I’m currently applying early decision to trinity.
I’m a Hispanic female with both parents born in Mexico.
ACT:34 (36 science and reading; taking again in September)
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Hispanic Scholar
National Commended Scholar
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
Rank: 1/424
Extracurriculars:
NHS President
Leo Club Secretary
Teacher of the Month Election Committee Vice President
Dance team Lt Colonel (officer for all 4 years)
Interact Club Member
Student Council Member
Awards:
UIL ready writing and literary criticism regional qualifier all 3 years, current district champ in writing, State alternate for ready writing
Have also done UIL math, calculator, number sense
VISD Top Ten Awards of Academic Excellence Award
VEHS Math award, and English award
TPSP District Showcase (individual project where I created a reconstructed cheating policy for the school)
Volunteer Work:
Have over 100 hours working in animal shelters, school festivals, TFME fundraisers, tutoring, etc.
Extracurricular Awards:
Have been a dance solo finalist/winner in numerous regional/state/national competitions that had over 60 girls competing.
Summer work:
Spent 2 summers at 3 week classes through Duke TIP in Algebra 2 and Modern Medicine
Attended Girls State
Took dual credit classes for 2 summers
Course work:
AP English Lang, AP Span, AP Calculus AB, AP Bio, AP World History, AP Eco, AP Gov, AP US Hist, AP Chem, Dual Credit Psych, Dual Credit Sociology
Senior year:
AP Environmental science, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, Dual Credit Human Anatomy Physio, AP Calculus BC, TPSP Research Project
Possible weaknesses: strength of extracurriculars and senior course load. I’ve ran out of AP Classes to take so I don’t have as much rigor as before.
My essays should be fine as well as my recommendations, and I’m hoping a possible interview goes well.
Possible hooks: both parents went to college but they’re both foreign born, URM, female
Any luck?? Thanks!