<p>UC GPA: 3.95
Unweighted GPA: 3.73
Weighted GPA: 4.23</p>
<p>California Resident
Act Composite Score: 28
SAT Reasoning: 1900 (V: 620, M: 670, CR: 610)
CHEM SAT II: 680
US HIST SAT II: 680
College: Letters & Science, major: Social Welfare</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>Leadership (9,10,11,12):
Current ASB School Board Member; Former Junior Treasurer, Sophomore Secretary, Freshman Secretary; Served as committee head for Homecoming Float (2 years), Homecoming Song Girls, Adopt-A-Family, Elections, Days of Diversity Lunchtime Activities; Every semester: minimum 20 hours for out of class work, minimum 5 hours of community service</p>
<p>Amnesty International(10,11,12):
Current Co-President (2 years); October 2007: organized Pennies for Play Pumps during Homecoming, raised $2,900+ for PlayPumps.org; organized Camp Darfur to visit CVHS for Days of Diversity; organized and led four Hunger Banquet sessions for Days of Diversity; lunchtime Die-In demonstration; letter-writing for urgent action network; human rights awareness campaigns and demonstrations; organized postcard action week, over 300 postcards signed by students to protest unjust treatment in Miramar and China; organized several weekly fundraisers for club</p>
<p>South Asian Student Association (9,10,11):
Co-President (2 years, 1 semester); former Secretary (1 semester); initiated a school-wide campaign for 2005 Tsunami, raising $7,400+ for victims; organized culture show benefiting Indian orphans, raised $800+; organized two-day fundraiser for Indian-Pakistan border earthquake victims, raised $750</p>
<p>California Association of Student Councils(11,12):
Current Government Operations at Local Levels Assistant; former statewide Marketing Director; updated Student Board Member handbooks; helped organized Student Board Member Symposiums; attended several conferences on educational policy (Student Advisory Board on Education and the Student Advisory Board on Legislation in Education); process of creating studentboardmember.org, online forums and networking site for Student Board Members throughout California</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<p>Couture Cards (1 yr so far)
Co-Founder; applied for $1,000 grant from MTV iThink awards/Youth Venture; create hand-made cards, using Indian fabric as decoration; sell the cards through fundraisers and online at couturecards.org; proceeds are used to lend money to entrepreneurs in developing countries through an online microfinance organization, kiva.org</p>
<p>Teen Columnist for "The Indian American" (3 yrs)
Paid per article written; examined the views that South Asian teens have on controversial topics, while offering analysis on pertinent issues, such as premarital sex, dating, interracial relationships, stereotypes; online blog</p>
<p>HEART Peer Mentor/Educator (2 yrs) at Girls Inc. in San Leandro
Earned minor stipend; provided resources and information about health education (STDs, birth control, pregnancy, puberty, menstrual cycle, etc.) to peers; documented over 100 “contacts” with peers; attended weekly meetings</p>
<p>Awards:</p>
<p>Youth of the Year:
Local, Bay Area) East Bay Leadership Foundation chooses one high school senior from all the Bay Area high schools; nominated by counselors</p>
<p>Rotary Distinguished Student Service Award:
(Local, Castro Valley) Depending on the caliber of students nominated by teachers, usually one or two students are chosen from Castro Valley High School by the Castro Valley Rotary club; I was nominated by two teachers; given to students who demonstrate the Rotary motto, “service above self” </p>
<p>Tomorrow25 Leader:
(International) Students must be nominated (can be from any country); 50 semifinalists are chosen out of hundreds of nominations; 25 students are chosen as the Tomorrow25 Leaders by Bentley College in cooperation with TIME Magazine; group picture in TIME; attend a leadership forum; recognized as the leaders of tomorrow</p>
<p>AP Scholar with Honor:
(National) Awarded to students that receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams </p>
<p>Two courses taken at UCB's ATDP: Practice of Law and Writing for College</p>
<p>AP Stat (10th grade): 5
AP Calc (11th): 3
AP Chem (11th): 4
AP US Hist (11th): 4
AP Spanish (11th): 3
AP Lang & Comp (11th): 3</p>
<p>FIRST GENERATION college student
Both parents did NOT graduate high school
First Lang was NOT English</p>