<p>Hey Everybody!
Okay, I know you guys might hate me for this, but could you please chance me? I need you help to narrow down my list of colleges (mentioned below). And please do let me know where I lack.
I’d be more than grateful! If not, what schools do you think would be matches for me? I want to opt for BS in Biology, and pursue dentistry later on.</p>
<p>I’m a US Permanent Resident, but I didn’t do my high school in the US.
I did my GCSEs.
But my overall percentage for highschool is 92.3% (out of a hundred)
I have 3 Advance Placement Courses: Biology, Chemistry, Physics.</p>
<p>I took my SAT1 this October and ended with a 1910. But I’ll be retaking it in January and hope to raise my SAT score up to an at least 2100 (hopefully.
Taking my SAT2 (Math1, Chem, Bio M) this December.</p>
<p>Here are all my ECs, but I’m not really sure if they’re good enough or not.
MEDICAL SHADOWING: 50 hours
DENTAL SHADOWING: 114 hours</p>
<p>Event Photography, since 2009 for school events etc.</p>
<p>WRITING EXPERIENCE:
- Script Writing for the annual school plays in Urdu and English (2009-2010)
- Content writer at Writers’ Guild (2011- present)
- Head of the Magazine Committee at School (2010-2011)
- Guest Writer at Saverah Publication UK.
- Hope Uplift foundation, monthly newsletter.
- Fatima Memorial Hospital Leadership Internship Program. ‘Best Newspaper Report’ award.</p>
<p>PUBLIC SPEAKING:
- Declamation Contests.
- MUNs
- Guest speaker at Foundation for SAARC writers and literature in India.
- Best Event Compere Award at school.
- Fatima Memorial Hospital Leadership internship program: best speaker award, best presentation skills award, event Compere for the prize distribution ceremony.</p>
<p>INTERNSHIP/ LEADERSHIP qualities:
- South Asian Fraternity; organising and managing delegates going from PK to India. Since 2007. 350 hours.
- 14th august committee Norway. Help in Organising delegations going to Oslo to celebrate Pakistan day. 199 hours.
- Student ambassador for UMass Boston at Success Factor Guidance Counselling event. (10 hours)
- Council Member Year 2010-2011
- Head of the Magazine Committee (2010-2011)
- Colours and Humour Dramatics Event at School. Part of the Management committee.
Head of the ‘Event Backstage Department’. - Event organiser for Fatima Memorial Hospital Leadership Program Prize distribution ceremony event.
- Head Delegate for MUN delegation for LUMUN.
- Head delegate for MUN delegation at ACMUN.</p>
<p>LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS:
- IELTS (TBA)
- Learnt French from Alliance de Francais because they didn’t offer foreign languages at my school.
a) DELF A1 (French) 88%
b) DELF A2 (French) (TBA)</p>
<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE:
- Total Hours at different organisations: 189
- Fundraising Shield of Honour at FMH Internship program.
- Self Initiated project to feed underprivileged citizens: $3000 raised.
- Money raised to support our Canteen Lady’s family: $500
- Self Initiated Campaign called Children’s Hospital Toy Drive.
June 2012: 350 goody bags distributed.
June 2013: 500 goody bags distributed.
June 2014: plan to iA distribute 750 goody bags before going to the US for college this summer.</p>
<p>SPORTS:
- played Basket Ball in school but before I could go for the actual Punjab Olympics I got sick and was prescribed that I avoid strenuous exercise due to my health problems.
- Horse riding. But can’t do it anymore due to medical reasons.</p>
<p>Schools I plan on applying to are:
• Harvard University
• Duke University
• Johns Hopkins
• Lehigh- Upenn (BS-DMD)
• Tufts University (BS-DMD)
• Barnard College
• Adelphi- NYU (BS-DMD)
• U of Connecticut (BS-DMD)
• Smith College
• SUNY: Stony Brook (BS-DMD)</p>
<p>Safeties:
• CUNY: City College of NY
• Drexel University
• Hofstra University
• Fordham University</p>
<p>Open to all your suggestions and views. Your comments would help me narrow down my college list. ![]()
Thanks!</p>