<p>wow i hate doing this, but the next ten and a half days are going to be a living hell for me; hopefully this will help me know what to expect when i log onto that decision site on the 15th...</p>
<p>hispanic female from a rigorous (i think? 2 people already got into harvard...maybe that type of thing is more common than i thought?) public school in santa barbara, ca</p>
<p>uc gpa: 3.8/3.9
sat: 2020 (650m, 660cr, 710w) [i only took it once. i kind of regret it now...maybe i could have done better]
sat ii us history: 730
sat ii math 2: 680</p>
<p>i'll skip 9th grade, since that doesn't really count
10th grade: 3 honors classes, ap world history (4); bio at city college
11th grade: 2 honors classes, ap us history (5); political science and study of murder at city college
12th grade: ap eng lit, ap econ, ap chem; calculus, prison society, and criminal investigation at city college</p>
<p>In 9th and the 1st semester of 10th grade I had a mix of Bs and As
in 11th and the 2nd semester of 10th grade I had only a few Bs
so that, plus the strong-ish senior year schedule, shows a nice grade improvement, right?</p>
<p>as for activities...
yearbook (2 yrs) - editor (1 year)
theater arts boosters club (4 yrs) - webmistress (2 yrs)
vonnegut conspiracy club (2 yrs) - vice president (2 yrs)
cnsi apprentice research program (summer after 11th grade) - ucsb's science research camp with grad students. ucla also has a cnsi center.</p>
<p>volunteer work:
definitely not my strong point. the summer before 9th grade i was a counselor at a theater camp for a few months. in 11th grade i was a counselor for a different theater camp for one month.</p>
<p>awards:
nhs/csf
national hispanic scholar</p>
<p>i'm hispanic, my parents make about $30,000 a year, and neither went to college</p>
<p>i've had one job since 10th grade, and I was promoted in the beginning of 11th. i wrote an essay about this, relating it to the fact that my family was poor and i wanted to help so i got a job</p>
<p>i applied as a chem major. i wrote an essay about how i want to be a forensic scientist--thus, the chem major, ap chem class, and really random city college classes about criminals!</p>
<p>my third essay was random, but everyone in my english class loved it and made me read it outloud. it was about one time last year when i danced in the rain with my friends. super descriptive. i think it might really have stood out when the admission officers were reading through the 298747823 other essays...</p>
<p>okay, so, what are my chances at this lovely school in westwood?</p>