Hispanic, Female
First-generation, low-income
Interest in Physics and Philosophy (quantum mechanics)
Rank: 6/88 from a small “challenging” charter school
ACT: 28
GPA: unweighted 3.73/4.0
weighted 4.42/5.0
9th and 10th I took 5 AP classes - Computer Science, Microeconomics, Human Geo, Physics, World History
11th and 12th it’s all IB - English Lang & Lit, Mathematics, Biology, History of the Americas, Spanish, Visual Arts, Theory of Knowledge
I am an IB Diploma candidate
University Interscholastic League (UIL) captain for the Science team, Math/Calculator Applications/Number Sense member, Cheerleading Captain, National Honor Society, National Honor Hispanic Society
Received the awards that only one student gets every year:
Most Outstanding in AP Microeconomics (9th grade)
Most Outstanding in Pre-AP Chemistry (10th grade)
Most Outstanding in IB Mathematics (11th grade)
My personal statement is about me being an advocate for minorities like myself (low income, first gen, female, Hispanic) in the field of physics.