Chances an asian?

ARisingSenior
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:32:15 +0000

A hook would be something like geographics, race, and others. Achievements won’t be a hook unfortunately.

The “research published” part of your info looks good and could become a very good college essay if you could write about any failures, then overcoming them and growing as a result.

UVa is VERY competitive out-of-state. I live in PA, and although I loved the campus, I may not apply because they seem to take a huge number of in-state as opposed to out-of-state. That said, 24% of students are still out-of-state there.

Vassar seems to be good for you. Good scores (maybe try to take the SATs once more?) and a high female percentage (58%) look in your favor. Emory also fits into this category I believe.

Idk what your math SAT score is, but make sure you can do well in classes if the SAT score isn’t that high. You’ll need it especially for chemistry and possibly some other classes that come along with pre-med.

CMU is probably unrealistic with what you have so far. The research looks good, but the SAT score may need to be higher to push you to the “yes” pile.