Yet another chance thread

Colleges & Universities Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Formatting is kind of messed up, but can someone help me with my chances? I am kind of worried since I am out of state</p>

<p>Education
Plano East Senior High School, Plano, TX
• High School Diploma Candidate (Distinguished Achievement Program) May, 2007
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Candidate May, 2007
• GPA: 4.0875 (weighted)
• Rank: 64/1297 (top 5%)</p>

<p>College-Level Courses:
General Biology I (Lecture and Lab) – A General Biology II (Lecture and Lab) – B</p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores
PSAT – 200
SAT – 2000 Critical Reading: 670 Math: 710 Writing: 620
ACT – 32 English: 32 Math: 36 Reading: 29 Science: 29
SAT II: Chemistry – 800
Math IIC – 760
AP Scores: Chemistry – 5 Computer Science A – 4
English – 3 World History – 3</p>

<p>Activities
• LASER (Learning About Science and Engineering Research) (4 years)

  • Participated in Science Fair (2003 – 2007) – Please look in Honors and Awards section
  • 2006 – 2007 - President
  • Coordinated Science demonstrations for elementary schools
    • HOSA – Health Occupations Students of America (3 years)
  • 2005 – Participant in District HOSA Conference (Medical Math)
  • 2006 – Participant in District HOSA Conference (Pathophisiology)
    • FBLA – Future Business Leaders of America (3 years)
  • 2005 – District Competition (Business Math) – 3rd Place
  • 2005 – State Competition (Business Math) – Participant
  • 2006 – District Competition (Technology Concepts) – 2nd place
  • 2006 – State Competition (Technology Concepts) – Participant
    • NHS – National Honor Society (4 years)
  • Director of Special Events (2004 – 05)
  • Organized Wave of Hope carnival to help raise money for Dec. 2004 Tsunami Disaster
    • IBSSA – International Baccalaureate Student Service Association (2 years)
    • TAB (Teen Advisory Board for Plano Public Library System) (5years)
  • Member from 2003 – 2007
  • 2004 – Secretary
  • 2004 – Participated in Relay for Life (raised $160 for American Cancer Association)
  • 2005 – Secretary
  • Jan 22, 2006 – participated in ALA BBYA (Best books for Young Adults) conference in San Antonio, TX
  • Helped in and participated in puppet shows for Earth Day, Special Needs Teens, and Senior Citizens all 5 years
    • Hospital Volunteer Activities
  • Volunteering at Medical Center of Plano in summer of 2004 and 2005
  • Worked in Physical Therapy Department (28 hrs.)
  • Worked in Recovery Room (31 hrs.)
  • Volunteered at Baylor Medical Center in 2006
  • Worked in Laboratory (35 hrs.)
    • Health Profession Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP) – 2 years
  • Education program about Health Sciences and Medical field
    • SEVA – Students Engaged in Volunteer Activities (3 years)
  • Treasurer (2004 – 05)
  • Coordinated two major Spelling Bee competitions as fundraisers
  • Arranged tutoring program at Saigling Elementary
  • Contributed in community services like Park Clean Ups
  • Organized two Youth Days
    • Chinmaya Mission (Hindu Culture Center)
  • Staff writer for “CHYK Chat” – Online Youth Newsletter
  • Medallion winner for public recitation of hymns and prayers
  • Attended camps for personal enrichment
    • Other Volunteer Activities<br>
     Volunteering at Schimelpfenig Library – Summer 2003, 2004
     Friend of Plano Public Library Book Sale – Summer 2004, 2005
     Circle of Success Homework Help Center – Harrington Library 2005, 2006
    • Tae Kwon Do - Brown Belt (5 years; leading to Black Belt)
     2002 Fall Tournament: Sparring – participant Forms – participant
     2003 Spring Tournament: Sparring – participant Forms – participant
     2004 Spring Tournament: Sparring – 2nd place Forms – 2nd place
     Learning Tae-kwon-do, Jujutsu, and Kobudo (Weapons)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
• 9th Grade:
Violin Solo and Ensemble Contest – Excellent Rating
Medallion winner for competency in recitation of hymns and prayers
• 10th Grade:
Science Fair: “RFID: The New Wave”
School – Honorable Mention
District - Honorable Mention
District - SMART scholarship winner - $400
Regional – Outstanding project in Industrial Engineering (IIE Dallas) - $70
• 11th Grade:
Science Fair: “Charge injection gated Carbon Nanotube Transistors”
District – 3rd place in Engineering
Regional – Yale Science and Engineering Association Medallion
Regional – Texas Instruments Outstanding Engineering Project Award – TI-89
Titanium calculator
Texas Junior Academy of Science State Competition – 2nd place
UT Dallas Summer Scholars Internship at NanoTech Institute - $1200
Certificate of Achievement Award in Computer Science
Group honor by Plano city Mayor Pat Evans for Volunteers in Plano - 2006
• 12th Grade:
AP Scholar with Honor Award
Distinguished Student of Plano Independent Schooling District (PISD)</p>

<p>Publications and Seminars
• “Charge Injection Gated Carbon Nanotube Transistors” joint publication with NanoTech
Institute at UT Dallas
o Presented this research paper at Texas Junior Academy of Science State Competition
• “Applications of Nanotechnology to Computers: An Overview” submitted to Computer
Measurement Group 2006
• Attended Material Science and Engineering Camp at UT Arlington
• Attended Seminars on:
o Charge Injection
o Molecular switching gates
o Purification of Carbon Nanotubes</p>

<p>Skills
• American Red Cross CPR, Certified from 2005 – present
• American Red Cross First Aid, Certified from 2005 – present
• Know how to take Vital Signs
• Know Infection Control
• Fluent in Telugu language
• Can cook traditional Indian dishes</p>

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<p>Wow man, that is a lot of ECs (and wats up with that I cook indian dishes? you going to mention it on your app?) Your SAT’s are alright, but again, your ECs are awesome. I’m a bit worried though because they look so diverse, if you can somehow bring out this “well rounded” persona good for you, otherwise some of them might look really random to the admissions ppl.</p>

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<p>Shorten your EC list. You have a good chance.</p>

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<p>Forget all the rest of it – you have 1,297 seniors at your school? That must be more than 4,000 students at a 3-year high school, right? Wow. My son’s whole school is about the size of your class.</p>

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<p>Cut the skills section, esp. the cooking.</p>

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<p>Reach…I think you have lots of great EC’s but no clear focus in any one or two areas</p>

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<p>First of all, Washu is a private university, so it does not matter than you’re from out of state. The majority of students are out of state. In fact, I know I lot of people from Texas here (including my roomate) so don’t worry about it.</p>

<p>I did a lot of ECs in highschool. But I never mentioned them all on any application. I think the key is to pick out ones you like a lot, and did consistently for a long time. Cut out “skills” section. Don’t list seminars that you attended. Overkill is unneccessary.</p>