Chance me for ED?

CCC4lyfe
Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:46:04 +0000

I applied to Weinberg ED to major in chemistry and minor in global health studies/possibly gender studies on a pre-med track.

ACT: 34
SAT: 2040
SAT subject tests: Chemistry 790, French 690
GPA: 4.17 weighted
APs: World History (5), Chemistry (4), English Lang (4), APUSH (4)

Current courses: AP Calc BC, AP French, AP Bio, AP Physics, AP English Lit, AP Human
Geography
Throughout high school, I took the most rigorous classes possible.

Ethnicity: Asian
Sex: Female
School: Private college prep school in Kansas

Extracurriculars:
Played piano for 10 years competitively
JV tennis team all four years
VP of National Honor Society
President and starter of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation club
VP of youth council at church, heavy involvement with worship team (guitar) at church
Copy Editor of school yearbook, staff member since sophomore year
Editor-in-Chief of school literary magazine
Honor Council representative

National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
Wellesley College Book Award
National French Contest Bronze ranking
Presidential Service Awards (freshman and junior years)

Summer@Brown (June-July 2013): So You Want to be a Doctor course

Rec Letters:
College counselor - well acquainted, most likely very positive
Past chemistry teacher (honors and AP) - very well acquainted, probably very positive
French teacher for the past 5 years (whom I TA for) - very well acquainted, assuming positive

Essays:
Common App - according to English teacher, excellent
Supplement - discussed global health and gender studies departments, expressed strong desire for Northwestern, talked about creating communities such as my tight-knit AP Chemistry class from junior year

Alumni interview went well
Showed high demonstrated interest (attended Global Health alumni event over the summer with Dr. Grynspan)
Networked at several college fairs with the same rep