Applying to SFS: Culture and Politics
SAT I (breakdown): 1370/1600
ACT (breakdown): 34- (34 E, 33 S, 36 R, 31 Math)
SAT II: 730 Lit, 720 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, is known for being highly competitive- Newsweek rated it #25 in the country
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AP Enviro (4) (my school doesn’t offer AP’s until Junior year)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, MUN, APUSH, H Spanish 4, Advanced Drama
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nominated for Cappie Award-Top 5 in Orange County, CA
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Temple Youth Group (Membership VP, Israel Rep, President), International Thespian Society, Varsity Letter in Drama, Play Production (7x), Ensemble member of a production (1x), attended 2016 AIPAC Conference
Job/Work Experience: Assistant Summer Camp Counselor
Volunteer/Community service: National Charity League (6 yrs, various leadership including Senior Class President), religious school teacher’s aide (5 yrs), Summer Camp Counselor in Training (3 yrs, 1 camp had me work 13 hrs/day, 7 days/wk)
Summer Activities: summer camp counselor/counselor in training (see above)
Essays: Probably really good, personal statement about my semester abroad in Israel, SFS about refugee crisis/xenophobia, other about volunteering at summer camp
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good ones from AP World teacher, really good one from my teacher in Israel
Counselor Rec: we have a great relationship i love my counselor she’s the best
Additional Rec: my rabbi, who offered to write one for me without asking, so I assume it’s great
Other: Semester abroad in Israel
Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: let’s just say I’m not getting aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Semester abroad in Israel