<p>So after a couple of years of perusing the chance threads of others I'm finally submitting my own. Any weak points being addressed, or strong points being encouraged, would be greatly appreciated, and thank you in advance!
Applying to:
UCLA: Spanish with Linguistics
UCB: Hispanic Languages and Literatures
UCSD: Spanish with Linguistics (have TAG)</p>
<p>3.65 Transferrable GPA</p>
<p>Junior Transfer 2013
At time of transfer=Complete IGETC, Completed all Pre-reqs including 6 additional Spanish/ Spanish culture classes taken by choice</p>
<p>EC:
President of a club that missed the application deadline due to not enough signatures but is still active (don't know if I should mention this :/)
Member of M.e.Ch.A Mexican American Estudantil Chicano Association
Member of Alpha Gamma Sigma community college honors society
Member of (unofficial) on-campus faculty led Latin study group
Low Income/dirt poor
Full-time job since 18, sometimes working 2 or 3 jobs, supporting my mother and younger sister because my mother is emotionally unstable and clinically bi-polar and unable to keep a job
Created an intern department at my work and got promoted so I could make more but work less to focus more on school
Work at a workers compensation office working for the injured worker, interacting with Spanish speaking Hispanics from all over Latin America, opening my eyes and reinforcing my interest in the cultural and linguistic differences among a very diverse peoples.
Second job: work as an English and Science tutor to disadvantaged inner city youths
Help raise my younger sister by supporting her financially and academically because of my mother's instability and poor English
Hispanic
Father is homeless and absent from my life
Volunteer 9 hours a week, about 250 hours this year teaching ESL in a low-income area
72 Volunteer hours over the summer in Morelia, Mexico teaching ESL to orphans and also traveled the country alone exploring cultural and dialect regional differences
Frequently attend lectures at nearby Universities concerning Linguistics, Latin American Studies, and Spanish.</p>
<p>Academic Preparation:
TAP Berkeley
STOMP UCLA</p>