Chance Me? NC State Parks Scholar or Bonnet Scholar at Spelman

Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Women
Rising Junior
School Background: Small Town, 260 students, 50% black, 40% white, 10% hispanic, doesn’t offer AP classes or college classes until your junior year, can only do it online
State: Eastern NC

-1st in my class out of 72
-4.0 Unweighted GPA; 4.312 Weighted GPA
-PSAT: 1090
-PACT- 23

Freshmen year:
-(All core classes are honors) World History, Math II, English I, Earth/Environmental, Microsoft Word and Powerpoint (received a certification), Health & PE (required course), Foods I, Health Team Relations

-Awards: Coach’s award in track, highest average in Health Team Relations, highest average in Microsoft Word & Powerpoint, Fall sports academic team, Spring sports academic team

-Sports: Cheerleading (football season), Track & Field (qualified in the 4x4 relay for regionals)

-ECs: Cougar Ambassadors (ambassador group at my school), Science Club, Student Advisory Council

-Extra: Voted for homecoming court, participated in Envirothon

-Volunteer: About 30 hours

Sophomore year:
-(All core classes are honors) Civics & Economics, Math III, English II, Biology, Art I (just found out an art or music class is required), Health Science I, Career Management (It was mandatory but they told us last minute it was no longer necessary; also received a certification) Spanish I

-Awards: Highest average in Civics & Economics, Spring Sports Academic Team, Star Sophomore Award, Top 10 Finalist for FBLA Principles and Procedures- State Conference

-Sports: Track & Field (qualified for 4x4 relay for regionals), didn’t do cheerleading bc of unprofessional conduct of the coaches

-ECs: Cougar Ambassadors (ambassador group at my school), Art Club, Student Advisory Council, SGA, HOSA, FBLA, volleyball manager, basketball manager

-Extra: Inducted into Beta Club, 10th grade class president, art club secretary, Attended a summer program at NC State called “Emerging Scholars Academy”, Attended Summer Ventures that is through The North Carolina School of Science and Math, painted shoes for a Vans contest in Art club, invited to attend the NYLF Advanced Medicine & Healthcare Camp

-volunteer: About 50 Hours

Junior Year (hopefully):
-(all core classes are honors) Pre Calc, Chemistry, English III, Health Science II Honors, Spanish II, College Pre-calc Algebra, College American History I & II

-EC: I plan to run for the state position of FBLA Vice President for the Eastern Region, Plan to run for President of my FBLA Chapter, Plan to run for class president again, plan to apply for NC Governor’s School and Tar Heels Girls State