Demographics
White Female, New York, high income, double major in biology and studio art while on the premed track (main school is the Sam Fox School).
I think my art portfolio is pretty good. I mainly do photography and digital art.
GPA: 97/100 w, N/A uw (massive grade deflation at my school)
Mid-sized, competitive Public School
Rank: School does not rank
Test Scores: Test optional
Coursework
Took 7 APs: AP Physics 1, AP Studio Art (4 on AP), APUSH, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Micro, AP Chemistry (did not take tests for the rest)
Took 1 honors class: Honors Chemistry
Took 1 college class: College Psychology
Took Four years of Latin
Awards
- Honor roll all of high school
- Many Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold Keys in Photography and digital art during all four years
- Sold artwork to a museum
- National Honors Society
- National Latin Exam Silver Medal
- National Art Honors Society, National Latin Honors Society
- New York State Olympics of the Visual Arts first place in jewelry and second place in photography
- All County Art
- Long Islands Best Art Competition
Extracurriculars
- In four clubs: Olympics of the visual arts (art based competition club), Photography Club, National Art Honors Society, Premedical Society
- Leadership:
Olympics of the visual arts: Secretary (10th), VP (11th), President (12th)
Photography Club: Treasurer (10th), VP (11th), President (12th)
National Art Honors Society: Historian (11th), VP (12th) - I play tennis outside of school
- I have a part-time job working with an art teacher who teaches art classes to children
- I did two pre-college summer programs in photography and emergency medicine
- I traveled to Hawaii, Greece, and Italy to do community service (90 hours of service)
Essays/LORs/Other
I think my main essay is pretty strong
LORs: I asked my AP Physics teacher and my APUSH teacher. I think both letters are pretty strong.
With [WashU]
- I visited campus
- I did the optional 90 second video
- Alumni interview (I think my interview went very well)
- National Portfolio Day (the reviewer really liked my portfolio)
- Schoolhouseworld math certifications
- Went to admission counselor presentation at my school
Cost Constraints / Budget
None