Demographic:
State of Residence: Alaska
School Type: Public
Ethnicity+Gender: Asian (Kyrgyz) and White (Russian) Female
Income Bracket: ~$35k
Financial Aid: Yes
Objective:
GPA: 3.92UW/4.13W
Class Rank: 9/175
ACT: 32 (35E/31M/33R/29S/11writing)
SAT: Not Submitting
SAT Subject: Didn’t Take
AP: US History (4) English Lang. (4) Psychology (5) Microeconomics (5) This Year: Government, Biology, Lit.,Calc. AB
GPA by semester (first semester/second semester)
Freshman: 3.78
Sophomore: 4.0
Junior: 4.0
Senior: Pending
ECs and Awards (on Common App):
Working at a Spa (About 20 hours a week. 9-12)
Volunteering at a hospital (4 Hours each week. 11-12)
French Club (11-12)
Yoga at my gym (9-12)
Philosophy Club (11-12)
Hiking Group at my gym (11-12)
AP Scholar with Honor
Demonstrated Interest: A LOT. I attended Discovery Weekend, met with my regional rep. e-mailing admissions, etc.
Intended Major: Biology w/focus in Neuroscience
Teacher Rec from AP Lang teacher: Really Great. We had a good bond.
Teacher Rec from Pre-Calc teacher: Probably good, we talked a lot outside of school. (She came to my Spa)
Essays: Spent months on it. Got great feedback from counselor and teachers and an English College Professor.
Hooks: Bilingual (Fluent in Russian, moved to the U.S in 2nd grade), Geographical Location?
Other things:
I was unable to participate in a lot of ec’s during freshman and sophomore year because I was going through a hard time, mentally, and was out of school for 4 months (attended a private school at my treatment center. My first semester 9th grade B’s are the only B’s I’ve received thus far.)
Thanks!