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EngineerClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
Biomedical Engineering Applicant
Male · Mysterious South Asian country · Sacramento area · Super competitive, feeder, semi-large public HS
🏷️ Legacy for University of Southern California, in-state for UCs
Income: Upper Middle Class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.9 (UW)
SAT
1540
AP Courses
7
Honors
3
Extracurricular Activities
- Volunteer at pediatrics clinicShadowed and gained patient care experience. Solely responsible for tracking online patient questionnaires and clinical vaccination records. 3-year-long role.
- Independent ResearcherWorked with T20 med school professor to develop a review article comparing Microscopy and Digital Pathology in clinical diagnostics.
- Founder and President of a medical club at schoolGrew the club to 80+ registered members. Created club content and hosted 6+ speakers from the industry.
- Co-Founded education-based nonprofit organizationEstablished a registered nonprofit that has educated 3000+ students in 200+ free STEM subject classes, organized in 11 public libraries.
- Co-President of another medical club at schoolLed the community of students passionate about medical research. Scaled up the club's medical magazine from annual to quarterly issues.
- Wrote a blog about ASD and Special Needs communityRan platform since 8th grade.
- Speaker of the House for school's Legislative CouncilLed the 30-member committee that makes decisions on student-related issues, including approval of school budgets and evaluation of club proposals.
- Summer internship at Fortune 500 Biotechnology companyCreated presentations on the manufacturing and labeling processes of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, which were used in departmental reports.
- Piano experience since 7th gradeCM Level 8.
- Vice President of school's South Asian Cultural ClubOrganized the club's annual cultural show, which has generated over $12,500 for charity in the last 2 years.
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Finalist
- ★Description: Stated as Semi-Finalist at time of applying.
- ★Profiled in an international level service nonprofit's article on Forbes
- ★Description: For volunteering experiences.
- ★CM Level 8 Pianist
- ★AP Scholar with Honor
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about being the child of H-1B parents, addressing fear and identity crisis, and channeling that into motivation and work ethic.
Interview Experiences
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Performance/Outcome: Great, friendly interviewer working in the Biotech industry.
- University of Rochester
- Performance/Outcome: Chill, involved answering questions about pre-med and research environment.
- Case Western Reserve University
- Performance/Outcome: Similar quality to University of Michigan, interviewer was a current pre-med student.
Letters of Recommendation
Pre-Calculus Honors Teacher
8-9/10, served as advisor for one of the medical clubs.
AP Language and Composition Teacher
9-10/10, enthusiastic and supportive.
T20 Med School Professor
10/10, allowed initial draft writing due to busy schedule.
Pediatrician I shadowed with
7-8/10, generic letter based on past experiences.
College Decisions
Accepted (13)
University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, RiversideUniversity of California, MercedUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Santa CruzCase Western Reserve UniversityUniversity of RochesterRutgers UniversityPennsylvania State University, University ParkSaint Louis UniversitymUniversity of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Waitlisted (1)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Rejected (14)
University of California, Los AngelesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityStanford UniversityColumbia UniversityYale UniversityCornell UniversityBrown UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDuke UniversityBoston UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaNorthwestern University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipFounderPresidentClubVolunteeringNonprofitCommunity ServiceMedical ClubCultural ClubPianoInternshipAcademic CompetitionNational Merit