<p>Hi everyone! I'm a senior at a public high school in Massachusetts who is still waiting to hear back. I applied as a neurobiology major. I'll try to keep this kind of succinct since I'm sure you've been seeing a lot of these. I do want to preface this by saying that throughout my high school career I have undergone family issues that have influenced my performance, but have also shaped by future path. My father passed away from a neurodegenerative disease this past year, lending to my passion for the neurology field. I do not intend for this to be a "waiver" card of sorts, however, I cannot deny that it has had a profound impact on my academic performance. I went into detail about this in my application and honestly I was grateful that UW seemed to encourage applicants to elaborate on their home lives!</p>
<p>GPA (W): 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. My guidance counselor has said that a major part of her letter is going to be devoted to how this doesn't reflect my academic potential.
SAT: 2090
SAT II: Lit 690, US History 710
APs: US History (4), Psychology (4), Human Geography - self studied (5), Environmental Science - self studied (3)
Honors: Ten classes total by the end of high school. Pretty much every class aside from math & electives. </p>
<p>Senior year classes: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Bio, Anatomy & Physiology (H), Mock Trial (H), Calculus (H2), Band</p>
<p>ECs & Awards: </p>
<ul>
<li>January Student of the Month</li>
<li>Selected to attend RYLA, a youth leadership conference by my town's Rotary Club</li>
<li>AP Scholar with Honor</li>
<li>Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Award </li>
<li>Spanish Honor Society (11, 12) </li>
<li>Key Club (11, 12)</li>
<li>JV Lacrosse (9) and JV Field Hockey (9, 10) </li>
<li>Knitting Club (I know, sort of lame haha.) (12)
Co-founder, President</li>
<li>Marching Band (11, 12)
Treasurer</li>
<li>Theatre Guild (9, 10, 11, 12) </li>
<li>International Relations/Model UN (9, 10, 11, 12)
Secretary (10, 11), Co-President (12) </li>
<li>Newspaper (9, 10, 11, 12)
Editor, Featured Writer</li>
</ul>
<p>As for community service I have a ton of hours stacked up (100+). I have also been babysitting for two families for about five years now. </p>
<p>My essays should be strong considering I am a strong writer overall and I have solid ideas to work with. I am mostly concerned with my GPA seeing as though it is much weaker than the average UW applicant. I'm hoping that my personal connection to my academic field of interest will at least help.</p>
<p>I appreciate you taking the time to read & reply to this!</p>