Hello everyone,
this is my first time on this site after a long period in which I looked and scanned it thoroughly. I began my college hunt a few years ago, now I am a rising high school senior who is getting ready to start their applications for the 2017-2018 application season. I thoroughly know I am not the strongest student nor the strongest applicant, obviously, but I am applying to a diverse array of schools in order to throw the dice. So here goes:
Applying: EA I
Sex: M
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Race: White
State: Texas
Socioeconomic background: Lower middle class/working class
Other: Gay, Bilingual, and Roman Catholic
SAT (Take 1): 1200
SAT (Take 2): TBD
SAT II:
US History: TBD
Literature: TBD
World History: TBD
ACT (Take A): 21
It was my first ever crack at it and a very irregular day during a stressful and traumatic time in my life. Not the typical reflection of my skill. I will be retaking it.
ACT (Take 2): TBD
High School: Early College HS with College Curriculum integrated in order to receive an AA with our local community college upon HS graduation.
Letters of Recommendation (Undecided on Finalized one):
-Government Professor (Tx Gov, Fed Gov, Intro to PolySci, and Mex-Am Politics)
-Old Chemistry Teacher and Student Council Advisor
-Old Dual Credit US History Instructor (UT Alum)
-Old World History Teacher and MUN Advisor/Mock Trial Coach/Junior Politicians Advisor
-Guidance Counselor
-Local County Democratic Party Chair and other familiar party figures
-Community College General Counsel (Yale/Stanford Law Alum)
-Local State Representative (For whom I work for as a Texas State House Intern)
Essay(s):
I regard myself as a more than sufficient writer. I have written about my personality, struggles, and personal growth. (Ask for more details if necessary)
Interview(s):
I have begun the process for many of them. In fact, all of the LACs offices of Admissions know me by name and “love” me. I also basically live at my local TAMU PSC (Prospective Student Center) and am friends with my counselor. Who I have reviewing my essays almost regularly.
Transcript Academics Analysis:
Positive trajectory of growth. Almost all As, a few Bs, and one C in a major’s level College Chemistry course (1411 Introduction to General Inorganic Chemistry+Lab: 4 Credits.) I took Chem 1411 during a jam packed semester in which I also took Physics, History 1302, English 1302, AVID, and SAT/ACT Prep.
Rank: 12/93 (13th Percentile) (Subject to Change by Fall) (I am taking an additional college course over ALL of my peers)
Unweighted GPA: 94.67 (Subject to Change by Fall) (I am taking an additional college course over ALL of my peers)
Weighted GPA: 102.17 or 4.16 (On a 4.0 Scale) (Subject to Change by Fall) (I am taking an additional college course over ALL of my peers)
College GPA: 3.744 (Subject to Change by Fall) (I am taking an additional college course over ALL of my peers)
College Credits: 43 (52 by Fall/62 by Graduation)
Summer Course Load (All College Classes):
Summer 1- 6 Credits
-Business 2301-Business Law: 100
-Government 2306-Texas Government: 97
Summer 2- 9 Credits
-Sociology 1306-Social Problems: TBD (~98)
-Government 2305-Federal Government: TBD (~High A)
-Psychology 2301-Intro. to Psychology: TBD (~High A)
Fall Course Load (Only 1 college class because I will be only 9 credits short of my AA):
-Geology 1303-Intro to Physical Geology+Lab (4 Credits)
-AVID (X #of Credits)
-PS Career-A works study career preparation and home economics course (4 credits)
Spring Course Load (2 college classes):
-AVID (X #of Credits)
-Economics (X #of Credits)
-Intro. to Political Science (# Credits)
-Mexican-American Politics (X #of Credits)
Extracurriculars:
-Student Council (4 Years; Representative, Parliamentarian, Treasurer, Freshman Class President, Vice President, and President (Going into my 2nd term) (I lead a constitutional convention)
-Model United Nations (4 years; Committee Chair: First ever award recipient; Secretary-General)
-Junior Politicians (3 years; President and Founder: Hosted GOTV events and Candidates’ Forums)
-Mock Trial (4 years; Timekeeper; Witness; Lawyer)
-Texas State House Intern (1 year)
-KEDT Challenge! (4 years; Team Captain; First Chair; Community Interschool Trivia Show; Competition)
-[Insert Name Here] College Democrats (3 years; Founder and President; Secretary)
-Coastal Bend Young Democrats (3 Years; Secretary)
-Phi Theta Kappa (3 years; Committee Chair)
-County Democratic Party Youth Outreach Coordinator (Since March 2016)
-Congressional Campaign Surrogate (1 year)
-County Party Chair Campaign Staffer (1 Year: Paid Communications Director)
-County Party Chair (2 years; Unpaid Social Media Advisor)
-Mu Alpha Theta (4 Years; Committee Chair)
-National English Honor Society (4 years; Public Relations Director; Committee Chair)
-Texas Quiz Bowl (1 year, Top Scorer)
-Texas Forensics Association (1 year Foreign and Domestic Extemporaneous Speech)
-Destination Imagination (1 year; went to State)
-ECO Club (4 Years; President; Committee Chair)
-Robotics (2 years; Committee Chair; Chief Financial Officer)
-Texas High School Democrats (2 years; Regional Director)
-Academic Competition League (4 years; Committee Chair)
-Independent Unpaid Peer Tutor (4 years; History; English; Spanish; Other Social Science)
-Bernie Sanders Campaign Volunteer (1 year)
-Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign Volunteer (1 year)
-Battleground Texas Volunteer (2 years)
-Adopt-A-Beach Volunteer and Participant (7 Years)
-Community Charity/Non-Profit addressing Stress in Teens (1 year; Co-Founder with friends)
-SIgma Alpha Phi (3 years; Committee Chair)
And Probably More. I am working on getting more community volunteer hours.
Intended Major(s):
Political Science and International Relations (Or Equivalent) and/or International Studies (Or Equivalent)
Intended Minor(s):
Foreign language related to regional study concentration or an alternative social science
List of Schools (In no particular order):
American University, George Washington University, Texas A&M University (College Station,) George Mason University, Fordham University, Seton Hall University, Trinity University, Rhodes College, Knox College, Austin College, Southwestern University, University of Houston, University of Denver, Texas A&M University (Corpus Christi), and the University of California (Davis)
Tell me what y’all think. Thank you!