chance a hopeless premed asian for REA
Demographics: Asian male, California, large public high school, rising senior
Intended Major(s): Biology / Chemistry, pre-med interests
SAT: 1550 superscore
UW/W GPA and Rank: 4.0 UW / 4.81 W, rank 4/606
Coursework: Dual enrollment through Santa Monica College; on track for 3 A.A. degrees + GE completion. Projected 16 APs total. Took 4 APs freshman/sophomore year and got all 5s; waiting on 5 junior-year AP scores.
Awards:
- YSA Everyday Young Hero — national youth service recognition for Code Blue’s emergency-preparedness impact
- FBLA Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure — California State Champion, 5th Nationally
- FBLA Parliamentary Procedure — California State Champion
- USABO Honorable Mention — awarded to top 20% nationally (scored 82nd percentile)
- FBLA Virtual Business Challenge — 1st CA Personal Finance, 2nd CA Business Management
Extracurriculars:
- Founder & Executive Director, Code Blue HQ — scaled student-led emergency-preparedness org from original school chapter to 20 national chapters; collaborated w/ American Red Cross and partnered w/ Heart CPR + Tendercare; trained 200+ students in CPR/disaster prep, with numbers expected to grow.
- Summer Research Intern, The Lundquist Institute — selected 1 of 23 from ~600 applicants; biomedical research intern studying potential treatment approaches for resistant Candida auris fungus.
- FBLA Competitor/Mentor — (all awards are 3rd place and above) 4 section awards, 4 state awards, 3x national semifinalist, 1 national award; tutored 15 students in parliamentary procedure, presentations, and roleplays, helping produce 2 state champions and leading chapter to place 2nd in CA and 8th nationally.
- VP of Outreach, Best Buddies — led CA/Philippines partnership raising ~$15k for a training conference and chapter expansion in underserved Albay province; organized recycling fundraiser generating ~$50/week.
- Shadow, @ Free Clinic, Rheumatology — shadow physician serving mostly Spanish-speaking patients; observed rheumatology exams and helped with clinic charting/workflow.
- COO / Secretary / Parliamentarian — help operate EdTech/student org platform w/ 60k+ users; launched 20-student ambassador program leading to 200k practice questions and 2k Instagram followers.
- Chief of Membership — grow/manage 80+ chapters across 15 countries for firefighter lung-health nonprofit partnered with American Lung Association.
- Founder & Game Developer/Designer - led 6-person game studio creating Roblox/Unity projects; 200k+ plays w/ 500+ peak concurrent users.
- Author & Editor — wrote interactive financial-literacy children’s book; sold 500+ copies across 15 countries; donated to libraries/schools; outreach to 8 schools with 40% pre/post score improvement.
- Pianist, MTAC Certificate of Merit — long-term piano commitment since childhood; completed 8 CM levels with State Honors.
Essays/LORs/Other: Essays not finalized yet, but likely centered around youth health access, emergency preparedness, research, and community impact. LORs should be solid from teachers/advisors who know my leadership/service work.
Main question: I know these schools are reaches for almost everyone, but how competitive does this profile look for Bio/Chem/pre-med? What are my biggest weaknesses, and what should I prioritize before applications? Also, I don't know if my application has a cohesive narrative/story, but what do you guys think?