Current Stats:
School: Small LAC in upstate NY
Major(s): Economics and Philosophy
Minor(s): Political Science
GPA (Fall 2018): 3.675
Other:
Hooks: URM, Low-income, first-gen
INTENDED MAJOR: Either Economics (Theory Concentration) or Philosophy (CAS)
Courses/Grades (Fall 2018):
ECON101- Intro. Macroeconomics: B
ECON102- Intro. Microeconomics: A
PHIL240- Ethics: A-
WLLS100- Wellness & Lifelong Learning: A (required freshman seminar)
MATH111- Calculus I: W (I had a research opportunity that required me to drop 4cr worth of classes, this was the only one I could drop. However, this withdrawal won’t show up on my transcript since I am taking it in the spring)
Additionally, I will be submitting by transcript from my local community college at which I was dual-enrolled during high school;
HIST201- US History I: A
HIST202- US History II: A
BUS201- Business Law I: A
ENGL101- Academic Writing II: B+
GPA (Cumulative): 3.8ish
Courses (Spring 2019):
POLS360- The US Judiciary
INTL151- Intro. International Relations (Taught by some big-wig in the field of Political Economy, works for the UN, cool dude)
MATH111- Calculus I
MATH151- Elementary Statistics
ECON306- Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
ECON290- Internship in Economics (4cr. Research internship, helping write a book with a renowned ecological economist)
Extracurriculars:
- Founded a harm-reduction group on campus that provides safe-use information and a designated driver service
- Assisted/Participated in a conference for the International Society for Biophysical Economics
- Economic Research in the field of Ecological Economics which will culminate into a book published by Springer
- Reads about a book a week (not sure if this counts as an EC)
- Tutor in Microeconomics
- Tutor in Macroeconomics
- College Democrats
- College Republicans (did both, I’m an independent so it’s nice to have perspectives on both sides)
- Writing an introductory Microeconomics text for non-econ majors that will be freely available online
- Model United Nations
- I run an economics resource site to assist those enrolled in introductory economics courses.
Academic Honors:
Presidential Scholar (One of the schools highest scholarships, 2nd or 3rd highest idk)
Deans List
HIGH SCHOOL STATS:
School: Small, Rural, Public (Graduated Early)
GPA: 2.9-3.0
Rank: 26/43 (Don’t remember the exact figure, but it’s likely around this)
ACT: 25©, 9 essay (I believe that if you’ve completed 32 credits prior to transfer, then you are not required to submit standardized test scores. However, I could be wrong.)
EC’s:
Rotary Club (Treasurer)
Cornell University Upward Bound (TRIO program)
Volunteer at the local public library
Tutor in Business Law
Tutor in US History
Tutor in World History
Team manager for modified girls volleyball
All-County choir
Literary Club
Any critiques, tips, or comments are highly appreciated!