Chance me for MCS?

nichthefish
Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:21:22 +0000

I’m a rising senior, and I would definitely major in biology, and minor in genetics/molec bio. Chance me?

School Type: Public
Location: New Jersey
Race/Gender: Asian Female
Prospective Major: Bio, with a minor in genetics
Unweighted GPA: 3.55* out of 4
Weighted GPA: 4.15* out of 5
Class rank: Top 10% of ~800

*I’m not sure if those numbers are right, I calculated them myself, b/c my school only does weighted out of 7. I’m 6.41 out of 7.

Freshman year:
Honors Science - A
Honors Geometry - A
Honors History - A
Honors Spanish 2 - A
Honors English 9 - B

Soph year:
Honors Chem - B
Honors Bio - B
Honors Functions - A
“Average” History - A
Honors Spanish 3 - B
Honors English 10 - B

Junior year:
AP Bio - A
Honors Physics - A
Honors Pre-Calc - B
AP Spanish 4 - B
Honors English 11 - B

Senior year:
Honors Forensics
AP Calc
AP English 12
AP Psychology

Total: 14 honors classes, 5 AP, 1 average

SAT I Composite: 2300 (highest single sitting - 2260)
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 750

SAT II Scores
SAT II Bio (M): 750
SAT II Math IIC: 720 << should I retake?

AP tests -
Expecting a 3 or 4 on Spanish and a 4 or 5 on Bio.
Next year, taking Calc and Psych.

EC’s:
-Tutoring for middle schools, my high school, and Kumon (200+ hours)
-Volunteer at soup kitchen (80+ hours)
-Piano for 13 years (5+ hours a week)
-Summer internship at army research lab, published an abstract in a journal (300+ hours)
-Started a nonprofit organization where we make and sell paintings for charities, or to buy food/medical supplies for third-world countries
-Created a for-profit web design business, designed and coded website layouts/templates
-Annually participate in piano guild, Federation of Music Clubs, ABRSM Theory Test

Regularly participate in photography club, badminton club, Key Club

Took International Biology Olympiad

Awards:
Honor Roll (4 years)
Cum Laude
National Merit Commended Scholar
National Federation of Music Clubs Gold Cup
Maybe AP Scholar by next year

Essay is great, teacher recs will be ok?, counselor rec will be great.

Will my GPA destroy my chances? I know I have an awful lot of B’s, but do I still have a shot? Second opinions would be great. Thanks!

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