but unfortunately, there are many. hopefully you stick out somehow in the minds of the admissions officers
GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>InvisibleMan, I have no idea if you will be accepted, but I can promise you this – if you don’t get accepted, it was NOT because of your SAT scores.</p>
<p>Your SAT scores are ‘mediocre’ (a word which means different things to different people), as you have conceded, for an unhooked Asian applicant to the Ivy League, but I agree with fireandrain that your SAT scores are at a point where they will neither make or break your application, particularly because of your breakdown. </p>
<p>A common misconception among people who are not associated with admissions is to view all 2200s (an example) as the same. But someone with a CR700/M800/W700 is not the same as another with a CR750/M700/W750. A top engineering school, for example, would always prefer the former, with all other things being equal.</p>
<p>One concern I have regarding your application to Brown is that I can’t readily discern a clear thread (or a central focus) running through your application. It’s not a bad thing to be diverse (most of us are), but it’s also important to demonstrate some sense of direction. In any case, you’ve already applied so good luck!</p>