<p>Chances for:
Boston College
CMU
UConn 8 year med program
Emory
Duke
WUSTL</p>
<p>Standardized Test Scores:
SAT 2350 (1550)
SAT II:
- Math II 800
- Chemistry 710
- US History 730
AP:
Language 5
US History 5
Chemistry 3</p>
<p>School:
UW GPA: 3.75
Top decile of class (no class rank)
Fairly competitive high school, 20 APs offered and sends ~5-10 students to Ivies per year</p>
<p>ECs:
Marching Band
~ Aside from the team championships, here are the solo awards
- Best Drum Major in South Jersey in Group 2, TOB Circuit
- Best Drum Major in Northeast Coast in Group 2, TOB Circuit
- Personally praised by judge for my conducting which was "mesmerizing and intense" and "the best she has ever seen in 10+ years"
- Best soloist and section leader (awarded in band banquet)
~ Positions:
- Drum Major, Vice President (12th)
- Assistant Drum Major, Section Leader, Soloist (11th)</p>
<p>Indoor Drumline
Achievements:
2011 TOB Scholastic Novice Percussion Prelims Third place
2011 TOB Scholastic Novice Percussion Finals Third place
Played marimba junior year, playing snare drum this year.</p>
<p>Miscellaneous Musical Activities
Able to play the following instruments: Four types of saxophones, clarinet, guitar, bass, drums, marimba
Live performances: paid shows, church shows, school concerts, Chinese New Year festivals, etc.
Senior year: Auditioning for All-South Jersey Symphonic Band, Olympic Conference Symphonic Band, Rowan Youth Orchestra, and Penn Honors High School Band
Able to recognize musical notes in certain patterns (relative pitch)</p>
<p>Biomedical Research:
~University of Pennsylvania Environmental Medicine Lab Research
-Attended during summers of 2008 and 2010
-Praised for work ethic and knowledge by UPenn professor Dr. Sheldon Feinstein</p>
<p>~University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Research Academy
-Studied in college-level lectures about various fields of Biology
- Participated in a journal club of ten students about stem cell research and its potential in the future
-Learned about advanced lab techniques commonly used in modern day scientific research</p>
<p>Misc. Student Activities
~Science League/Science Olympiad
- Science League: represented high school for three years on exam competitions
- Science Olympiad: Two-year alternate
~ DECA: Placed in top 5 in NJ DECA Regionals, finalist in NJ DECA States
-Won several awards for role plays in the Food Marketing category: 1 in Regionals (first place), 2 in States
~ Intermural Basketball
- Reserve/starting forward for most teams</p>
<p>Volunteering
~Volunteered in HuaXia Chinese School, a school devoted to teaching children how to speak Mandarin.
-Also helped teach elective classes that were offered in the school (ex. Chess, for young children, and music classes)
~ School blood drive
- Participated in several school blood drives (organizing and donating)</p>
<p>Recommendations: IDK. Never read them. Should be good to fantastic though.
Essays: I've turned into a great writer, but we'll see.
- Common App essays: 1000 character essay was about marching band and how I evolved from the quietest person in the world to a fierce leader who endlessly works for his band. 500 word essay was about my journey in losing 70 pounds throughout early high school.</p>