<p>Decision: ACCEPTED TO NYU STERN
With a full ride :)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (690 CR, 730 WR, 580 M)
No SAT II’s
ACT: 30</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 (6.06 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Third in my class. Top 1% out of 600 kids
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AICE English Language (A equivalent of a 5) AICE General Paper (A) AICE Marine Science © AICE Critical Thinking Skills (A) AP Chem, AICE PSYCH, AP Calculus AB,</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s including AP Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): JSA Best Speaker Award, AXA Achievement Scholar Finalist, Graham Companies Scholarship Winner. Selected by the Town of Miami Lakes to represent the city in the ALL America City Competition in Kansas City.
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club Secretary, Project Citizen President (started the club at my school), JSA President, NHS member, Social Studies Honor Society member. Varsity soccer player. DECA member for all four years. MIami Children’s Hospital Volunteer, NVEEE Peace Ambassador, Joshua’s Heart Board Advisory Member.
Job/Work Experience: Held a job since freshman year.
Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours</p>
<p>Essays: Very strong. I wrote about my journey from Cuba to the United States; I came six years ago on a boat.
Teacher Recommendations: I sent five. One from a middle school teacher who’s known me since I came here. I worked with her when I wrote and presented a bill for the FL House of Representatives. Another one from the mayor of the town who I worked with in regards to the law. Another one from a business professor from the college where I took Dual Enrollment courses. Another amazing one from a college professor who said I was “the best student she’s seen in 17 years of teaching.” Lastly, I had one from my social studies teacher in high school. I started the Project Citizen program with her so it was very strong.
Counselor Rec: Strong
Other
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): Florida</p>
<p>School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, immigrant, making a law through the FL House looked great.</p>
<p>Strengths: EC’s, GPA, strength of schedule (I’ve taken all AP/AICE/Dual Enrollment courses since sophomore year, class rank,
Weaknesses: Standardized testing</p>
<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Case Western Reserve University (Accepted, everything covered only 3000 dollars in loans), Florida International University (Presidential Scholar: Full ride with room and meals included) Brown University (Waitlisted) Vanderbilt (Waitlisted) Penn State (Accepted) University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Accepted) UVA(Accepted), American University of Paris (Accepted), Fordham (Waitlisted lol…)
General Comments: I’m so happy… Stern was my number one choice from the beginning. I cried when I found out. My math score was kind of low my ACT math made up for it. Also, my essay really pulled me through, and extracurriculars. I used to check the stats of accepted students on this like monthly and used to think I wouldn’t get in. It’s not always about numbers so give it a try if NYU is your dream. You might just make it. </p>