quick disclaimer I am applying for a BA not the usual BS in computer science meaning that I am not under the engineering school but the humanities school so I can focus more on the business aspect of the school as well (I am going to minor in business).
I am looking for feedback of whether or not you think I will get in or if I am aiming too high/low/just right.
Intended Major: Computer Science
Regular Unweighted: 3.95 (B in H Bio 9th grade and B in H Chem 10th grade)
Weighted: 4.2 (we can’t take any aps freshman year and we have limited APs available)
Took one AP sophomore year and 4 Junior year (plus self studied for AP Psych)
Rank: 9/260
Rank, percentile rank, or percentile range (if available): 8/260
Comments about course load (including senior year): H Economics/AP Gov (Econ first semester, Gov second), AP Lit, APES, Choir, AP Stats (at community college), Anthropology (at community college)
SAT (total and sections): 1500 (not sending) 740 R, 760 M
ACT (total and sections): 34C breakdown-35E, 35M, 36R, 31S, 11 Writing
ACT (Superscore) : 35C breakdown-35E, 35M, 36R, 34S, 11 Writing
SAT Subject Tests (if any): Math 1-750, Math 2-790, US History- 730
AP exams (not including senior year APs): AP World: 4, AP Lang: 3, AP Calc: 4, APUSH: 4, AP Comp Sci Principles: 4, AP Psych (self-study): 5,
For the following, indicate level of recognition or award (e.g. local, state, national, international) and/or leadership roles:
Extracurriculars: NHS President (11th, 12th). Model UN Secretary (11th) Model UN President (12th). Samaritan Project President (12th), Created and launched my own app on the app store (I coded and coordinated everything) Creating a mock healthcare bill to try to show how the healthcare system would look with a public healthcare system (would be much more cost-efficient). 4x varsity tennis. 2x tennis captain.
Job/Work Experience: Campaign Promoter for Robert Lee Ahn when he was running for Congress (but lost LMAO)
Marketing Ambassador and Tutor of School on Wheels (Non-profit org that tutors the homeless)
Volunteer/Community service: Set up volunteer program at my school through NHS. I set up a program where students from the school could come to us and we tutor them free of charge on whatever they need to do (1 hr/week)
Write encouragement notes to cheer people up to try to make people’s day better because I want to try my best to stop people from getting sad/depressed (1 hr/week)
Did like 70 hours of community service doing like park cleanups.
Summer Activities:
9th Grade: I interned at City Hall in Downtown LA for the summer and took Journalism at my nearby community college
10th Grade: Traveled Europe LMAO
11th Grade: Worked on my app and other projects
Essays (topics, details):
Going to write about how my mom’s severe depression and schizophrenia inspired me to try to help her and others who suffer from mental illness. My niche is talking about mental illness and my family’s struggles with it (runs in the family but thankfully I do not suffer from this) and how I solved this issue in my family strategically (maybe some naivete).
[ab]Demographics[a/b]
ASIAN MALE (rip)
State (if domestic applicant): California
High school type: Tiny All Magnet Public School Grades 4-12 (less than 1000 total high schoolers)
Gender: Male
Applied for financial aid?: Yes
Highest level of parent education: Dad: Undergrad, Mom: Grad School
Living with both, one, or no parents?: Both
Income bracket: around 200,000
[ab]Reflection[a/b]
Strengths: Coding my app and other EC’s . I also branded myself well (not shown here)
Weaknesses: low GPA (school doesn’t offer a lot of AP’s), some bad AP scores, and I am Asian lol which makes it a lot harder
I know this was a lot and any feedback is very welcomed. Thanks!