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Hey, I'm applying to Harvard E/A.

Here are my stats:

Cumulative weighted GPA of 4.31.
• Top 2% of the 2005 class, 3rd out of 287.
• SAT II: Math IIC: 750, Biology E/M: 740, Writing: 720, US History: 720
• ACT: 29. SAT I: 1360


Leaderships Role
• Student Council: Freshman Secretary & Treasurer 01-02; Dance Committee 02-03; Junior Vice President 03-04.
• Clubs: Asian Student Alliance: Moderator, 02-03, Treasurer, 03-04, Moderator, 04-05; La Société Française: Founder and President 02-05.


Work Experience
• Currently a part-time Researcher under the mentorship of Dr. Gordon Watson, PhD, researching SLOS IV for +20 hrs a week. 200+ hours worked so far since Sept 2003.
I'm heading a research project on Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome, a cholesterol deficiency disease.


Research Internship
• Formulated a new theory on the genetic expression of human embryonic Zeta-Globins chain in Deletional Alpha-Thalassemia patients.
• Earned a grant from the NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for Short-Term Research Training for Minority Students: 5 T35 HL07807-09.
Pediatrician Assistant
• Shadowed a pediatrician for a summer: 32 hours in 6 weeks.

Research projects
1. "Human Embryonic Zeta-Globin Chains Expression in Deletional Alpha-Thalassemia Patients"
2. "Bone Morphogenetic Protein-3 Regulation of Chondrogenesis in Developing Chick Limb Bud"
3. "Optimization and Quantification of SLOS Tissues Using Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometer"

Others
-went to RSI 2004. 75 out of app 1200 applicants chosen
-awarded an NIH grant. only three in the nation.
-will co-author a paper by the end of 2005 with two Harvard Medical School Professors, but won't be published in time to send a copy to college

Circumstances
-Vietnamese immigrant, came over in 1994
-low-income family, 14K a year, dad's a delivery man, mom a housewife.
-on welfare, medicare, foodstamp, and housing
-1st child to attend a 4 yr without a community college
-gay activist


so tell me what cha think.

By Sabinscabin (Sabinscabin) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 03:44 pm: Edit

if it weren't for your lower than average SAT scores you would probably be a shooin

By Staticsoliloquy (Staticsoliloquy) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 03:57 pm: Edit

should i sign up in for the november SAT or the october ACT?

By Beckygirl383 (Beckygirl383) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 05:39 pm: Edit

well I think you're golden. your minority/welfare stats + grants + decent scores give you bigs marks. do you do anything else besides research?

I am similar to you, but higher scores and higher incomes. I'm applying to yale ea. good luck.

By Staticsoliloquy (Staticsoliloquy) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 07:12 pm: Edit

why didnt you apply to RSI?

By Ivyboy05 (Ivyboy05) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 08:44 pm: Edit

what's RSI?

By Beckygirl383 (Beckygirl383) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 08:54 pm: Edit

what is RSI?

By Mruncleramos (Mruncleramos) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 09:59 pm: Edit

RSI with the other stuff should give you an easy admit.

By Staticsoliloquy (Staticsoliloquy) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 10:40 pm: Edit

Research Science Institute.

www.cee.org/rsi


rumor has it that whoever gets into RSI automatically gets into MIT.

Fact: The dean of MIT admission is on RSI admission committee

By Tokenadult (Tokenadult) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 11:50 pm: Edit

I wouldn't worry about the test scores with the rest of what is there.

By Staticsoliloquy (Staticsoliloquy) on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 12:06 am: Edit

aww thanks, that made my day!

By Ali_Liu (Ali_Liu) on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 12:07 am: Edit

so vietnamese are minorities? Too bad chinese aren't...

By Rsi03er (Rsi03er) on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 05:26 am: Edit

I don't really think RSI's an automatic pathway to mit... I'm only applying to college this year (I'm from Singapore), and last year not every single rickoid in my batch who applied to mit got in... most did of course, but it's not a 100% guarantee... But looking at your impressive stats, i think you stand a pretty high chance!

By Candi1657 (Candi1657) on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 12:21 pm: Edit

Medicare? Don't you mean Medicaid? I don't know if you're "golden" or not. I had all those things and an even lower income, African-American, first generation, mid-1400 SAT score and I got waitlisted. This was RD, though and I didn't have RSI.

By Staticsoliloquy (Staticsoliloquy) on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 07:24 pm: Edit

RSi03er
It's harder for international to get into US colleges because they tend to be more selective.

candi
there are both medicare and medicaid, but I guess in my case, you're right, it is medicaid because i'm not over 65. Saying "you had all those things" is pretty vague, plus you did get into Yale right?

Every situation is different.

By Candi1657 (Candi1657) on Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 12:24 am: Edit

"Had all those things" meaning that my family is on foodstamps and receives Section-8 subsidy housing. And yes, I did get into Yale, so I'm not complaining.

Sorry if my post sounded cynical to you (truly didn't intend it to be). I wish you all the best of luck.

By Staticsoliloquy (Staticsoliloquy) on Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 01:53 am: Edit

what did you think help you got into Yale?
should I apply there?
did you do research?
what was your hook?