My Chances

Colleges & Universities Brown University
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<p>-white male</p>

<p>Awards:
• Maryland Distinguished Scholar Nominee
• National Honor Society 2007, 2008.
• First Place Intel Award of Excellence in Computer Science, 2007 (my project was a Computer simulation: application of evolutionary principles to non-biological problems; programmed genetic algorithms to simulate decision making based on heuristic systems).
• First Place Montgomery County Science Fair (Computer Science) 2007
• ACM (Association of Computing Machines) Award, (involved a t.v. interview) 2007
• Capital PC Users Group, Award for Special Achievement, Montgomery Area Science and Engineering Fair, 2005 and 2007
• Wrestling: Lettered in Wrestling, BCC High School, 2005-07. Varsity Wrestling Sportsmanship Award Winter 2007. Scholar/Athlete Award 2007. 7th Place (142 LBS) Delmarva Classic (Tri-State Tournament, 22 Teams from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia) 2007.</p>

<p>Work Experience:
• Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP) internship through the Office of Naval Research, summer 2007. Eight-week internship in Dept. of Biochemistry, working in computational biophysics and informatics and performing calculations on peptides that will lead to better force fields for the intelligent design of pharmaceuticals.</p>

<p>• Systems Support (Part Time), BPM Inc, 2005-06. Assisted local business in PC trouble
shooting, network set-up and administration. </p>

<p>• Conducted controlled performance tests to assist in response time measurements of a commercial Internet site for distribution of Pharmaceutical products. Researched performance optimization techniques affecting PC and Internet configuration parameters and measured their effect on end user performance.</p>

<p>Education:
• Enrolled in Academy of Technology, Math, and Science (ATMS), BCC High School
• GPA: 3.85 out of 4.0 (un-weighted), 4.54 weighted
• PSAT/NMSQT 2006 placed in top 99th percentile (212 Raw Score)
• SAT: 2080 – 690 Math, 690 Reading, 700 Writing (10 Essay)
• SATIIs: MathII-770, World History-650
• APs: US Government, Computer Programming levels 2 and 3, World History, Physics BC, Environmental Science, Calculus
• IB English 11, IB English 12, Investigations in Technology in a Global Society (ITGS)
• Summer course in computer animation, American University, summer 2004
• Lead America Institute for Engineering, Science and Robotics, Certificate of Completion, Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA 2006.</p>

<p>Community Service (114 hours):
• Tutoring of elementary school students school years 2004, 2005
• Recycling committee, NHS 2007, 2008
• Co-creator and webmaster of BCClassifieds, a popular community classifieds website for the Bethesda Chevy Chase community (time invested not included in above ssl hours)</p>

<p>any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks</p>

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<p>Hey you have an interesting resume, your SAT is weak. You need to retake it and get above a 2200+. Also your world history SAT 2 is also weak, so retake another one. Have you thought abt the ACT? You seem like you would do well on that. I’d give that a shot. Also, get more community service hours. 114 really isnt much. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Thanks for your feedback. I will be taking the SAT again in the fall and expect to do much better on the Math section. As for SATIIs, I don’t really know which one I would take. I haven’t really considered that ACT. How is it different?</p>

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<p>Well the sections are Math, Science, English, Reading, and Writing. It is more of a preparation based exam. If you study really hard, you can do well. Whereas the SAT is alot more of intellectual reasoning, thus harder. Its much easier to study for the ACT. Also, the ACT is accepted by Brown instead of the SAT and the SAT 2s. So you can just submit one exam.</p>

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<p>Glycerine is right on.</p>

<p>Your resume is pretty darn impressive, and Brown likes engineering majors. </p>

<p>However, your SATs should break the 2200 and (if you want super high chances) the 2300 barrier. ACT could be a good test for you given your strength in math and science. Take a few practice tests and see how you score. Shoot for a 33+, and preferably 34+.</p>

<p>As a prospective engineering major, you really should take an SAT 2 science test. Chemistry is much easier than bio and physics from what I’ve heard. </p>

<p>Also, if you can get the chance, you should take another liberal artsy SAT 2 and score better than a 700 or retake that World History. </p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>