GPA- Unweighted 3.8, Weighted 4.39
Top 10%
8 AP Credits (Scores 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5), 8 more this senior year
AP Scholar with Distinction
Member of National Hispanic Recognition Program, Cuban and Costa Rican
ACT: 35 in one shot
9th Grade
-Volunteered at my church and at a children’s art museum ~100 hours
-Competed in Speech and Debate, 2nd place in state novice tournament for duo interpretation, competed in several national competitions
10th Grade
-Member of Wildlife Protection Club
-Speech and Debate
-Volunteered at church
***These are the activities I participated in old school. After I moved in February to a new school, I didn’t have a chance to establish myself.
11th Grade
-Created Speech and Debate Club, co-captain
-Member of the SGA, suggested hallway decorating competition
-Member of Model UN, competed in Johns Hopkins Model UN Conference
-Member of Steering Committee of Class of 2018, helped decorate for homecoming dance, pep rally, junior prom
***Was out of school for 1 month due to a surgery, was able to come back and complete all work and continue at the pace I was operating at (no pun intended!) beforehand
-4.0 GPA this year
12th (so far)
I am currently in a new school (again, so this is my third school)
-Member of Varsity Quiz Bowl Team (2nd place in the district)
-Member of Model UN, will compete in three tournaments
-Member of NHS
-Taking 8 AP classes (full schedule is APs)
-Started Coffeehouse, a talent show/open mic night at the school.
-Nominated for NHS Character Scholarship even though I’m a new student this year
-Have taught two AP Econ classes
-Straight As first semester
My essays are great, and my counselor said that my recs were some of the best she has ever seen.
As you can see, I’ve been to three different high schools so it was hard for me to be consistent. They weren’t due to disciplinary reasons; my family just moved around a lot in the last couple years. Chance me please!
For some context, I was denied Wharton ED @ UPenn, but I got into UVA out of state.