My anxiety is through the roof right now (AHHHHHHHH!!!). I haven’t done a chance me yet, so why not now as I’m stressed out beyond belief?
Intended Major: Political Science in the College of Arts and Science
Region: Virginia
GPA: 95/100. Taking the hardest classes that my school offers. Also going to a Governor’s school… Hopefully that helps. All 3 people who applied from my school last year RD got accepted.
SAT: 1260 (650 reading, 610 math). Meh, not the best, but definitely not the worst. I think my leadership/extracurriculars, essays. and recommendations will overshadow this.
Essays: In my common app essay, I chose the failure prompt. Talked about my internship, and how I learned from my failures while doing Voter Registration on the streets of Petersburg. Learned lots of great people skills, and have registered 250+ people to vote up to this day.
For my why NYU essay, I talked about being the first person in my family to grow up in the US, and why I thought NYU would be the perfect school for me.
Recs: 1 from my 11th grade Dual Enrollment English teacher. She attended Wesleyan.
1 from my 11-12th grade Dual Enrollment US History/Government teacher. He got his phD from UVA.
1 from my boss from my internship for the Democratic Party of VA. He got his masters from Stanford.
Extra Curriculars:
1.) Democratic Party of Virginia Head Intern/ Hillary for America Fellow (Junior to Senior Year) - Leading Phone Banks, Canvassing, and Voter Registration. Recognized by Tim Kaine, Robert Scott, James Clyburn, & Terry McAullife for work on campaign.
2.) Volunteer for Major Political Events (Junior to Senior Year) - Invited to volunteer at major political events, such as the Tim Kaine Rally in RVA, and the Vice Presidential Debate at Longwood University.
3.) High School Class of 2017 Vice President (Freshmen to Senior Year) - Responsible for creating committees/leading different events, including: Prom, Homecoming, and various fundraisers. Fundraisers have raised $10,000+ in class funds.
4.) Model United Nations Lead Secretary (Junior to Senior Year) - In charge of running meetings, and collecting/editing MUN Position Papers. Participated in Old Dominion University MUN, and Governor’s School MUN.
5.) “Dragon Scales” Secretary (Junior to Senior Year) - One of Top 24 HS A Cappella Groups. Recognition: Televised on “VA This Morning,” 2nd place in ICCA Comp., 3rd place in ICHSA Mid Atlantic Semifinals
6.) Spanish Club Vice President (Freshman to Senior Year) - Educating members on Spanish Culture, and fundraising for 3rd world countries. Ex. Sponsoring the Building of an Ethiopian Science Lab.
7.) Drama Club/International Thespian Society/Participating in numerous Plays and Musicals (Freshman to Senior Year) - Roles in plays/musicals in High School. Awards include: Outstanding TA Student, outstanding male performer, best musical in state at Virginia Theatre Association Conference.
8.) Peer Tutoring (Freshman to Senior Year) - Tutoring classmates in Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and
Chemistry. Helped in raising the GPA of fellow peers.
9.) National Honor Society Member (Sophomore to Senior Year) - Responsible for volunteering in different events, such as: Governor’s School Adjudication, Freshmen Orientation, Pennies for Patients, and PHS Reunion Tours.
10.) Volunteer at Gurudwara (Freshman to Senior Year) - Giving out food, and assisting in cleaning up Gurudwara every Sunday.
Awards:
1.) NHS Member
2.) ITS Member
3.) Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholar Nominee
4.) Nominee for the John M. Belks Scholarship
5.) Outstanding Performance in Mathematics
CHANCE ME!!!
