annie.gao98,
Arizona
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A college freshman looking into the medical field, with an inappropriate and rather dry sense of humor.
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Background
Hometown
Gilbert, Arizona
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
Class of2020
First Gen College StudentYes
English First Language
No
Other Language(s) Spoken
Mandarin
Results, Essays, and Advice
Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
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University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Applied for a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: NoSchool Specific Essays
Personal Statement657 WordsCareer aspirations, Chinese heritage, Diversity statement, Embracing your heritage, Family background, Love of outdoors, Story central to identity, Love of writingWriting is my form of expression. While words do not tumble out of my mouth very easily, they do out of my mind. Thoughts that pile and pile during the day will all spill through my fingers or flow through my pencil onto the keyboard or journal at night. It is my expression of confusion: if I have doubts, I will write them down. Reading through my own thoughts can suddenly clear the jumbled mess in my head into understanding....Read more...Supplemental Essay: Strong beliefs/principles482 Words"Strive for perfection knowing you won't get there, and instead settle for excellence. If you strive for excellence, you'll settle for good--if you strive for good, you'll settle for fair, and if you strive for fair, you'll settle for poor--and so on." -Mr. Hardina, my Biomed teacher I am constantly pushing to be better than I am, whether that's socially, academically, or personally. I want to have more friends, and I also want to have straight A's, and I also...Read more...School Specific Advice
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General Admissions Advice
My advice about getting recommenders337 WordsRecommendation letters make or break an application. A recommendation letter tells the school about you as an individual, and what a professional's personal thoughts are about you. Schools get to have a firsthand experience of knowing you as a person without ever talking to you directly--and while certainly there are interviews for some schools for you to make a further lasting impression, their very first impression of you is through a recommendation letter. You might compare it to something we're all familiar with, whether we like it or not--talking about other people. This could be good, this could be bad--it...Read more...High School Performance
Weighted GPA4.50RankTop 5%
Academic Performance in High School Some good some bad
Test Scores
Highest ACT35ACT Score DetailsOther ACT ScoresACT Prep
Highest SAT1510on 1600 scaleHighest SAT2190SAT Score Details
Other SAT ScoresSAT Prep
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AP / IB Classes and Scores
Details11 classes and scoresSports
Extracurriculars
ActivitiesAcademic Decathlon, American Red Cross, Community Cleanup / Service, Library Volunteer, Math Team, Asian Club / Asian Interactive Youth Association
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