Hi, I am an incoming senior and I’ve been looking at colleges lately. I feel like that although my scores may fit into some good schools my family’s income and my extracurriculars are lacking. I have three jobs to help supplement my family’s income, so I have had less time to dedicate towards extracurriculars lately. I plan on majoring in electrical engineering, computer science, or material engineering. I’ve been looking at schools like UChicago, UC Berkeley, UCLA, but I want to know what schools I would fit into and stand a decent shot at getting into other than these three. I plan on applying for the Questbridge National Match, so I would also like to know if you guys think of the schools there would be a good match!
https://www.questbridge.org/college-partners
Thanks!
Information:
Family Income: $35,000
Caucasian
Single-parent household
Jewish
Live in Southern California
Test Scores and Grades:
9 - 12
unweighted 3.85
weighted 4.33
10 - 12
unweighted 3.92
weighted 4.63
Act: 32c
- Unfortunately, I was pretty sick during the test, so I’m going to try retaking it on 6/11
Waiting for SAT + math/physics subject test scores - I feel confident about my SAT score, probably above 1500
- Probably got 800 on math 2
- Unsure about physics score, likely in mid 700s
PSAT: 1440 - 750 math
- 690 english
Class History
9th:
- algebra 2h
- english 1h
- multimedia web
- biology 1h
- PE 1
- French 1
10th:
- pre calculus
- english 2h
- computer programming 1
- physics 1h
- ap euro (5)
- French 2
11th:
- ap calc ab (definite 5)
- ap english lang (4/5)
- ap stats (definite 5)
- ap comp sci (definite 5)
- physics 2 electronics h
- chemistry 1 h
- dual enrollment us history
Summer:
- Calc 2
- PE
- digital photography
12th:
- calc 3 w/ DE
- ap physics c
- ap chemistry
- ap english lit
- ap government
- ap macroeconomics
- Intern academy
- A class where my school helps match you to an internship in a field you’re interested in
Extracurriculars/Community Service
Clubs
FIRST Robotics 8 years
- Dean’s List Semifinalist 10th grade
- head of outreach 10th grade
- team captain 11th grade
- either team captain or club president 12th grade
Animation Club 2 years - lead writer
Juggling club - 3 years
Jobs
Work at Legoland (Approx 15-18 hours/week)
- education associate
- Teach kids lego robotics
Tutor kids in math (Approx 6-10 hours/week)
Coordinating with nearby school district to start and teach robotics classes (Approx 6-8 hours/week)
Pending engineering internship
- Teach kids lego robotics
Community Service
Approx 250 hours currently
- Mentor two elementary/middle school robotics teams
- Certified FLL Robotics judge and referee for FIRST California robotics competitions
- Annual Ironman Triathlon Oceanside aid station
- Various robotics outreach events throughout Southern California
- Volunteer coordinator, referee, and judge for my high school’s two annual robotics tournaments
Other
Questbridge College Prep Scholar
- Won the Fein Fellows Quest for Excellence Award