tdlr; bad scores, good ecs
Schools: Brown ED, Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr, Grinnell, Middlebury, Reed, Skidmore, Smith, Swarthmore, Vassar, Wellesley, Wesleyan
GPA: (school doesnt calculate GPA; private school w limited class section no APs, only advance math/science classes except one advanced writing class I’m in)
Senior Year All A’s (no a-):
Adv. bio, Adv. Writing, Adv. Studio art, Calc A/B, Chinese 4, Modern Middle East, Senior Seminar History Class
Junior Year
A: Adv. Physics, Chinese 3, Global Ethics, American History, American Lit, Printmaking
A-: Math 3 (dont ask we do math weird)
Sophomore Year
A: English, Econ, conflict resolution (polysci)
A-: History, poverty class, film
B: Math 2 (I was adjusting to new math system at new school)
Freshmen Year: Tbh i dont remember mostly A-s, and like 2 B+s, maybe one B?
Ranking: (school doesn’t rank but rough estimate is 3/60) SAT1: [NOT GOOD :(] 2100 (740 W (11 essay), 700 CR, 660 M)
SAT 2 [THESE ARE BAD]: US History 700, Math I 600
Award: Scholastic National Gold for “future new” (it was a modern art exhibit incorporating science/english and art to speak about climate change)
Scholastic Regional Silver for 2x photographs
Best position paper for my topic @International Model UN convention (it was hosted at the real UN in nyc…)
EC’s:
(11-12) I don’t want to speak in detail but p much spokesperson for feature film on social justice issue because of a project I did that was featured in it. Film will premiere on a very big network in February and has already won an award. (pm if u want more details)
(12-11) Internship at ACLU/NYCLU film department doing shows for public access. Wrote, filmed and edited project informing kids what their rights are when stopped by police in NYC, will be distributed in public schools across the city.
(10-12) Founding member and co-leader of student diversity committee (canceled classes for an entire day and planned activities from 8:45-4:10 about racism in America. We also hold bi-monthly discussions on race issues. This committee was made up of me and one partner until last month)
(11-12) Model UN president
(11-12) Leader of New York’s largest youth LGBT+ affinity group (lead discussions and hold events twice a month, over 800 members online, and 70 come per meeting)
(10-12) Queer-Straight Alliance founder and president
(10) Intern for Pier Kids: The Life a documentary for homeless LGBT+ youth
(10) Intern at the Earth Institute of Columbia University (was inspiration for art project I later was awarded for)
(10-12) Writing Fellow (tutor) at school
(10-12) Contributor to school newspaper
(10) JV Basketball and Tennis
(9) Photography classes
Recs: Will be outstanding I do a lot of work at my school
Essays: really good college counselor said it was one of the best he’s ever seen
Other stuff: Muslim, Lesbian, NYC, not applying for finical aid