<p>My background and the experiences I have endured are pretty unique and separate my from 99% of applicants to college.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Mom had schizophrenia which caused obviously distressing behavior at home. Kept me out of elementary school at times because of delusions, afraid "they" would kill me.</p></li>
<li><p>Low income family, father immigrant and first generation college student. Father's business went bankrupt and I had to work over 20 hours per week to help support my family. Go to school and live in a very affluent community though.</p></li>
<li><p>Missed 1 month of school during freshman year due to a case of acute bronchitis. Grades dropped to a C/B average that year which hurt my class rank and overall GPA.</p></li>
<li><p>LARGE upward trend per year in grades.
GPAs 9th-2.44 10-3.5 11-3.9 unweighted 4.44 weighted
Overall- 3.4 unweighted, 3.62 weighted
SAT I- 1880 (660CR, 540M, 680W)
SAT II- 800 US History, 560 Biology-E
3 AP courses- All A's<br>
1 undergraduate course at UCLA- A
Class Rank- Only about top 35% because of freshman grades, very competitive school that sends students to Princeton, Stanford, etc every year</p></li>
</ul>
<p>ECs
-Young Libertarians (527 organization) Founder and President
-Youth for Dig.Pro. Foundation(non-profit organization) Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directorsw
-Model United Nations
-School Newspaper writer
-Hospital Volunteer, Provided transportation for cancer patients
-Make-a-Wish Foundation- assistance to children with cancer
-Legal Aid Office volunteer, Law Firm intern
-Worked over 20 hours per week for 2.5 years helping poor immigrants
-AP Scholar, Honor Roll, few other awards</p>
<p>Major- Political Science or International Relations</p>
<p>Chances?
UCLA
UC Berkeley
UC San Diego
All other UCs except Merced, Riverside
Georgetown
Boston University
Brandeis
Rochester
Syracuse
American</p>