Hey!! These are my top schools.
GPA: 3.8 UW/ 4.6 W <— weighted is a 4.1 for UCs because they calculate GPA differently
ACT: 31
SAT: 2020
Extracurriculars:
Pet Pal Animal Shelter (9th-12th)
Chua Phat Phap Buddhist Temple (9th-12th)
Libertarian Party of Florida (12th)
All Children’s Hospital (10th-11th)
St. Petersburg Main Library (9th-10th)
Work experience:
Intern at a university for a professor who teaches at Cal over the summer (10th-12th)
Work for a psychologist (11th-12th)
Tutoring kids at home (10th-12th)
Awards:
AP Scholar with Honor, 1st & 2nd place at FBLA states, received an award for outstanding academic achievement from city hall, NCWIT Affiliate Award, Student of the Month at my city’s exchange club
Extracurriculars:
FBLA (9th-12th)
SGA (9th-12th, is junior class president)
Spanish Honor Society (10th-12th, treasurer)
National Honor Society (11th, 12th)
Network Administrator (11th, 12th)
APs:
3’s on 5 AP exams, 4 on 1 exam, 5 on 1 exam
Also took a few extra classes on an online school as well as at the community college. Planning on writing my personal statements on how I had to adapt to my family’s financial situations and another one on how compassionate I am.
What do you guys think? I know my test scores and GPA are at the low end of the scale for these schools, but I’m hoping the other aspects of my applications stand out?
**Note: I added the “12th” on some of my ECs because I’m going to be doing them senior year