<p>I'm an 18 year old male high school graduate currently taking a post-graduate gap year. I'm planning on majoring on International Relations/Latin American Studies</p>
<p>*Born, raised, and currently residing in Puerto Rico
*Graduated in 2010 from Commonwealth High School, a small private school in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
*GPA: 3.9/4.0 (school does not weigh)
*School does not rank, but I believe I was amongst the top 3 in my class
*SAT (710M, 690W, 630R). highest SAT score in recently school history (highest in 10 years... I'm not kidding)
*Senior Courses: AP English Lit, AP Art Hist, Honours Calc, Work Experience (semester-long internship), Honours Puerto Rican History, Printmaking, Songs As Poetry. (took the most AP courses -AP Chem, AP Spanish Lit, AP English, AP Art Hist- in school's history... AP courses were first introduced 5 years ago)
*Tri-Lingual: English, Spanish, Italian</p>
<p>*Spending current gap actively year working at a local homeless shelter (Iniciativa Comunitaria). </p>
<p>*2010 Acceptances: Vassar, Emerson College (with Dean's Scholarship), Swarthmore (with full scholarship, acceptance rate of 16%). I applied to mostly liberal arts schools last year </p>
<p>*Took two college-level courses (Astronomy 120 and Calculus 112) at Yale University's Summer Session in summer of 2009. Passed both classes with B+
*Currently taking 15 credits in the University of Puerto Rico</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>*Secretary of Model United Nations Club
*NJHS President in freshman year
*Student Council Member
*Forensics (English Acting League) and Oratoria (Spanish Acting League) captain and 5-time finalist
*Invited to become a member of The National Society of High School Scholars
*Chosen to represent Puerto Rico as a national scholar in the National Young Leader's Association in recognition of exemplary leadership throughout middle and high school</p>
<p>*Received an honorable mention in a college-level poetry contest hosted by the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
*Currently a paid freelance writer for the Writing Company and Freelance.com
*Two-time participant in college-level poetry readings in the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras
*Participant in 2010 Los Nadie poetry contest (held in Spain)
*Published various poems in the local ARSEMPI literary magazine</p>
<p>*Frequent volunteer in the Humane Society of Puerto Rico
*Volunteer: Rotary/Interact Club
*Volunteer and event organizer in Higer de Ni</p>