Hi there! I’m an online high school senior (formerly indigoknight) looking into neuroscience. I’m a Hispanic female with ASD.
APs and dual-credit courses:
5: AP Psychology, 4: AP Biology & APES, 3: AP Chemistry
English 101, European History 1, European History 2, General Psychology
Senior year APs and dual-credit courses: AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism, Differential and Integral Calculus, US History, US Government, Foreign Policy.
ACT: 33 composite (36 E, 29 M, 35 R, 33 S)
GPA: 3.9 unweighted, 4.3 weighted
Awards:
AP Scholar with Honor (11), Principal’s Honor Roll (10), Excellent Achievement awards in four courses (10), Film Festival finalist (10), Performance acknowledgements on AP tests, SAT, ACT, all dual-credit courses (9-12)
EC’s:
Biology Club (10), music project (I wrote 80 songs, 9-12), private editor for a college student (8-12), English and math tutor (9-11), principal pianist for two choirs (10), volunteer pianist for jazz ensemble (11) 250 hours of community service, I’ve also been writing a psychology/neuroscience-related science fiction novel since 9th grade.
Letters of rec:
APES teacher: She’s expressed her admiration for my science and writing abilities, so letter should be good. 8/10
Jazz band teacher: Has known me for all of high school. Knows my work ethic very well, and I have easily been one of his most exceptional students. 10/10
Counselor: Adores me and probably knows me better than my family does. Knows my goals and interests well. 10/10
Essays: Very unique, very personal, portray me and my interests very well. My counselor (who is a former English teacher) gave me a lot of feedback on them. 9 to 10/10.
College list:
Reach - Vanderbilt, Rice, UCLA, USC, Brown, UPenn, JHU (may have legacy status as one of my parents attended)
Target - UT Austin, UT Dallas (in state)
Safety - Trinity University