if you know me, no u don't

SCHOOLS

• Stanford University (REA)

DEMOGRAPHICS

• Gender/Race: Asian Male
• State: Cali (SoCal)
• School Type: Highly Competitive Public High School
• Hooks: None (Non-legacy, non-first gen)

INTENDED MAJORS

• Primary: Human Biology / Cancer Biology
• Secondary: Computational Biology / Bioengineering / Bioinformatics

ACADEMICS & TEST SCORES

• Unweighted GPA: 3.98 / 4.00 (1 B in 1 semester of AP Physics 1)
• Weighted GPA: 4.63 / 5.00
• Class Rank: Top 3 to 5% (School doesn't officially rank)
• SAT: 1600 (800 RW / 800 Math)
• Coursework: 15 APs by graduation + post-AP math and chemistry (Calc 3, Linear Algebra, OChem)
• AP Scores (Submitting ten 5s): Calc BC (5), Bio (5), Chem (5), Physics 1 (5), Calc AB (5), AP Lang (5), USH (5), Psych (5), World (5), Chinese (5)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (TOP 10)

1. Executive Director & Co-Founder | Global STEM Non-Profit: Co-founded 501(c)(3) featured in FOX and Business Insider; expanded to 18 chapters in 5+ countries. Raised $26K in grants (Google/Microsoft), trained 350+ volunteers, distributed 2.5K kits to 10K+ kids, presented at UN Science Summit.
2. Bioinformatics Research Intern | UC Davis Cancer Center: 1 of 12 state scholars. Analyzed kidney cancer samples across 6 cohorts to map NOTCH mutations and immunotherapy resistance. 1st-authored JBEB paper, presented at ICBES.
3. CEO & Lead Designer | Cancer Education Card Game: Co-created 72-card strategy game explaining cancer biology. Raised $3.6K in grants, sent 225+ decks to children's hospitals. Presented to 1K+ people at county fair; finalist for ECGBL & Serious Play Awards.
4. Bacterial Genomics Researcher | Summer Science Program (SSP): Selected as 1 of 36 globally for Purdue residential research. Evolved V. natriegens under antibiotic stress, mapped resistance mutations via Nanopore sequencing, co-wrote 45-pg genetics paper.
5. Glioblastoma Researcher | Pasadena Bio Collaborative: Full scholarship ($13.6K) for 2-wk residential program studying glial density in glioblastoma. Published 24-pg paper in Convergence, gave oral talks at INBC and Neurology 2026.
6. Youth Advisory Board Member | CA Coalition for Youth: Testified at 5 state legislative hearings on youth homelessness, attended Youth Empowerment Summit (YES). Successfully advocated for $80M state youth housing budget and establishing the CA Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.
7. Student Organizer | ISCB Youth Bioinformatics Symposium: 1 of 5 global youth organizers for largest US youth bioinformatics conference (co-located with ISMB 2026). Co-built ML, AlphaFold2, and RStudio workshops for 1K+ attendees.
8. Captain & Youth Chair @ My Church: Coached Teen Bible Quiz team to top 15 nationally (out of 300+ teams). Taught weekly STEM/faith lessons to 30+ kids and led 3 Mexico mission trips.
9. Competitive Pianist | International & State Soloist: MTAC CM Level 10 with State Honors (top 1% in CA). 1st Prize and Grand Prize winner at Grand Prize Virtuoso, Golden Classical, and American Protégé International Competitions.
10. President / Exec | Campus Clubs: President of Peer Tutoring, Chemistry Club, Prep4Peers, and Music Outreach; VP of Bio Club; Finance Director for school science mag.

HONORS & AWARDS

• STEM Olympiads: British Biology Olympiad Gold (top 5%) | 2x AIME Qualifier (top 5%) | USMDO Silver (top 7.5%)
• Speech & Writing: Immerse Edu. Laureate, Global 1st ($6K Cambridge scholarship) | Scholastic Art & Writing (3 Gold, 2 Silver Keys) | 1st Place BBB Torch ($1.5K) | 1st Place K2S Alumni ($1K) | 1st Place CA Freethought Speech ($1K)
• Piano Awards: MTAC CM Level 10 with State Honors (top 1% CA musicians) | 1st Prize, Grand Prize Virtuoso International | 1st Prize, Golden Classical International | 2nd Prize, American Protege Piano & Strings International
• Merit Scholarships: 2026 Carson Scholar ($1,000) | Rensselaer Medalist ($40k/yr) | WPI Innovation Award ($25k/yr) | Bausch + Lomb Awardee ($5k/yr),  DAR Youth Leadership Medalist (1 per HS)

if you know me, no u don't

SCHOOLS

• Stanford University (REA)
• Johns Hopkins University
• Columbia University
• UPenn
• Yale University
• UC Berkeley
• UCLA
• UC San Diego
• UC Davis

DEMOGRAPHICS

• Gender/Race: Asian Male
• State: Cali (SoCal)
• School Type: Highly Competitive Public High School
• Hooks: None (Non-legacy, non-first gen)

INTENDED MAJORS

• Primary: Human Biology / Cancer Biology
• Secondary: Computational Biology / Bioengineering / Bioinformatics

ACADEMICS & TEST SCORES

• Unweighted GPA: 3.98 / 4.00 (1 B in 1 semester of AP Physics 1)
• Weighted GPA: 4.63 / 5.00
• Class Rank: Top 3 to 5% (School doesn't officially rank)
• SAT: 1600 (800 RW / 800 Math)
• Coursework: 15 APs by graduation + post-AP math and chemistry (Calc 3, Linear Algebra, OChem)
• AP Scores (Submitting ten 5s): Calc BC (5), Bio (5), Chem (5), Physics 1 (5), Calc AB (5), AP Lang (5), USH (5), Psych (5), World (5), Chinese (5)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (TOP 10)

1. Executive Director & Co-Founder | Global STEM Non-Profit: Co-founded 501(c)(3) featured in FOX and Business Insider; expanded to 18 chapters in 5+ countries. Raised $26K in grants (Google/Microsoft), trained 350+ volunteers, distributed 2.5K kits to 10K+ kids, presented at UN Science Summit.
2. Bioinformatics Research Intern | UC Davis Cancer Center: 1 of 12 state scholars. Analyzed kidney cancer samples across 6 cohorts to map NOTCH mutations and immunotherapy resistance. 1st-authored JBEB paper, presented at ICBES.
3. CEO & Lead Designer | Cancer Education Card Game: Co-created 72-card strategy game explaining cancer biology. Raised $3.6K in grants, sent 225+ decks to children's hospitals. Presented to 1K+ people at county fair; finalist for ECGBL & Serious Play Awards.
4. Bacterial Genomics Researcher | Summer Science Program (SSP): Selected as 1 of 36 globally for Purdue residential research. Evolved V. natriegens under antibiotic stress, mapped resistance mutations via Nanopore sequencing, co-wrote 45-pg genetics paper.
5. Glioblastoma Researcher | Pasadena Bio Collaborative: Full scholarship ($13.6K) for 2-wk residential program studying glial density in glioblastoma. Published 24-pg paper in Convergence, gave oral talks at INBC and Neurology 2026.
6. Youth Advisory Board Member | CA Coalition for Youth: Testified at 5 state legislative hearings on youth homelessness, attended Youth Empowerment Summit (YES). Successfully advocated for $80M state youth housing budget and establishing the CA Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.
7. Student Organizer | ISCB Youth Bioinformatics Symposium: 1 of 5 global youth organizers for largest US youth bioinformatics conference (co-located with ISMB 2026). Co-built ML, AlphaFold2, and RStudio workshops for 1K+ attendees.
8. Captain & Youth Chair @ My Church: Coached Teen Bible Quiz team to top 15 nationally (out of 300+ teams). Taught weekly STEM/faith lessons to 30+ kids and led 3 Mexico mission trips.
9. Competitive Pianist | International & State Soloist: MTAC CM Level 10 with State Honors (top 1% in CA). 1st Prize and Grand Prize winner at Grand Prize Virtuoso, Golden Classical, and American Protégé International Competitions.
10. President / Exec | Campus Clubs: President of Peer Tutoring, Chemistry Club, Prep4Peers, and Music Outreach; VP of Bio Club; Finance Director for school science mag.

HONORS & AWARDS

• STEM Olympiads: British Biology Olympiad Gold (top 5%) | 2x AIME Qualifier (top 5%) | USMDO Silver (top 7.5%)
• Speech & Writing: Immerse Edu. Laureate, Global 1st ($6K Cambridge scholarship) | Scholastic Art & Writing (3 Gold, 2 Silver Keys) | 1st Place BBB Torch ($1.5K) | 1st Place K2S Alumni ($1K) | 1st Place CA Freethought Speech ($1K)
• Piano Awards: MTAC CM Level 10 with State Honors (top 1% CA musicians) | 1st Prize, Grand Prize Virtuoso International | 1st Prize, Golden Classical International | 2nd Prize, American Protege Piano & Strings International
• Merit Scholarships: 2026 Carson Scholar ($1,000) | Rensselaer Medalist ($40k/yr) | WPI Innovation Award ($25k/yr) | Bausch + Lomb Awardee ($5k/yr),  DAR Youth Leadership Medalist (1 per HS)

got in for rise internship and purdue genomics for ssp. finances are an important factor, but parents are willing to pay if RISE is significantly better.