So we find out on Friday… I’m so scared and was just wondering if you guys would chance me? I’m applying as a political science major under the college of arts and sciences
Region: Houston, Texas (decent public school)
Asian American - Punjabi Sikh
Gender fluid.
Income bracket - 60-70K
First Gen College
Grade: 12
GPA: weighted 6.86/7 my school’s system is weird. I have never not made an A though.
unweighted: 7/7
Freshman Year:
Spanish III Honors, English Honors ,Human Geography AP, Geometry Honors, Debate I
MANDATED for all freshman: Health fall semester / PACE winter semester, Biology Honors
Sophomore Year:
English II Honors, Chemistry II Honors, World History AP, Computer Science Honors, Personal Finance Honors, Tech Theater (Not honors, mandated art credit), Algebra II Honors
Junior Year:
Psychology AP fall semester, PASS/FAIL Sat Prep spring semester, Physics AP. United States history AP, European history AP. English III AP, Earth and Space Science Honors
Senior Year
English IV AP, Biology AP, Stat AP, Calc BC AP, AP gov/ AP econ, Environmental Science AP, Chemistry AP
and online physical education.
AP Scores:
Human Geo: 5
World History: 4
APUSH: 5
Euro: 3
Psych: 5
English: 5
standardized tests:
ACT: 34 (36 english, 36 reading, 34 math, 29 science, 29 writing)
Math I subject test: 740
APUSH subject test: 790
English subject test: 680
Extra curricular activities:
Debate (executive council since freshman year, speech captain ) My accolades are huge here. Top 10 at Harvard, Top 30 at Harvard the following year, ranked 35th in the nation
Future Business Leaders of America (member since freshman year, freshman rep, secretary during soph, junior, and senior)
Feminist Youth Association (president since freshman year)
Science UIL (started junior year, president)
Head Field Intern for Wendy Davis for Texas (summer before sophomore year and during sophomore year ) (200+ hours)
Head Field intern for Sylvester Turner for Houston (summer before junior and during junior year) (300+ hours)
Harris County Green Party Youth Director (200+)
Vasda Punjab Head Intern (non profit: Punjabi Culture Association ) (200+)
Editor at Narratio, website to allow refugee/migrant teenagers share their narratives
Debate achievements: t, Semi-finals at Harvard, triple quarter finalist at state, Top 100 at nationals during sophomore year, George Mason University Quarter finalist… The list goes on and on for local level ie. has won 20 oratory tournaments, 2nd in 9 Dramatic Interp, 1st in 10 Prose tournaments (UIL champion two years running for districts)
FBLA: Sophomore year district champion in public speaking, state & national qualifier Junior year: district finalist public speaking II, state and national qualifier.