Okay so, I know it’s like, midnight Christmas Day, but I’m getting really stressed about my college applications so please bear with me. I’m applying to Smith as a secondary choice (first is Wellesley, right now at least), but I’m still anxious about getting in or not, so I’d love someone to look over my application.
Personal info:
Gender: Female
Race: White
Location: Delaware, United States
Hooks: LGBT (Unsure if this is a hook, but it might count as an under represented minority?)
Academics:
SAT I: 2090 Superscore (Rdng 760 Math 680 Wtng 650)
SAT II: Bio E 660, Physics 530, Lit 710, Math I 740
ACT: 34 (Eng 35 Math 32 Rdng 35 Sci 32)
Class Rank: UnWgt 13th, Wgt 12th
GPA: UnWgt 3.913, Wgt 4.239
Senior Courseload: AP Psychology, AP Physics, AP Literature, Honors Integrated Math IV, General Chorus
Extracurricular activities:
- Gay/Straight Alliance, Vice President (10th, 11th, 12th) (2h/w, 34w/y) - Organized and directed activities, aided in fundraising opportunities and attended LGBT+ summits and events on club's behalf.
- Robotics Club (12th) (4h/w, 34w/y) - Wrote grant requests, organized funds, attended competitions and seminars on the team's behalf. Team won Duel on the Delaware off-season competition.
- School Library, Aide (11th, 12th) (11h/w, 36w/y) - Shelved books, organized library, assisted patrons with technology issues. Personally overseeing the reorganization of the fiction section.
- Public Library, Volunteer (10th, 11th, 12th) (2h/w, 9w/y) - Assisted with the annual summer reading programs, shelved books and organized library, assisted patrons with technical and computer issues.
- Choir, Baritone (9th) (2h/w, 36w/y) - Participated in two seasonal concerts. Choir earned a Superior Ranking at the ACSI High School Fine Arts Festival.
- Choir, Bass II (12th) (4h/w, 36w/y) - Participating in three seasonal concerts. Will attend a competition at Six Flags in Spring 2016.
- German Saengerbund, Day Camp Assistant (9th, 10th, 11th) (15h/w, 2w/y) - Worked with and was responsible for children, teaching German language and culture.
- Youth Group (9th, 10th, 11th) (2h/w, 30w/y) - Participated in religious discussion and community service.
Recommendations:
Teachers: AP Lang teacher (now administrator), discussing how I was one of his best students and discussing my personal character and home situation (unsupportive parents and possible financial instability). Honors Anatomy teacher, discussing my work ethic and ability within a classroom environment. AP Physics teacher, whose letter I have not read.
Other: School librarian, discussing my performance as an aide in the library and my personal character.
Essays:
My Common App essay used the “application would be incomplete without …” prompt, and discussed how I am a transgender woman. The essay covered my discovery of my womanhood, my dreams for the future of transgender individuals, and my personal fears regarding coming out. My teachers, peers, and college advisors who have read it have said it’s a great essay that displays my writing style and character well.
My Smith supplement talked about this really stupid inside joke me and my boyfriend have. One time I called him my “BF”, but I said each letter instead of the word boyfriend, so it sounded like I called him “my beef”. It’s honestly the silliest thing in the world to me, and it makes me giggle whenever I think about it.
My additional information section covered some minor things such as my attending a pre-college program at UD over the summer for college credit, my low Physics SAT2 grade (my Honors class didn’t cover the material), my extracurriculars situation, and how I won’t be able to request an interview due to my family problems.