17 APS (ten 5s, taking 7 this year)
3.5 UW GPA (I had undiagnosed ADHD until junior year), 4.74 Weighted
1500 SAT Score (770 ERBW, 730 Math)
800 SAT lit, 780 SAT World History
Hispanic female
Retired parents (lower-middle-class because we don’t have any income)
ECs
4 years of varsity lacrosse (captain and goalie), swimming (captain), and water polo;
Mentorship with the Czech ambassador to the US;
2-year internship at a global nonprofit;
7 years Girl Scouts (Gold Award, Silver Award, Teen Council, organized jamborees);
2 years volunteer club lacrosse coach (200 hr);
2 years club water polo;
Traveled to 23 countries in high school and met with diplomats;
8 published op-eds in metropolitan newspapers;
Best Buddies, Key Club, etc.;
Published research on the correlation between religiosity and philosophical education in public schools;
Freelance poetry consultant (I help young poets find publishers for a small fee), and
550 community service hours (camp counselor, food banks, tutoring)
Awards/Honors
AP Capstone Diploma,
National AP Scholar,
AP Scholar with Distinction,
National English Honor Society, Rho Kappa, Mu Alpha Theta, and National Honor Society
Other
Great personal statement,
Really strong supplements,
Strong recs (English, euro history and Columbia prof),
Member of MENSA,
Trilingual (Czech, Spanish, English), and I
got horrible grades (5 B’s, 2 A’s) freshman year due to being hospitalized for an ED
Philosophy major