<p>Hello, and thank you for taking the time to chance me.</p>
<p>Rank: 1 or 2 (it’s really close)
GPA: 5.1 out of 4.7 (weird scale)
Course Load: The absolute hardest offered, all AP/Honors courses. Received all A’s
2 Years Bio, Chem, and Physics. In AP AB Calc, completed 4 years of Italian (including EEP Italian IV) in three years and am interning my Italian teacher. Besides all of the APs, I have EEP credits in English as well.
SAT: 2100
SAT II: 720 Chem
680 Math II (Batteries died lol)
AP: U.S. History: 5
Chem: 4
Calc, Bio, Physics, Psychology this May (I’m not looking forward to that week!)</p>
<p>Work:
Little League Umpire for 2 years
Subway Sandwich Artist~15-20 hrs/week (current)
Private Tutor~5-10 hrs/week (current)</p>
<p>Extracurricular:
World Language Club (Tutor) 10-12~weekly community service
World Language Honor Society
Rhode Island Teachers of Italian Society
Math Tutor (middle school) 12~weekly community service as well
Mock Trial 11 (club started in 11)
Indoor Track 9 (injury ended my brief career)
Intramural Basketball 3-11
Competed in AMC Test 4 years
Competed in National Italian Exam 4 years (4th in state for level IV 2009)
Competed in URI Chem contest 08/09
Stage crew at annual Dance Show (the official curtain puller)
<em>I want to get a phD and be a college professor. Hence all of the tutoring/teacher assisting. I’m hoping to convey a focus rather than a laundry list of activities.</em></p>
<p>Honors/Awards:
9-11 Outstanding Achievement in Italian
10-Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
10-Dual Language Studies Award
11-Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry
11-Harvard Book Reward Recipient</p>
<p>Summer Activities:
Attending private Italian lessons 9
Traveled to Italy with school 10
Worked 25+ hrs/week 11</p>
<p>Other:
A really compelling essay on my struggles dealing with an untreated, schizophrenic mother and the lessons I learned after I ran away from home and began caring for my aged grandmother.</p>
<p>I consider myself mature and independent for my age. I’m a hard worker both in school and at my job. Being fiscally conservative, I pay for my own bills (car insurance etc).</p>
<p>I’m also a first-generational college student and I qualify for a lot of financial aid (under $50k a year)</p>
<p>If you’re still with me, thank you for taking the time to read all of that lol.</p>