I’m applying EA to Univ. of Puget Sound and I was wondering if I’m a competitive applicant for the Lillis Scholarship.
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 composite (800 CR/770 M/780 Wr)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Bio M - 760, US History - 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), US History (5), Calculus AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP English Lit, Honors International Studies, Computer Science
Awards: National Merit semifinalist, AP Scholar, language NHS, some school awards
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- debate team (captain senior year) very involved, received scholarships and multiple awards
- writing - published online in youth literary magazine
- research in the humanities - received a selective endowment from my school and am in the process of writing a thesis-length paper in the US history field
Job/Work Experience: worked with kids at summer camp (40 hr/wk) after freshman, sophomore years.
Volunteer/Community service:
- volunteer with elementary school kids: sports, school festivals, science camp
- weekly math tutoring for a 6th grader
- weekly mentoring for middle school debaters
Summer Activities: debate camp after sophomore and junior year, taught novice debaters after junior year
Applying for Financial Aid?: Y
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: highly ranked private school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 50k - 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no