Hey everyone, it’s me for one last time! Here’s my final “Chance me” post before I officially apply for 2023.
**NOTE:** Before you freak out, yes, I have backup schools. Yes, I have other schools I'm very interested in (USC, U of U, BYU, etc). Yes, I know Stanford is hard to get into and I’m not banking everything on this. Yes, I'm positive it's my first choice.
**~~Stats~~**
Intended Major: Political Science
UW GPA: 3.997 (one A- first term of my Junior year)
W GPA: 4.45
ACT: 33 with superscore (36 E 29 M 36 R 29 S), 11/12 Writing
AP Classes: AP Human Geo (no score, 9th grade), AP World History (5, 10th), AP US History (5, 11th), AP Lang (5, 11th)
--Currently taking AP Calc, AP Art, AP Gov/Pol, and AP Lit for senior year
Class rank: 14/422
Other: Caucasian, female, LGBTQ+
**~~LORS~~**
Teacher 1: 10/10 (asked AP Government teacher that I had for 3 years)
Teacher 2: 8/10 (asked AP Calculus teacher that I had for 2 years)
Counselor: 10/10 (we’ve been super close all of high school and I come visit her in her office all the time to say hi and keep her posted on what’s going on + I’ve heard she writes fantastic letters)
Optional LOR: 10/10 (asked my March For Our Lives Adviser who I’ve worked closely with for awhile & loves me to death/knows exactly how hardworking & passionate I can be + she works as a college admissions officer for another school so she knows what kinds of things to say)
**~~Activities~~**
March For Our Lives Utah Organizing Board (11th/12th)
--As a leader in MFOL UT, I plan events/projects that push for gun reform. We received awards from Equality Utah (Allies Award) & City Weekly (Best of Utah)
Model United Nations (9th/10th/11th/12th)
--I won 7 awards at 9 MUN conferences, was chosen to speak at an opening ceremony of the state conference, & chaired 4 times at a junior high conference
Varsity Swim Team (11th/12th, captain in 12th)
--I swam fly in the 4A State Championships 200 Medley Relay, earned a varsity & Black Shirt (higher than varsity) award, & was elected a senior captain
Costume/Art Business (9th/10th/11th/12th, founder)
--I run a commission-based business that sells handmade art/costumes online. My gross income was over $2000 in 2017, & my business continues to grow
Voter Registration Drives (11th/12th)
--I ran voter registration drives at my school & registered over 180 people directly/500 people indirectly. DoSomething awarded/sponsored me for my work
Student Advocates for Safer Schools (12th, co-founder)
--I co-founded a nonpartisan community organization to promote grassroots activism, student voices, & gun safety/mental health programs/minority support
Korean Culture and Language Club (9th/11th/12th, Vice-President/co-founder)
--I help plan activities & teach Korean language/politics/culture for the club. Due to the success, Korean will likely be taught at my school next year
Gay Straight / Genders and Sexualities Alliance (12th, president/founder)
--I plan activities for our club and work with our school to provide support for LGBTQ+ students & advocate for LGBTQ+ rights on a local/national level
City Youth Council (12th)
--I was chosen as an City Youth Council member, giving me a hands-on experience with local government, community issues, & ways to give back to my city
Dairy Queen employee (10th/11th)
--I ran the register, made/gave out food, handled customer needs/complaints, & cleaned the lobby of the store. I was well-liked by my coworkers/managers
**~~Awards~~**
***NOTE:** this section is pretty small. I’m hoping the awards I mention as part of my ECs will help (since I have a ton of those), but I’d love to hear any thoughts on how likely they are to notice the awards over there.*
-AP Scholar with Honor (11th grade, national)
-Social Science Sterling Scholar Award (12th grade, school)
-High Honor Roll (School, 9th/10th/11th grade, school)
-National Honor Society (11th/12th grade, school)*
*I'm debating on whether or not to even put this here, but it's treated more as an award than an EC at my school
**~~Essays~~**
I'm not going to go over them here, but I feel like they're at least decent. I'm not a great judge of my own writing, though.
If you have any thoughts/last minute advice, I’d love to hear it! Thanks so much!