State: California
School Type: Public, ~2000 students
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Asian; Korean
Hooks: First generation college
Current Grade: 11th grade, half way through the year
Intended Major: Pre-Psychobiology at UCLA/ Psychology at UCSD (SD doesn’t offer psychbio)
Standardized Testing:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (CR: 630 M: 660 W: 690 Essay: 9)
SAT II: Taking Math Level 2 (projected 800; I go to prep) and Biology E/M this June
AP: Chemistry (3) (refer to Coursework:Junior/Projected Senior for future AP examinations)
GPA/Class Rank:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (in accordance to school’s weighting): 4.47
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/506
Coursework (excluding PE/Sports/Extracurricular Programs):
Freshman: World History H, Spanish 1, Biology, Algebra 2H, English 1H, Geometry
Sophomore: Spanish 2, AP Chemistry, Pre-Calculus H, English 2H, Intro to Art
Junior: US History, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Language (self study: AP Environmental Science)
Community College: USH 144+143, PSYCH 101 (planning to take GOVT, ECON, SPAN)
Projected Senior: AP Physics 1, AP English Literature, AP Statistics (self study: AP Psychology)
Extracurriculars/Achievements:
Extracurriculars: Varsity Cheerleader (9-12), ASB Historian (10-12), School’s Academy of Engineering PR Team Leader (11-12), Solar Tech Club President (11-12), FBLA Vice President (10-12), KIWIN’S Class Representative (9-12), Ecology Club member (10-12)
Volunteer/Community service: Altar serving at my church (200+ hours), Volunteered at a camp for 5th grader as a leader for a week (100 hours) Beach clean-ups, highway clean-ups, Rose Float decorating, tree-planting (50+ hours)
Awards: Student of the Month, Student of the Week, Cheerleading State Champion x2 [projected: AP Scholar Award (hopefully with distinction), Junior Honor Guard (top 15 most well-rounded students of class]
Self-evaluation:
Strengths: GPA, class rank, and ECs
Weaknesses: SAT I, coursework seems not-so-challenging, 3 in AP Chemistry, awards
