Honest chance at getting into Boston University

!Demographics:!<

- International (Vietnam)

- Female

- Boarding student in New York

Intended Major:

Biochemistry

Academics:

- IB predicted: 40/45

HL: Bio(7), Chem(7), Econ(6)

SL: Math AA(7), eng lang&lit(5), vietnamese lit(6)

- IGCSE: 5A, 1C

- Test-optional

- 115 duolingo

!Extracurriculars:!<

- Genetic Research Project (cancer biomarkers, methylation analysis.) 

- Founder – healthcare project (150+ patients, led 12 volunteers) 

- Co-founder – elderly healthcare initiative (~$3k raised) 

- IB peer mentor/ IB leader group

- Founder – badminton club

- Petrochemical lab internship

- NHS

- lots of volunteering, and community service

- teaching science for autism children ( class of ~10)

-…

Awards:

- Gold medal – Indonesia International IoT Olympiad (Designing an Intelligent Image Analysis System for Plant Disease Detection)

- UKMT Bronze 

- Art award in school

- Test-optional

- Grade 9–10 inconsistent (Cs on report, 60% attendance, still getting 5As in IGCSE). However straight As in Junior and Senior years with 100% attendance