<p>Hey, just wondering like everyone else... I'm applying REA. Panicking because of essays, and rehearsing rejection in my head, lol. Applying to college is hard stuff :( Stanford is my dream, but it's like that for everyone.</p>
<p>Major: Mechanical Engineering</p>
<p>State: CA
School Type: Public charter (this is our 6th year, best school in okay area)
Race: Latina (Brazil)
Gender: F
Income: $90k
Hooks: minority, female in engineering, school is in low income neighborhood, 2nd generation American, 2nd generation college</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.47 W
Rank: 3 of 134
SAT: 2120 - 680 M, 730 CR, 710 W (Jan. 2014)
SAT II: Took Math II and Physics, expecting 550-650 for both :( - hoping that the fact that I took physics in 9th and that I was one of 2 people to ever take the physics SAT II at my school (virtually teaching myself everything over summer) helps a little bit
ACT: 35 - 35 E, 34 M, 35 R, 36 S, 10 essay (Jun. 2014)
APs, etc.: School doesn't offer, instead offers dual enrollment with local community college and 2 universities</p>
<p>Transcript: All As, took all the most challenging classes offered; electives include: Mock Trial, Speech & Debate, Tech Team, Robotics, Yearbook</p>
<p>Senior course load:
Calculus (dual enroll)
Political Science/Economics (dual enroll)
Anatomy, Physiology, & Disease
English Literature (dual enroll)
College Writing
Engineering Design and Development (dual enroll)
Electives: American Popular Culture, Flight School</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:<a href="virtually%20every%20club%20at%20my%20school">/b</a>
- FIRST Robotics Competition (10-12) Head of Strategy (11), Safety Captain (11), Team Captain (12): 300+ hours/year
- Mock Trial (10-12) Founding Member, Defendant and Arresting Officer (10), Opening & Closing Attorney (11-12) 100 hours/year
- Interact Club (10-12): ~100 hours of community service
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (11-12) Founding Member, President (11-12): 30 hours/year
- Society of Women Engineers (10-12) Founding Member: monthly 30-minute meetings + 20 hours activities/service
- CrossFit (June 2014-present): 3 hours/week
- Yearbook (10-11) Assistant Editor (10), Chief Editor (11): 200 hours/year
- VEX Robotics (11) Founding Member: 50 hours
- Ambassador Team (11-12): about 20 hours total
- Church Audio & Visual Technician (7-12): 50 hours/year
**Honor clubs: California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society
Awards: FIRST Dean's List Award Semifinalist, National Merit Commended, National Hispanic Recognition
Work Experience: Boeing Internship June-August 2014; did lots of cool engineering stuff</p>
<p>Essays are okay, I'm having trouble "finding myself" and being genuine. Letters of rec will likely be amazing, 11/10.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>