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Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>long chance thread for OOS student (NJ)</p>

<p>Cum unw GPA: 3.7ish (low becz i scrwed around junior year)
SAT:taken once
710 Cri reading
710 math
640 writing</p>

<p>sat 2
790 chem
790 us hist</p>

<p>5 ap us history
currently taking
AP MACRO
AP Phy
ap calc Ab
eng h
all honors/ap in high school
straight a’s in all AP senior year (so far and looks like its gonna end up that way)</p>

<p>teach rec:
at least one great if not two from teachers who love me…
one is from a teacher with a ph.d (chem, other form econ teacher)
got college credit for chem at UCLA</p>

<p>extra circ. (honestly my hook)
9th Grade-
We The People State Competition (1st Place)
5 hours/week, 30 weeks (team of four, delivered three part speech on analysis of the Constitution followed by questions, received a perfect score)
Rutgers Model Congress (Best Bill Award)
5 hours/week, 30 weeks (wrote a 25 page brief, and participated in three days of committee)
Student Intern for Governor Jon Corzine’s Gubernatorial Campaign, New Brunswick HQ
10 hours/weekend, 10 weeks (worked on campaign staff, polling registered Democrats and rallying constituents to attend fundraisers/campaign stops)
Community Service (Buddy Ball Basketball and Baseball, working with special needs children) – 2 hours/weekend, 40 weeks
Picked for sit down lunch meeting with Congressman Rush Holt, our district representative</p>

<p>10th Grade-
Microbiology Scholars Program at Rutger’s Waksman Institute
(DNA Sequencing/ Bioinformatics Program, worked with Rutgers University Molecular Genetics Department to Sequence DNA strands)
-Published through University new discovery of ribosomal protein S12 mRNA in an Artemia franciscana clone
3 hours week, 52 weeks
Student Intern-Mayor Cory Booker’s Office, Newark NJ
8 hours/day, 7 weeks during summer (worked in Office of Constituent Services, developed Open Door policy, Million Father March, Safe Summer Initiative)
Student Intern-New Jersey State Office of Senator Robert Menendez, Newark NJ
8 hours/day, 7 weeks during summer (evaluated applicants for nomination to military academies)
Rutgers Model Congress (Best Delegate Award)
5 hours week, 15 weeks (wrote two 5-page brief and participated in three days of committee)
Rutgers Model UN
5 hours week, 15 weeks (wrote two 5-page brief, two 50-page doutangs, and participated in three days of committee)
Community Service (Buddy Ball Basketball and Baseball, working with special needs children) – 2 hours/weekend, 40 weeks</p>

<p>11th Grade-
Published by American College of Radiology (See Publications)
Published by MD News twice (See Publications)
Captain of Federal Reserve Challenge (Future Business Leaders of America)
10 hours/week, 30 weeks (Captain of a team of four, presented a 15 minute presentation to the Federal Reserve in NY on the course of action the Federal Reserve should take, then answered questions)
Intern AG Edwards/Wachovia: Wall Street Firm,
8 hours/day, 4 weeks
(During the merger process, filed transaction and circled irregularities for brokers to correct or analyze)
Math Honors Society (Mu Alpha Theta)—Tutored students
Community Service- 10 Hours</p>

<p>12th – Mu Alpha Theta
Captains of Federal Reserve Team (Future Business Leaders of America)
10 hours/week, 30 weeks (same as above, in progress)
Pending Publications in VMI Alumni Review and MD News (See Publications)
Member of Science Team (Competitive Science Bowl Team)
5 hours/week, 30 weeks (in progress, an invite only by Science Department, competitive tournament competing in the spring)</p>

<p>as i stated i have multiple published reaserach findings:</p>

<p>PUBLICATIONS</p>

<p>Bier S, Youngworth H, Novick A. 2006
Legal Responsibilities of Woman Breast Imagers.
American College of Radiology C.I.P. December 18, 2006: 1-4.</p>

<p>Bier K, Bier S, Norton K. 2007
Body Packers: How to Treat Drug Smugglers.
M.D. News 2007; 4(7): 18-19.</p>

<p>Downs T, Heideman M, Bier S, Bier K. 2007
Autism: The Evolving Role of a Physician.
M.D. News 2007; 4(11): 23-26.</p>

<p>Baweja G, Bier S, Heideman A. 2008
MRI Detection of Simple Breast Cyst.
American College of Radiology C.I.P. March 13, 2008:1-4.</p>

<p>Bier K, Bier S. 2008
An Economic Plan for Negotiating with HMOs.
M.D. News. In Press Oct./Nov. 2008</p>

<p>Bier K, Bier S. Denny T. 2008
The Controversy of Stonewall Jackson’s Death.
VMI Alumni Review. Submitted Sept. 2008</p>

<p>Bier, S., De Biasio,J., Jacobchick,R., Sanelli,A.,
Isolation of an mRNA for ribosomal protein S12 from Artemia franciscana
National Center for Biotechnology Information July 22, 2007.</p>

<p>PRESENTATIONS
Detox for Artemia
Rutgers University Waksman Institute 06/2007
Piscataway, New Jersey</p>

<p>kudos to whoever actually reads all of this…and please excuse my horrible spelling</p>

<p>thanks a lot, honesty appreciated (i can take it, i hope…)</p>

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<p>bump…anyone??</p>

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<p>You should get in but your writing score is pretty low for OOS. I’d say 80% in.</p>

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<p>yea i feel confident…
but i applied ED to Duke and everyone I knew told me i was gonna get in and i got rejected…
i knew i was on the border i thought i’d get in or be deffered not striaght up rejected…
so im less confident in my app lol, if that changes anything…</p>

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<p>bump…
10char</p>

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<p>at the chance threads again i see…
not sure…how weak was your GPA junior year…
the c plus in precalc certainly doesn’t help…
id say decent shot…better have killer essays and recs though</p>

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<p>BUMP!!!
10char</p>

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<p>Your EC’s are sensational. Your GPA is a little worrisome. What’s your Weighted GPA and your class rank?</p>

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<p>uw gp is 3.6ish? maybe 3.7 or 8 if you include senior year grades (first quarter)
my school does not rank…is my gpa too low for UVA?</p>

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<p>It’s a bit low for OOS but your EC’s make up for it. IMHO you are an interesting candidate so I’d say you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>it is a little low…think im good enough? its been a tough year for my school and it seems schools are being more conservative with their admits</p>

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<p>bump…maybe dean j wants to comment! :)</p>

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<p>bump anyone! my thread cant be that boring! i take this as a good sign though… uva students don’t really use these college sites like other ivy league schools, there prob out having too much fun</p>

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<p>bump
10char</p>

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<p>I typically don’t chance oos students cuz I don’t have any hard data but 3.6-3.7 is typically, based on Naviance Data, on the low side for instate students. </p>

<p>Who is K Bier?</p>

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<p>lol well if its low for in state students it must be really low of OOS lol…</p>

<p>and K Bier is my twin brother (everyone catches that wow)
i had some rough patches in my grades junior year, but senior year is near straight a’s
freshmen and soph are pretty solid
if you weight first semester senior year it will prob be 3.7 3.8 ish unweighted
so far weighted grades for senior year is 4.2 </p>

<p>think i have a shot? im also planing on majoring in physics if that changes anything</p>

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<p>dude you’re fine dont worry about it. awesome ECS more then make up for the borderline GPA. seriously dont worry.</p>

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<p>just a suggestion: Find a way to mention that K Bier is your bro. The reason “everyone catches that” is b/c A lot of ppl get help from parents or relatives in order to be published and your impressive list, which would imo be a great hook for a physics major, should make that clear in order to avoid any misinterpretation by an adcom.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>i was looking at this thread for quite some time trying to figure out who the hell k bier was and where it came from lol. Found it! :slight_smile: I can see how everyone sees that K Bier is your brother (since you have the same last names and you’ll be submitting something in your app with family info) but I agree with vistany. Just put a little asterisk somewhere and mention he is your brother. Make it easier on the adcoms.</p>

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<p>haha db123 you shoulda commented it then lol! </p>

<p>and fallacy (and vistany and db),
everyone has been telling me that, and i applied to Duke ED, along with my twin bro and 4 other kids from my school
and my app was so great for Duke, not just in terms of quality but also what Duke looks for (they had two supplemental essays, one of which was to tell them about research experience you’ve had!!)
the other kids from my school who applied were a little weaker in terms of SAT and GPA, yet we all got denied, not even deffered
and my school, a public school in central nj (east brunswick high school), which is pretty reputable but not like an amazing private, did **** for ED this year…
something like 20+ kids applied Ed and almost all got denied
2 or three kids to columbia all denied
6 or 7 kids to penn all denied
4 kids to MIT all denied or deffered
1 kid to brown denied
5 kids to duke denied
1 kid to dartmouth denied (allthough his app was crap)</p>

<p>so it was a slap in the face to lower our standard, and now im nervous i can’t get into any semi competitive schoool (i.e. UVA)</p>

<p>think my science background will help since UVA gets a lot of social science apps?</p>