Probablyway early, but I figured I would start a thread for those that submitted an application for the TU Presidential Scholarship. My S19 just completed his final interview. He didn’t think it went super well (said he was rambling in parts), but he is pretty hard on himself a lot of the time. His stats are pretty good, 34 ACT, 1510 SAT, NMF, etc. I guess we’ll wait and see. My S17 got the Presidential Scholarship two years ago and he loves TU and is in Ireland now on a study abroad.
Anyway, please post your child’s thoughts and experiences with TU, the interview, etc.
Wishing you well. My son also got the Presidential and is a senior and it has been an amazing growth experience for him. Let us know if you hear anything.
Stats if you are interested:
ACT: 33 (Superscore)
GPA: 96-ish
Rank: Top 10%
Top Extracurriculars:
-Volunteer in Lab at Two Medical Centers
(Spent over 200 hours in the Laboratory at the Chemistry, Microbiology, and Hematology departments. Operated the blood analysis machines and centrifuges; created slides and studied normal flora and pathogens)
-Medical Club, President
(Organized presentations and tours at medical centers and raised money to donate to patients who could not afford treatment)
-School Newspaper, Assistant Editor-in-Chief (Authored multiple front-page articles and wrote articles for school website)
-Personal Art Portfolio and Local Junior Art School (Created artwork, developed artistic mastery, and exhibited artwork)
-Varsity Track and Field (Competed at Regional Level in Multiple Events)
-Student Ambassador (Marketing and Recruitment for school, and organized school marketing campaign.)
-Employed part-time at Athletic Club
-National Science Honor Society (Peer tutor and organized a sustainability project for rainwater collection)
-National Art Honor Society, Vice President (lead in projects such as a school mural)
-Church Volunteer Group (Volunteered for over 150 hours and make care packages for Harvey victims and volunteered at a local monastery)
Awards and Honors:
-Award of Excellence and Finalist of Texas State Art Competition, 2017, 2018
-State Level “Bible Bowl” Conference First Place
-Artwork exhibited at local gallery
-Invitational Track Regionals, Placed in Several Events, 2016, 2017
-Fifth Place at Texas State Level Brain Bee, 2019