SAT I- 2360
ACT- 33
SAT II- Physics (700), Math Lvl 1 (760), Math Lvl 2 (780), Spanish (800), Chemistry (740), Biology M (800), US History (720), World History (600 - I took it as a freshman and had just been promoted from English Speakers for Other Languages the year before)
GPA- 3.92 UW
Class rank- Top 5% – I think I rank 4 or 5
Senior Curriculum- AP English Literature, AP Art History, AP US Government, AP Microeconomics, AP Environmental, Teacher’s Aid (Chemistry), Calc 3 Dual Enrollment at Local Community College
AP Courses- HUGE (5), Psychology (5), World History (4), Spanish Language (5), Spanish Literature (5), Music Theory (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), English Language (4), APUSH (4), Calc BC (4)
Major Awards- National Merit Scholar Finalist, Cuban-American Excellence Award, Latin-American Award for Outstanding Mathematic Achievement, Miami-Dade Emerging Leader Award, Florida Young Engineer Award
ECs:
-Student-Government Association (Sophomore Class Treasurer, Junior Class President, Senior Class Chair)
-Ecology Club
-Founder of School’s Scientific Newspaper
-Frequent Contributed to School’s Creative-Writing Zine
-Key Club (All 4 Years)
-1300 Community Service Hours
-Various Honor Societies (pretty much everything my grades allowed)
-Math Team (3 Years)
-Model UN (All 4 Years)
-Founder of School’s Latin-American STEM Association, which has expanded into other schools throughout the district since its initiation at the start of my junior year.
-Sports: Soccer, Tennis, Lacrosse (Soccer, Lacrosse=3 Years, Tennis=2)*
-Volunteer Heavily at Local Children’s Hospital
-NYU Pre-College Program, UChicago Pre-college Program, Columbia Pre-college Program)
Summer Activities:
-Volunteering at Children’s Hospital
-Counselor at Local Science Camp,
-Establishing Chapters of My Science, Technology, Engineering, Technology Society/Association
-Recruited Intern for Local University Micro and Marine Biology Lab and Operation
-UChicago Pre-college Program, Columbia Pre-college Program (Both Pertaining to STEM)
-Studying for APs and the SAT :–P
Essays- I am very critical of my own essays, but strongly believe this is one of my best (would rather not post topic for privacy–but it relates to public health.)
Teacher recs- Have not seen, but have chosen teachers with whom I have close relationships and expect that they are good.
Hooks- I was born in Cuba and moved here toward the end of my 6th grade year, was up-brought by a single parent, am fluently trilingual, founded my own STEM society, and am an immigrated/refugee Hispanic/Latina woman whose primary language is Spanish pursuing medicine, specifically public health.
Intended Major: Biochemistry with Pre-medical Track
State- FL
Ethnicity- Hispanic/Latina/Cuban