<p>Hiii! I'm a rising senior who would love to attend UPenn. I'm looking for chances from current UPenn students or alum. Thank you!</p>
<p>Oh, and I will be applying to the College of Arts & Sciences.</p>
<p>Race: White
Gender: Female
State: CT
School Type: Public for 9th & 10th, private for 11th & 12th (#60/100 on Ivy feeder list)
Income Bracket: Low-income mother, Upper middle-class father (divorced parents)
Legacy: Not unless my uncle counts
Athlete: No</p>
<p>*All of the below include the courses that I will be taking in my senior year.</p>
<h1>of Honors Courses Taken: 13</h1>
<h1>of AP Courses Taken: 6 or 7</h1>
<p>*Note that the recommended max. of APs/yr at my school is 3. I took 2 and self-studied 2 last year [first year taking APs] and will take 4 or 5 next year.</p>
<h1>of AP Self-Studies: 2</h1>
<h1>of College-Level Electives Taken: 4</h1>
<p>UW GPA: 3.75 (Not including freshman year)
*Is it true that Princeton doesn't look at freshman grades?
Sophomore: 3.5 (B+), Junior: 4.0 (A), Senior: 4.0 (A)</p>
<p>Estimated UW Rank: 12/72
Note that my school does not release rankings so colleges will only know that I fall in the top percentile of my class. (I'm pretty sure..) After the 1st semester of senior year, my rank should improve to #5 or 6/72. </p>
<p>ACT: 34
SAT II: Literature: 800, Biology: 800, Spanish: 780
APs: Chemistry: 5, U.S History: 5, Language & Composition (self-study): 5, Psychology (self-study): 5</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
I know that it might seem like I spread myself thin but I absolutely love everything that I'm involved in. My ECs are concentrated in the environment and the arts so I don't think that I'm all over the place. I did not join any of my ECs for the purpose of college, unlike some students... I pour my heart and soul into everything that I do.</p>
<p>Environment
*I don't specify names of organizations for privacy reasons.
Environmental NGO (11, 12, will continue in college)
Outreach Coordinator & Member-at-Large (11)
Media Relations Coordinator (12)
Young Delegate Program <a href="11,%2012,%20will%20continue%20in%20college">A part of above NGO</a>
Delegate
-Attend & speak at conferences/summits/conventions on climate change and biodiversity in such locations as Japan, South Africa, Denmark, Brazil and the U.N
Media Relations
-Write articles for school & local newspapers, make presentations at school, write for an international blog, and garner attention from national media
Youth Environmental Activism Group (11, 12)
Founder & Chair
-Connected to city and state government
-Currently branching out to other parts of CT
City Waste/Recycling Department (10, 11, 12)
Unpaid intern
-Make lots of presentations about recycling to summer camps and schools
-Created a composting program implemented at all city schools and parks
Green Team (9, 10, 11, 12)
President (12)
-Helped win the Green Cup Challenge last year and planning on doing it again this year!</p>
<p>Arts
Literary Magazine (10, 11, 12)
Short Story Editor (11)
Editor-in-Chief (12)
Newspaper (10, 11, 12)
Arts Editor (11, 12)
Freelance writer (11, 12)
-Regular contributor to a newspaper, magazine and environmental policy blog
-Published in other magazines (literary and non) and newspapers
Theater (11, 12 but total of 7 yrs)
-Lead role in school's spring musical
-Lead role in summer theater production
Photography (9, 10, 11, 12 but total of 7 years)
Music (10, 11, 12)
-Guitar lessons (10, 11) I continue to play, of course.
-Piano (I'm currently learning)</p>
<p>Other hobbies: Filmmaking, traveling, linguistics, cooking</p>
<p>Volunteerism: About 500 hours of:
Tutoring inner-city kids
Tutoring Spanish-speaking immigrant children
Being a friend to a few autistic children
Helping out at various environmental-related events</p>
<p>Work Experience:
Freelance writer (I am paid for some articles.)
Babysitter
Waitress</p>
<p>Summers: Travel, writing, photography, unpaid internship at a television production company (9th grade, found it myself), creative writing workshop, precalculus, unpaid intern with city recycling department, local theater production, guitar)</p>
<p>Awards and Achievements:
Wrote and published award-winning childrens book about the environment
2 Scholastic National Golds for my short story and nonfiction writing (I'm hoping for 2 Silvers, if not Golds next year)
NCTE Creative Nonfiction Winner
Local literary competition- 1st place in 2 categories
3rd place in an international environmental competition
Intel ISEF Finalist
Siemens We Can Change the World Semifinalist
Presented my paper at the U.Ns 19th Commission on Biodiversity for winning a scientific paper competition
1st place in Project Polar Bear National Competition
State/regional science fair wins
Recognized in a few national/international photography competitions (Had the honor of having my work displayed in 2 galleries as part of the wins)
State & regional photography competitions- 1st/2nd places
Drama award from my school
Drama award from the state (Individual and as a cast)</p>