Figured iâd jump in on here, since iâve been stalking forever. Weâre a bit of a challenge, as youâll see below, but my dd still has hope.
When did you apply: July 7
When did you get your UIN: July 10-ish
When did you receive your admission decision: NA
Are you an Auto-admit or Academic Admit or Review Admit: Review
Major/College of Choice: Zoology
Class Rank: DNRâranked top quarter by TAMU
GPA unweighted: 4.0 (98.7 average!!); Dual credit from local college: 12 hrs (4.0 GPA)
SAT: 1010 (this is after taking it twiceâ850 on first one)
ACT: 21
SOOooooâŠmy dd is a 17-year old senior (she skipped 8th grade), is only taking high-school physics this year, and the rest of her classes, sheâs taking at the local college for dual credit. Youâll notice her standardized testing scores are NOT good. She is on the Autism Spectrum. She has a HORRIBLE time on standardized testingâshe just doesnât âthinkâ like how the questions are posed. Yes, we had a rider from the psychologist. Yes, sheâs taken the SAT twice. Some things, even with practice, cannot be changedâand her ability to take tests that are posed in a standardized question format is one of them. What are you gonna do, right? Youâll also notice by her GPA (both high school and college credit), that sheâs pretty darn smart.
ECâs: Global Student Ambassador for the Cheetah Conservation Fund (cheetah.org). She has traveled to Namibia and worked with the CCF in their conservation efforts. She has traveled to D.C. and spoken to the International Caucus on Conservation. She, at 17, is quite well-known in animal conservation circles. She has spoken at EarthX conventions, zoos, and has created a patch for Scouts (sheâs a Girl Scout) all over the world for Cheetah Conservation. She has worked with the Wildlife Warriors Foundation (out of Australia) to raise funds for the CCF.
Outside of conservation, she has started an Autism Awareness program at our local community theatre. She talks to parents of Autistic children, and helps guide them into the theatre. Theatre has helped her social skills TREMENDOUSLY, so she wanted to pay it forward. She is an avid Girl Scout, and conducts âCheetah Chatsâ for scout troops globally (via skype), and of course, locally.
LORs: The founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, her GS leader, and a letter from a professor in the TAMU zoology dept.
Also, sheâs been accepted to Colorado State, University of Oregon, and Tarleton. Waiting on Washington and TAMU. Of course, TAMU is first choice.