I am currently a junior, attending a school with about 400 kids in my grade.
ACT: 33 (Math: 32, Science: 29, English: 35, Reading: 36)* I may retake this soon
PSAT: 1430 (This puts me on the low end for Merit Scholar qualification in my state, so I may or may not be one)
GPA: UW: 3.99, W: Not sure, but definitely near the top of my class
Class Rank: 18 of 410 unweighted, likely within the top 5 or 10 if weighted
AP: Sophomore: Seminar (4)
Junior: US History, Composition and Language, Physics, Calculus AB
Senior (planned): Economics (macro and micro), Research, Calculus BC, Environmental Science, Government
Honor: World History
College Level: Spanish 103, Spanish 201
- My school generally doesn't allow students to take AP classes before Junior year. Will this affect my chances?
Extracurriculars (through senior year):
Varsity Cross Country for 4 years, member of a state ranked 3A team in a competitive state
5K time: 16:40 (not impressive, but shows dedication)
Varsity Track for three years (JV Freshman), 4:40 1600m time
National Honor Society for 3 years, Volunteer Coordinator Junior year, President Senior Year, organized school functions, projects, and volunteer events
Leadership: Class senator for 5 years, School Treasurer senior year, presented workshops at statewide leadership conference, head of Logistics Committee for statewide arts festival, attended multiple leadership camps, have taken class for 4 years
School Board Representative: student representative for my school at the district level, shared my experiences and learned about the internal workings of the school system, presented information about my school to the board
Writing: I’ve won short story writing competitions in my county of 850,000 for high school aged authors for the past 3 years.
Service Project: I created a service project through the National Honor Society which compiles the short stories, poems, and essays of elementary students into a book published through Amazon. The students were asked to write broadly about the future, in order to stimulate critical thinking and literary skills. The books were published using funds from the NHS, meaning that all the students received their book free of charge. I am working with my library system and other schools to move this project onto a larger scale and into more disadvantaged communities. My eventual goal is to get schools throughout my region to take on my project, and create a network of high school writers helping each other throughout the self-publishing process.
Hooks: Son of immigrants (Western Europe)
Thanks for reading!