Alright so I told myself I wasn’t going to do this but I’m majorly stressing about decisions coming out so soon so I guess this is a way to distract myself?
SAT: 1520//ACT: 33 C, 34 superscore (I know they don’t take it but still)
GPA: 5.4/5 or 3.93 UW (converted to a 4 point scale!) (I had a B- and a B in honors geometry freshman year, but ended with an A+ in AP AB Calc jr year)
**my school does not rank
EC:
-Editor in Chief of school newspaper 2 years in a row
-4 years varsity cross country (varsity captain senior year)
-varsity track and field
-volunteer at Camp Hope, summer sleep-away camp for young adults with special needs
-worked a summer job as a waitress at a country club the past three years
-Kairos (Catholic retreat) leader//4 years involved in my local youth group, including work trips to TN
-executive officer on school’s chapter of NHS
-copy editor of school’s yearbook freshman and sophomore year
Awards:
-AP Scholar with Distinction (World - 4, USH - 5, Chemistry - 5, AB Calculus - 5)
-Summa Cum Laude Society
-National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist
-NCTE Certificate of Superior Writing Recipient
-National Merit Commended Student
-Illinois State Scholar
Hooks: Hispanic, my uncle’s a Holy Cross Priest on campus, third generation legacy (paternal grandpa and both of my parents are ND grads), multiple family members who’ve attended and worked (or are working) at the University over the years
Thank you!
