Demographics: Asian, Male, Midwest
Intended Major: Symbolic Systems
Stats:
GPA: 4.0 UW (High School), 4.0 College
Rank: T1% in HS
ACT: 35 Composite
IB Diploma, 4/5s on 9+ APs
Current College: Full ride scholarship student @ large public.
Awards/Honors
X - Full Ride Merit Scholarship (1 of 20 out of 7000+ freshmen)
Science Scholar - State Winner ($20,000)
State Fair Grand Award | ISEF Finalist | Regeneron Biomedical Award
International Water Research Competition - National Runners-Up ($2,500), State Representative/winner (2 years in a row)
Y Combinator Interview (Top 7%) - Encouraged to reapply after a semester
Extracurriculars
AI-driven Healthcare Company (Co-Founder)
Built AI-driven software for under-resourced hospitals losing $25B/yr
Created on-premises AI deploying in hospital virtual environments
Raised $100K at $2M valuation
Currently piloted across three clinics serving 200+ patients
Self-taught AI & fullstack development
X Bioengineering | Rural MedTech (Founder)
Founded after family deaths from hospital-acquired infections
Engineered surgical sterilization system for power-unstable clinics
Built prototypes, undertook microbial efficacy testing
Secured utility patent, raised $20K @ $1M valuation
Device under evaluation by US Air Force Research
X Cancer Hospital | Research Intern
Developed computational methods extracting survival patterns from rare cancer datasets (n=50-200pts)
IRB-certified, built Python/R pipelines applying regression and Kaplan-Meier analysis
Joined after grandfather's Stage IV diagnosis
First-author KCRS '26 submission, ten co-authored abstracts submitted to ASCO '26
Stanford University | Public Health Researcher
Built LLM pipeline detecting water contamination from consumer reviews for rural communities
Collected 118K+ reviews, trained 1K+ outputs, improved model accuracy
System identified 150+ cases of PFAS/lead contamination
Second-author on conference publication; co-inventor on Stanford OTL patent application
Explosive Weapons Trauma Care | Researcher
1 of 2 researchers investigating infectious diseases post suicide bombing/shrapnel blast in conflict zones
Led literature synthesis (170+ articles), expert consults, modeled epidemic cascades
Co-authored submitted manuscript on prophylactic strategies
X University | Independent Researcher (FINISHED)
Built wireless charging system for IMDs
Self-taught electromagnetics, designed inductive coils
USEF Grand Award | ISEF Finalist | Regeneron Biomedical Innovation Award
X Startup | Intern Engineer (FINISHED)
Designed wireless charging system for implanted health monitor
Built inductive coil prototype, modeled tissue safety, self-taught circuitry
System achieved 85% efficiency at 2-inch depth
Contributed data entering clinical trials ~2027
X Foundation | Public Health Policy Journalist
Investigated State health crises: water collapse, air quality degradation
Interviewed state officials, synthesized 115+ scientific papers
Authored 3 major briefs, publications reached 60,000+ reads
State Fire Department/Emergency Medical Services (Volunteer)
Completed 12+ ambulance ride-alongs
Studied triage decision-making, patient handoffs, inter-hospital coordination
Shadowed paramedics managing cardiac arrests, blunt trauma
Classical Music | Student ('14-'23) & Teacher ('23-Present)
Trained 10+ years in classical music
Career 100+ concerts, largest crowd 10,000+
Volunteer instructor teaching to 6 students
First-year classical music degree from international college
LORs
"In the top 1% of student researchers" ever mentored
Highlights: technical ability, intellectual maturity, uncommon initiative
Mention multidisciplinary background (environmental bioinformatics, implant engineering, wireless charging, public health informatics)
Why Transfer?
I want an engineering education where ethics and technical skill are inseparable, because in modern medicine, survival gets auctioned to the highest bidder—and I've caught myself holding the gavel. I've repeatedly faced choices between well-funded, easier markets and the vulnerable populations I actually want to serve, redirecting both my ventures toward low-resource deployment despite slower growth and skeptical investors. My current institution has given me incredible opportunities, but I keep hitting points where technical ambition diverges from moral purpose, and I need more than intuition to navigate them. I need peers who've lived in the communities I'm building for, programs where ethics is foundational rather than an afterthought, and infrastructure that turns prototypes into interventions serving those who need them most {AI generated summary of application focus}
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