Objective:
-SAT I (breakdown): 1780 old SAT, scores for new SAT not out yet
-ACT (breakdown): 28
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (4.2 weighted)
-AP (place score in parentheses): 7 APs as of end of junior year, will have 10 as of graduation. all 3’s and 4’s.
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Stats, Calc Hon, Spanish 4 Hon, Journalism 4 Hon
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing spectacular.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
- Lacrosse (9-12): 3 years varsity -Yearbook (9-12): Photo editor 3 years, multi-award winning book. -FBLA (9-12): Helped raise over $1200 for Relay for Life, Parliamentarian 12th. Spoken to middle school students and helped create middle school club. Placed twice at state competition. -NHS (11/12) -Self-published author of 2 books (will this be looked down upon?)
Volunteer/Community Service:
-Tutoring elementary school kids at a library (9-11), 200 hours
-Volunteering in Pediatrics at local hospital (9-12), close to 300 hours
Summer Activities: See above. Also, work. I’ve worked part-time since freshman year to help support my family, hence why my grades/test scores are on the low end. I’ve done the best I can with the time that I’ve had, something that I’m planning to write about and that I hope adcoms will see.
-Essays: If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s writing.
-Teacher Recommendations: Should be good.
-Counselor Rec: I go to a large school (2800+), will be general.
-Additional Rec: Maybe from FBLA adviser, who knows me well.
Other
-Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
-Projected Concentration: English/Business
-State (if domestic applicant): FL
-School Type: Large public
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Gender: Female
-Income Bracket: <35,000
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First-Gen, Low Income. Not sure if these count as hooks, but I’m also Microsoft Word, CPR, and first aid certified. Additionally, I’m fluent in 3 languages and proficient in 3 others (English, Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian, German).
Schools:
Princeton EA
Yale
UChicago
Columbia
Duke
WashU
UF
FSU
UCF
Rollins