Accepted ED to Dartmouth!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (780 CR, 730 M, 710 W)
ACT:
SAT II: 770 US, 680 Lit, 680 World
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 classes (4 current) , 5, 5, 5, 3, 2
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP World, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Art History, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Orchestra: 7 years, Violin, Concertmaster, Superior Ratings, Vice-President of Council
-Key Club: President, former treasurer, PNW District Treasurer of the Month
-Debate: Captain, former co-captain, state competitor, 6th an nat. quals
-NHS: Vice-president, led the largest food drive in school history
-ASB: President of Student Council, Secretary/Treasurer of Exec council, former AC
-Ignite: Executive mentor, former panning mentor, freshmen transitional mentorship program
–Future of the Law Institute: A select greater-seattle area law immersion program that allows high school students to meet with local politicians, lawyers, etc., attend seminars, and visit various Law Schools.
–Advancing Leadership Youth: A leadership program within my city that selects leaders within the local high schools and has them attend monthly sessions with local leaders i.e. CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, Mayor, Senators, Representatives, Superintendent, etc.
–Federal Way Youth Commission: A selective program for local high school-ers that allows them to take on issues of concern to youth and gives them voting rights similar to the city council.
Job/Work Experience:
–I work part-time at Albertsons during the school year and summer. Worked since summer of 2010.
–Internship at Law Firm: I had a 6 week PAID internship at Ogden, Murphy, Wallace, a midsize Seattle Law Firm. I shadowed the attorneys and performed simple research and secretary tasks.
Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours, but nothing special at all!
Summer Activities:
–BioQuest Academy: Biomedical research immersion program for greater seattle area students through the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. AMAZING program that investigates infectious diseases and pairs students with actual researchers.
–Future Civic Leaders- Political program that sent me to Washington DC for 3 days to attend congress, hear from speakers, and attend seminars at GWU.
–Amherst DivOH: Through the Amherst Diversity Open House I went to Amherst and attended session on admissions, financial aid, I attended classes etc.
–Boys State: A program for guys in high school that teaches the functions and powers of government through a week long government simulation. I had the honor of being elected the Supreme Court Chief Justice! thank you American Legion!
Essays:
-Personal Statement: About my diversity and my experiences. 8.5/10
-EC: About Debate. Not straightforward, more expressive. 8/10
Teacher Recommendation:
-Teacher 1: AP Gov and Key Club Advisor, so should be GREAT!
-Teacher 2: AP Bio and NHS Advisor, should be Pretty GOOD!
Counselor Rec:I have known her since Freshman year, so it should be GREAT!
Additional Rec:Peer: MY BEST FRIEND!! 10/10 lol
Interview: Went well! We connected on SOOO many points, so I think it was good
-State (if domestic applicant): WA
-Country (if international applicant):
-School Type:Large Public
-Ethnicity: 1/2 Filipino, 1/2 Puerto Rican
-Gender: M[li]Income Bracket:about $40,000[/li]-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM
-Strengths:My focus, my essays, and especially my ECs!
-Weaknesses:My GPA! My SCORES! Also, I was once suspended
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have NO idea at this point, but I have a feeling like being multiracial made a little bit of a difference!
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NOWHERE!