u/LemonyTheLemonKing

Middle Class, First Gen

Public Health/Biophysics

CA

ACT: 35
GPA: 3.9/4.6

21 AP By Senior Year

Extracurriculars:

1. County Health Department Board Member — Served on a government advisory board overseeing behavioral health services for a large county (~500k residents); reviewed policies and evaluated local health organizations. (11–12)
2. Asian American Cultural Nonprofit — Helped raise $20k for the organization, coordinated 10+ cultural events, and recruited 50+ volunteers across the city. (10–11)
3. Summer Research Program (incoming, 12th)
4. Medical Education App — Built a health/science education app to 5k downloads
5. AP Study Community Founder — Created and ran a 500+ member Discord server offering free daily academic help; personally tutored 5 students 100+ hours total → 10 fives, 3 fours. (9–12)
6. University Wet Lab Research Assistant — In-person lab research at a CSU. (12)
7. City Commission Member — Co-organized civic events with local government. (11–12)
8. Stanford Virtual Genetic Engineering Research Program (11)
9. Virtual Health Disparity Research Internship (10)
10. Family Business — 20–25 hrs/week throughout high school. (9–12)

Awards:

1. Mayor’s Award — Recognized for community leadership through a local asian cultural contributions (Regional, 11)
2. Peer-Reviewed Research Publication — Co-authored paper on health disparities; DOI available (International, 11)
3. NASA Genetics Research Conference Invitee — Selected as 1 of ~1,000 participants (International, 12)
4. Academic Math Competition — 1st place team, 2nd place individual (Regional, 9)
5. National Judo Camp Tournament — 1st place in weight class and open division (10)

Colleges I'm shallow and genuinely like the prestige of Duke, JHU, Stanford, Harvard, etc.