Hi guys, I’d appreciate if you can chance me for Emory and Oxford College.
Preface: Bit about myself- I was an Indian international student in Singapore who moved to the US (Virginia) after freshman year. I didn’t really take the first two years of high school seriously but I have a huge upward trend (my unweighted GPA for each year respectively is 3.49, 3.5, and 3.875). I got a C+ in my Chemistry Honors class sophomore year for the second semester (first semester I had achieved a B+) but I completely aced my Junior year (earning an A+ in AP Macroeconomics). I now attend a small, private school in Fairfax County. My weighted GPA (the GPA reported to colleges) is the GPA of my sophomore and junior years combined as I didn’t attend my current private school during my freshman year.
Note: During the information session, the admissions director specifically stated that they pretty much discount freshman year grades because they recognize that students are adjusting to high school. What they really look at are sophomore year and junior year grades, as well as the first semester of senior year
I am applying as a HISTORY MAJOR
UW GPA: 3.62 (again, I got a C+ in Chem Honors for a second semester sophomore year but I have a huge upward trend after)
W GPA (reported number): 4.04 (school does not rank)
ACT: 33 (35 E/34 R/29 M/35 S) I got a 21 in W but who cares really.
Honors: AP Scholar, Honorable Mention on National Spanish Exam Level 3
AP Scores: AP Euro (5) APUSH (5) AP Macro (5) AP Lang (5) AP World (self-studied 5)
SAT II: US History- 770
Recs: I know they’ll be amazing since both are written by my Lang and Macro teachers who saw me do very well in their classes and who like me as a student and as a person, having gotten to know me on a personal basis.
Awards: National History Day South-East Asia Winner, National History Day Virginia State First Place
Languages: Fluent in English, Tamil, Mandarin and Spanish
Extracurriculars:
National Security Archives internship- I had an undergraduate level internship at the National Security Archives. I researched and indexed declassified government documents and wrote historical analysis reports to aid Archive researchers.
NHD- Awards: NHD- 1st place South-East Asia, NHD- 1st place Virginia state (already mentioned above)
Drama- Been participating since freshman year and had major roles and lead roles in school productions.
Relay for Life leader- Led Relay for Life team to raise nearly $2700 dollars for the American Cancer Society.
President of Young Democrats- Was Secretary (10), Vice-President (11) and now President (12) of the club. I helped host mock caucus/primary elections at school to raise civic awareness. I also interned at the John Foust for Congress and the Mark Warner for Senate campaigns.
President of World Water Aid- Founded this club when I came to my new school. Raised nearly $700 dollars for a rainwater harvesting facility in India to help villages without water. Interned at the Dhan Foundation in India to help oversee development projects.
Varsity Tennis- Been on my Varsity tennis team since sophomore year and play 3rd doubles.