Objective:
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[]SAT: highest single test - 1540 (770 R/W, 770 M), super score - 1560 (770 R/W, 790 M), essay - 18 (6 reading, 4 analysis, 8 writing)
[]ACT: 34 (35 E, 34 M, 35 R, 33 S, no essay) - I probably will only submit my SAT?
[]SAT II: Math II ~ 800 (expected), Chemistry ~ 770+ (expected)
[]Weighted GPA: school does not weight, but if it did ~4.50/5.00
[]Unweighted GPA: 3.99/4.00 (1 B in APCS)
[]Rank: school does not rank, but likely top 20% - competitive school
[li]AP Classes: AP Human Geography (5), AP World History (5) - 11 and 12 grade school does not offer AP classes, instead, all of my classes are taken at a state university[/li][/ul]
Major Awards and Accomplishments:
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[]TASP (Telluride Association Summer Program)
[]5-time published coauthor in computational chemistry with an environmental focus
[]1st in Texas Health Occupation Students of America Medical Photography Competition, International Qualifier
[]QuestBridge College Prep Scholar and likely National College Match Finalist ( however, I probably am not going to participate in the match program)
[]Edward Fein Fellow - Academic Award for Low-Income Jewish Students
[]Air Force Aid Society Merit Scholarship
[li]Tournament of Champions Qualifier for World Schools Debate[/li][/ul]
Extracurriculars and Work:
- []Poverty Alleviation - I am the Director of Operations for a very successful poverty alleviation non-profit. We have gathered over $30,000 worth of donations in the years that I have been involved, and we have implemented successful community improvement projects with those donations.
[]Medical Humanities - I started the competitive HOSA chapter at my second high school, and I won multiple awards for medical photography at the regional and state level. My photography and writing are featured in hospital press publications. I also contribute to and help design and publish my school’s medical humanities magazine.
[]Local Non-Profit Hospital - Before moving, I worked as a volunteer lab assistant and translator (Spanish to English). I also coordinated a volunteering program between the hospital and my school to put on events such as Patient Prom and Stocking Stuffing.
[]Intersectional Feminism - I am an executive of my school’s chapter of the United Nation’s Girl Up, an intersectional feminist organization. We organize gender and sexuality activism and education events for the students at my school.
[]Student Government Association - I was the class president in 10th grade and organized a successful fundraiser for the International Elephant Foundation. In 11th grade, I was on the judicial board, which worked with school administration to democratize and check the punishment of students. In 12th grade, I served as the sole representative on the Student Government Association of the university at which we take classes
[]Speech and Debate - Before moving, I was the World Schools Debate coach. I also competed in WSD and won regional awards.
[]English Second Language - I tutored (voluntarily, not for money) elementary-aged Spanish-speaking English language learners in computer science and math.
[]Work Experience - I taught a gymnastics class to Spanish-speaking kids for a year.
Demographic Information:
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[]State: Texas - rural, poor, underrepresented area.
[]School Type: Public and Residential, nationally respected
[]Ethnicity: I am racially white. Ethnically, I am of a Jewish division from Spain (Sephardim). However, my parents never claimed Hispanic on my school records, so I likely won’t apply as such.
[]Gender: Male
[li]Financial Aid: Yes, I am applying. The amount of financial aid I receive is important to my decision.[/li][/ul]
Other Information:
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[]Hooks: I am low income but I put myself through school financially through external scholarships.
[]Essays: I am a pretty strong essay writer
[li]Letters of Recommendation: My two teacher recommendations, my English teacher and my chemistry teacher/research professor) know and respect me very well. My counselor doesn’t really know anyone in my school personally, but hopefully, her letter won’t be too impersonal[/li][/ul]
Dream Schools and Majors:
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[]ED/SCEA: Yale, intending to major in “Ethics, Politics, and Economics”
[]RD Reaches: Brown, Rice, Vanderbilt, Duke, UChicago, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton - all Public Health major or similar equivalent
[]High Matches: UT Austin Plan II Honors Program
[]Match: UT Austin Public Health- I do not go to an auto-admit ranking school
[li]Safety - UT Dallas[/li][/ul]