Hi 
this is my first time using College Confidential. I struggled early in Sophomore year because I needed to adjust to honors classes(never took honors before sophomore year…yikes!). I hope the UCs and SLO take my increased academic rigor and improvement into consideration(7 APs by graduation). My top 3 schools are UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Davis.
My intended majors are B.S., Cell Biology, Biology, Biochemistry
Alt majors: Chemistry, Neurobiology, Human Biology
9th grade:
4.0 w/no honors
10th grade:
Chamber Orchestra A/A
English 2-H B/B
Spanish 2 A/A
Algebra 2 A/A
AP Bio C/A
Wld History/Cult A/A
11th grade:
Chamber Orchestra A/A
English 3 AP A/A
Spanish 3-H B/A
Pre Calc A/A
Chem 1-H A/A
APUSH B/A
12th grade:
Chamber Orchestra
English 4 AP
Elem Calculus
AP Chem
AP Econ
AP Psychology
GPA: 4.13 W/ 3.71 UW
SAT(highest sitting): 720 CR/660 M/660 W 2040 total
SAT II: Bio M 600
Extracurriculars:
Paid math tutor (1 yr)
Violinist of the highest division in County orchestra (3 yrs)
Violinist for 7 years
Pianist for 3 yrs
Robotics 1 yr
Intern at Orthopaedics clinic as a doctoral assistant(100+ hrs)
Volunteering:
Math tutor at local middle school (2 yrs)
Volunteered at same Orthopaedics clinic (100+ hrs)
Volunteer at Kumon Learning Center (50+)
Interact Club events (20+)
Volunteer at Summer Learning Programs(30+)
Performed as a violinist in school musicals(20+)
I should have around 300 hrs when I graduate
Awards and Honors:
The Orthopaedics clinic I interned at used my anatomical illustration for their company
Above and Beyond Award: Performed as a violinist in School Musicals
AP Scholar Award
Essays:
- Describe the World You Come From: How my Asian mother is the complete opposite of the typical Asian tiger parent, so I instilled a desire for education on my own.
- Describe a personality or quality: My love for tutoring, even though my student is afflicted with a learning disability
Class Rank: N/A
Residence: CA
Income Bracket: <30k (no father, so based on my mother’s salary)
Ethnicity and gender: Vietnamese, F
Hooks: First generation, low-income
Thank you for your time