Hello! I’d love for whoever’s reading this to rate my chances of getting into the schools I’m applying to! It’d be greatly appreciated! :)>-
Schools (It’s a LONG list. I apologize; I might’ve been a bit zealous! It’s also in no particular order):
UCLA (Film and Television)
UC Berkeley (Film Studies)
UC Davis (Film)
UCSC (Film)
UCSD (Film)
Northwestern University (Radio, Television, and Film)
Chapman University (Film Production)
Loyola Marymount University (Film Production)
Baylor University (Film)
ASU’s Barrett Honors College (Filmmaking Practices)
Vanderbilt (Film and Media Arts)
Cal State University Northridge (Film)
Cal State University Long Beach (Film)
San Francisco State University (Film)
Wake Forest University (Communications)
Texas Christian University (Film)
University of Washington (Digital Arts and Experimental Media)
University of Texas-Austin (Radio, Television, and Film)
New York University (Film)
University of Utah (Film)
Grades:
9-12 GPA: 3.94
UC/CSU GPA: 4.03
ACT Composite: 32 (35 English, 31 Math, 34 Reading, 28 Science)
Rank: 66/244
AP/Honors Courses Taken:
Honors English 9/Honors English 10/AP English Lang./AP English Lit.
Honors Pre-Calc
Honors Chemistry
AP United States History/AP U.S. Govt. and Politics/AP Macroeconomics
Honors Spanish III/Honors Spanish IV
Extracurricular Activities:
Link Crew (11-12)
School Theater (9-12)
Track and Field (9-12, Varsity 10-12)
Cross Country (10-12)
Film Club (10-12; Vice-President in 12th grade)
Founder and President of “Spectrum Superheroes,” school’s first Autism awareness club (11)
Live For Others Club (12)
Presbyterian Church (9-12)
Videography for school’s college and career center (12)
Cartoonist for the school newspaper (12)
Videographer, editor, director, creator of biweekly school video (9, 11-12)
Freelance filmmaker, has had an active YouTube since 9 years old
Haunted house performer (9)
Work Experience:
General Laborer on Construction Sites (11-12)
Volunteer Work:
Youth leader at church’s Vacation Bible School (9, 11-12)
Volunteer counselor for therapy clinics, helping children with Spectrum disorders (10-12)
Volunteer at events for national Autism Awareness association (11-12)
Awards and Achievements:
City’s Junior Citizen of the Year (12)
CIF State Championship Qualifier for track and field hurdles (11)
Honor Roll (9-11 so far)
Countywide award for role in school musical (10)
Highest countywide award for performance in school musical (11)
Junior Varsity Cross Country Coach’s Award (11)
American Legion CA Boy’s State Nominee (11)
PTA Reflections Contest District Division Winner - Film (12)
Orange County Varsity Scholar Athlete (10-11)
Recommendations:
Counselor: we’re very close. She has been there for me through a lot and knows me very well.
AP English Literature Teacher: We get along nicely and I’ve known her for a while.
AP U.S. History Teacher: We’re great friends who talk to each other often. She’s the type of teacher you can think of as both a teacher and a friend.
Video Production Teacher: We’ve known each other for years and have a deep bond. He’s been a huge mentor for me in my journey of becoming a filmmaker.
Essays:
UCs: I spent a lot of time on my UC apps and had many people proofread them. I think they turned out great, and truly and genuinely reflect who I am, what my journey has been, and how my life circumstances have shaped me into the person I am today. They provide a good picture as to who I am. A prevalent topic within these essays is my Autism and how I’ve grown from years of therapy and other hardships associated with it. I also talked about Link Crew and my other qualities and attributes. I won’t say they turned out fantastic; that’s for the readers to decide. But what I will say is that I worked tirelessly on them.
UCLA Supplementals: I took an interesting approach on this one. UCLA said they were looking for storytellers, so I formatted them as narratives. For example, for my personal essay, I spoke directly to the reader using the second-hand P.O.V. and took them on a literal and figurative roller coaster ride through my life. My creative writing supplement was about a parrot who witnessed the murder of her owner and helped the people around her crack the case. I made sure every one of my essays had a compelling story to it.
Common App: I worked really hard on my Common App essay, and my AP Lang teacher and college counselor loved it! It’s about my journey with Autism; I related it to a fireworks show and talked about the dimension of fireworks and how fireworks bring both danger and beauty, as does Autism. Though, I’ll admit, it is corny at times, I’m very proud of it.
Other Info:
School: Public
Race: White
Sex: Male
So, what do you think?