GPA: 3.75/4
SAT: 1320
11 AP Classes when I graduate
Major: cognitive science
Extracurricular:
Founder and President of volunteering club
Varsity tennis team captain
Country Club Team Captain
Mobile app developer for my school district, endorsed by mayor & UCR & google
Continental math league
USC Pipeline program
Summer programs:
Summer@Brown
Hospital volunteering
Common app essay: 9/10. Really raw, personal, wrote about the ending of a friendship that sparked personal growth
Recommendations
Counselor: 7/10. She loves me, explains that I could’ve had a higher GPA if I took the easy route but I challenged myself. Really shines on my outgoing personality and my ability to get involved.
AP Computer Science teacher 10/10. Speaks on my meetings with Google, the mayor, and my school district officials concerning my app.
African American Studies teacher 8/10. I haven’t seen it, but he loves me and he’s been trying to get me as his student the last 4 years so he’s going to say good things
Hooks: urm (black and Hispanic), female in stem/computer science?