Please use the following scale:
safety -> low match -> match -> high match -> low reach -> reach -> high reach
I have visited Bucknell twice.
GPA UW: 3.4 W: 4.15(There is context for low GPA and I have an upward trend)
ACT: 27(29 superscore)
Class Rank: N/A of 1,000 students
Senior course load: World Masterpieces accl, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, AP gov, AP Calc BC
1st semester senior grades: B in Calc BC, B in AP Chem, A- in AP Psychology, A in Media Analysis honors, B+ in AP Biology
AP scores: human geo(4) euro (4) APUSH (4) Physics 1 (3) Spanish (3)
Extracurriculars:
-Clubs/organizations
NHS (11,12)
HOSA (VP of Stevenson HOSA, Northern Area Vice President of Illinois HOSA) (11,12)
Freshman Mentor Program (11,12) (Director Of Recruitment, Advisory Leader, Rookie Trainer)
Brain Bee(President and Founder) (11,12)
FBLA(11,12)
Peer Tutors (10,11,12)
Awards:
First place in Health Career Display Event at HOSA state
National qualifier for HOSA NLC
Sixth place in Public Health for HOSA state
Barbara James Service Award
Jefferson Award
Leadership in general:
Give a Thon classroom leader (10,11)
Project dance team captain (10)
Athletics:
Soccer(9,10,11,12)
Out of School:
Hosted an event with Alzheimer’s association (presenter and important part of fundraising process) (my own event)
Research at UChicago in neuroscience (somatosensory cortex) (soon to be published)
Research at Rush University(1 paper (not published), another paper (4th author on published paper)
Volunteer at local medical center (400+ hours)
Extraneous U-Give hours (230+ hours)
NSLC at UC-Berkeley
Presenter of Science at the Museum of Science and Industry (200+ hours)
Shadowed a neurosurgeon for 127+ hours in the OR watching live surgeries at RUMC
Paid Internship at MSI-Chicago
Various neurosurgery conferences
Attended Brain Awareness Day and DNA day events at Conte Center for neuropsychiatric genomics.
Attended Brain Awareness Fair at Northwestern University
ICCCTSO leadership conference
High School Type: Public, 5th in Illinois (US news), 2nd in the nation(k12-niche), 128 in the nation (US news), large student body (4,100 students)
Recommendation Letters:
AP Physics teacher: 8/10
AP Euro or APUSH teacher: 10/10
Counselor: 10/10
Additional Rec from HOSA state advisor: 9/10