Hi!
Hope everyone is doing well amidst the upcoming school year.
Some quick facts:
- I am a rising senior at a top, private prep school in the heart of Manhattan
- I am the son of a Yale and Columbia Professor
- Applying SCEA to Yale, regular to all of the other schools listed
- Duke (trinity), Penn (CAS), Cornell (CALS), Columbia (Engineering), Brown, BC, Colgate, Bucknell, Washu, USC, Georgetown
- Asian…
- Intending for Biology or BME
Please provide any feedback or tips and CHANCE me as well:)
Scores:
ACT: 35 Essay 11 (Superscore 36, essay 12)
Subject Tests: Math 2 800, Bio E 790, Chem 800
GPA: 3.65 (Unweighted, top 15%-ish at my prep school, max AP/Honor courseload)
Senior Courses: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP US History, English 12, Science Elective (Hit AP limit)
ECS:
BME Research at a prestigious college (Will be published in a high impact factor journal as a second author)
Another BME Research at a prestigious college (Will also be published in a different high impact factor journal as a second author as well)
Captain of the Soccer team, 4x varsity player, and competitive club soccer
iGEM competition Bronze
Violin 4 years in orchestra
President of a few minor clubs at school (all community service)
Medical Mission to a third world country for 17 days taking vital signs
Founded a non-profit effort to donate soccer materials and give a soccer camp at the third world country as well with a website (received president’s volunteer service award silver)
Assuming rec letters are really good??
In short, my application will be carried by good scores, legacy, 2 published abstracts, and my NPO work.
Thank you so much for reading and let me know!