Chance me! (University of Washington Class of 2024)

Gender: Male
Age: 17
Ethnicity: Latino/White

IN STATE
Private Highschool 9th and 10th Grade, Full Time Running Start 11th and 12th Grade
Applied to UW for Pre-Health Sciences (College of Arts and Science)

GPA: 3.81 UW (4yr Overall) and 3.96 (Running Start/Com. College)

Course Load: Full Time Running Start student, 91 credits by the end of the year in various classes

College Courses:
English 101, Biology 175, Chem 121, Sociology 101, Psychology 101, etc. (All 5-credit courses)

SAT: 1290

AP classes: AP World History, Computer Science A, Statistics, English Language Arts, Calculus BC, Physics, European History (Did not report any scores)

Major Awards:
Presidents Scholar at Community College for Outstanding Academic Performance (District)
Speaker/Presenter at TEDxSeattle (Regional, maybe National even?)

Extracurriculars:
Cross Country (9th)
Theater (9th)
Listen to Your Art - Aided in various ways with a program supporting LGBTQ+ youth in the Kitsap Area (10th)
Jazz Band - First Chair Piano + Competed at State Level (11th)
Professional Musician throughout the Seattle area - music raises awareness to domestic and sexual violence (10th, 11th, 12th)

Job/Work Experience:
Starbucks (Almost 2yrs now, w/ leadership position training incoming baristas)

Major Volunteer/Community service:
Cancer Research Fund
Volunteering at Boys and Girls Club
Kitsap Arts Festival - Aided in Marketing and Logistics

Essays (topics, details):
Personal Essay: I spoke of my experience as a male victim of domestic/sexual violence + how music and commitment to academia helped in my healing experience.
Short Answer: Talked about my experience with being exposed to various South American cultures through my family, and how said experience shaped me into who I am today (how these cultures “gave me the strength to overcome boundaries,” and whatnot)
Would rate my essays an 8-8.5/10

I Had a rough year following my rather morbid personal experience. I’m hoping UW recognizes that despite this, I pushed along and was able to perform well academically.

Good Luck to All who Applied this Year!

I hope you got in!