John Winton

School

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Penn State University | University Park, PA

I was a Premedical-Medical student in the Class of 2026. As a student in the 7-year BS/MD program, I was granted early acceptance to Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, where I began classes in Fall 2025. My cumulative GPA is 4.0 as of May 2024.

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Semester 1 (Fall 2022) | 4.0

- CHEM 112: Chemical Principles II

- PHYS 211: General Physics: Mechanics

- SOC 1: Introductory Sociology

- HORT 150N: Plants in the Human Context

- ENGL 15: Rhetoric and Composition

- PSU 16: First Year Seminar Science

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Semester 2 (Spring 2023) | 4.0

- BIOL 230W: Biology: Molecules and Cells

- PHYS 212: General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

- CHEM 210: Organic Chemistry I

- CAS 100A: Effective Speech

- KINES 77: Yoga for a Lifetime

- MUSIC 9: Introduction to World Musics

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Semester 3 (Fall 2023) | 4.0

- BIOL 472: Mammalian Physiology

- BMB 401: General Biochemistry

- CHEM 212: Organic Chemistry II

- PHYS 213: General Physics: Fluid and Thermal Physics

- PHYS 214: General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics

- ENGL 202C: Effective Writing: Technical Writing

- KINES 83: Exercise for Stress Management

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Semester 4 (Spring 2024) | 4.0

- CHEM 213W: Laboratory in Organic Chemistry - Writing Intensive

- BMB 402: General Biochemistry

- STAT 250: Introduction to Biostatistics

- PSYCH 100: Introductory Psychology

- SC 475N: Anatomy in Italy: Cadavers, Culture, and Science

- IT 175: Italian Language & Culture for Embedded Experiences Abroad

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Monta Vista High School | Cupertino, CA

I was a part of the Class of 2022 at Monta Vista. I enjoyed challenging myself with rigorous courses like AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP Calculus BC. My cumulative GPA was 3.98 unweighted (4.38 weighted). In October 2019, I took the SAT and received a score of 1570, with 800 in the math section. In October 2020, I took the Math 2 and Physics Subject SATs and received a score of 800 on both. I received a score of 5 on all AP tests that I took.

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9th Grade (2018 - 2019)

- Algebra 2/Trigonometry

- Literature/Writing

- Biology

- Introduction to Woodworking

- Spanish 2

- PE 9

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10th Grade (2019 - 2020)

- AP Physics 1 (AP Exam Score: 5)

- Student Tutor (Freshman Biology)

- Precalculus Honors

- World Core Social Studies

- World Core Literature

- PE Weight Training

- Spanish 3

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Summer 2020

- Summer chemistry course

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11th Grade (2020 - 2021)

- AP Biology (AP Exam Score: 5)

- AP Calculus BC (AP Exam Score: 5, AB Subscore: 5)

- AP US History (AP Exam Score: 5)

- Spanish 4 Honors

- American Literature/Writing

- 3D Design 1

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12th Grade (2021 - 2022)

- AP Chemistry (AP Exam Score: 5)

- AP Statistics (AP Exam Score: 5)

- Sem 1: AP Macroeconomics (AP Exam Score: 5)

- Sem 2: AP US Government/Politics (AP Exam Score: 5)

- AP Spanish (AP Exam Score: 5)

- British Literature/Writing

- Lab Assistant (AP Biology)

- Advanced Woodworking

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Summer 2022

- Completed Learn Python 2 program on Codecademy