Our senior is African American bi-racial but identifies as African American, at a public school that is 40% low-income and not college prep.
College goals - he initially wanted a bio major, long-term career goal of genomics research, based on HS experience w/dual-enrollment program with local community college; after experience in Dominican Republic, wants study abroad for 2 semesters (France, Spain). If necessary, he’s willing to change from bio major to something else in order to study abroad. So, maybe he applies undecided?
Considering UCSB, UCD, UCSC but really prefers smaller schools (maybe U of San Diego, U of Redlands, Occidental College, Whittier, U of Portland, Willamette, Seattle U, Lewis & Clark).
10TH GRADE - ALL A’S
AP World History (5 on AP test)
Precalc (honors)
Honors English
Spanish 3
Bio
Visual Art 1
11TH GRADE
AP US History (3 on AP test) - 2 As
AP English (4 on AP test) - 2 Bs
Spanish 4 (honors) - 2 As
AP Calc AB (3 on AP test) - 2 Bs
Genomics (career pathway dual enrollment with community college) - A fall, B spring
Physiology (career pathway dual enrollment with community college) - 2 As
Caveat on grades!!! All achieved w/ADHD meds. He stopped taking (doesn’t plan to resume) meds after finishing AP tests.
12TH GRADE
AP Gov/Econ
English (Mental Health Matters - UC college prep but not honors)
French 1 (no higher level Spanish offered)
Chemistry
Desktop Sequencing (career pathway dual enrollment with community college)
Biological/Physical Anthropology (career pathway dual enrollment with community college)
No Physics of any level. Preferred to take another language over Physics.
9-12 academic UW GPA 3.82
10-12 academic UW GPA 3.77, weighted 4.31 (used by UCs?)
Total UW GPA 3.82
The school district stopped ranking this year, but on last year’s transcript (before the 3 Bs) he was in top 10%.
SAT - Jan 2017 - 1340 (660 verbal, 680 math) -
Reading 32
Writing 34
Math 34
Converted to old SAT scores:
1880 out of 2400
Critical Reading + Math + Writing
SECTION SCORES
Critical Reading
590
Math
650
Writing
630
SAT US History (junior 5/2017 = 720)
SAT Math 2 (sophomore 6/2016 = 580 of 800; 13th percentile) - no extra time accommodation
SAT World History (sophomore 6/2016 = 480 of 800; 11th percentile) - no extra time accommodation
He’s retaking the SAT w/essay in Oct and 2 new subject tests (Bio, Spanish w/listening) in Nov but I’m not expecting much bc he’s without meds.
AP World History (sophomore 5/2016 = 5) - no extra time accommodation
AP US History (junior 5/2017 = 3)
AP English (junior 5/2017 = 4)
AP Calc AB (junior 5/2017 = 3)
Extracurricularly, 3 yrs varsity soccer (his freshman yr HS didn’t offer the sports he played), 3 yrs varsity tennis, 1 yr water polo (probably varsity - just started playing this yr, so he’s JV but improving fast and V needs players), with a few sports commendations but he’s not interested in playing in college, even D3, maybe just intramural/club.
He spent junior year training with Amigos de las Americas, which culminated in 8 wks community development/cultural immersion/youth leadership in Dominican Republic.
No HS clubs or music/arts.
Summer betw soph/ jr - full-time teaching asst for summer program for underserved middle school students
Summer betw frosh/soph - 100% participation on US end of Spanish cultural exchange program, which led to his volunteering spring junior yr w/program coordinator to recruit host families.