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Grades & Scores:
GPA: 4.61 W on a 4.0 scale, 3.99 UW GPA
ACT: 32. Eng= 34, Reading= 34, Math=30, Sci=30, Writing= 12/12
AP Scores: Chemistry (3), US History (4), English Lit and Comp (4), Microecon(5), Macroecon(5), European History(4)
Senior Classes: AP Spanish Literature and Culture, AP Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science, AP Physics C, Mind and Body (Gym class), and Fine Arts Survey(required class)
College Courses: Computer Science
Ranking: 4/408 (Top 5% of Class)
Ethnicity: Latina (Mexican) and White
Legacy: No
Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, Illinois State Scholar, A Honor Roll all four years, Student of the Quarter, Recipient of the Sheriff’s Youth Service Medal of Honor, National Hispanic Scholar
Extracurriculars:
-Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) Science Minor and Science Achiever: over 70+ Hours volunteering at MSI engaging guests about science topic and do a basic lab with them
-President of Scholastic Bowl, we just won the Metro Suburban Conference(!!!), on varsity team, member for four years
- Elected Officer for my class of 2017 in Student Association(our student government) for four years, planned prom and our senior gift as well as a TON of fundraisers
-President of Spanish Club and Spanish Honors Society, created this year! We have done school wide discussions and fundraisers
-Member of OLAS(Organization of Latin American Students)
-Member of Association of Students for Tolerance(AST), we volunteer at the Canata (Senior Living Home) once a week and promote tolerance and acceptance of all students at my school
-Member of Girls That Code & Erika’s Lighthouse
-388 Volunteer Hours, most at my Library, AST and from Student Association
Summer activities:
- Interned at the Museum of Science and Industry (it was amazing!!! I want to work there full time!!)
-Summer School, took some required classes to put myself ahead
Recommendations:
-Counselor: He doesn’t know me that well, I feel that it is a meh letter, I’m counting on my teachers’ letters to be good
To be fair, our school has five counselors for 1,700 students, so they don’t really know any of us. It will not stand out, but I feel that the letter is not bad,
-Honors and AP Chemistry Teacher: Had him for two years, likes me a lot, i was the only one of four that did their homework in one unit, we bonded over Mad Max and Dragon Age!! I feel like it is a very good letter. We always rant about the need for green energy,
-Honors and AP Physics Teacher: Had him for two years, he knows me pretty well, he is well aware of my politics and agrees with them, we bonded over that and he has helped me address our (horrible) board of education, He told me this is the best letter of recommendation he has written so far
-Mentor at MSI: I feel like it will be an okay letter, but I asked her because I want to stress my involvement at MSI and what I have done there.
Essays:
- Common App: Wrote about reclaiming my identity as Latina, because in my youth, due to our racist community, I would white pass and deny my heritage. I wrote how I overcame that following the format of how to make Tamales, because making food with my Mexican family and reading Magical Realism(Latino created literary style) I learned to love and accept my Latina side
- Extended: I did an old prompt, taking an historical figure and putting them in a new setting. I did La Malinche (prolific Mexican figure that is very controversial) as the Latina Constitute Director under Trump in his 2016 Campaign. It was so hard to write because I could not fathom how any POC would support Trump (it took a LOT of research), I wrote it with an ambiguous tone, not approving or disapproving of her, and ended it with her casting her vote. I made it so the reader doesn’t really know if she is voting for Trump. I am so ridiculously proud of this essay.
-Why UChi? am iffy on this one, I wrote it in a rush, but I explained my drive to help my people and to create reform for Latino people. Focused on my love of learning and how UChicago caters to that.
-Favorite books/art/inspirational stuff: Dragon Age, Cats, Caifanes, Hamilton, House of the Spirits, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Invisible Man, Swan Lake
Prospective major:
-Biochemistry
-Chemistry
-Political Science