Hello all, I noticed there was not yet a thread for those applying regular decision to come together and collaborate, so I made one. Here are my credentials
SAT I (breakdown): 1350 (I forgot the section scores)
ACT (breakdown): 31 Composite, 35 English, 27 Math, 34 Reading, 29 Science
SAT II: Too bad to list on here haha
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.712
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/167
AP (place score in parenthesis): Did not take AP
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Latinos in American Society, The Socioeconomic Impact of Hip Hop, Comparative Politics, Survey of Rock Music History, Issues of Law in Society (all of these classes were taken at a local university through dual enrollment)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School nominee for Teen Board’s Student of the Month (December 2018)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Staff Member and Party Hostess at a local trampoline park (11/17-5/18), summer help for my neighbor’s catering company (6/18-8/18), “chef” - I guess - at a local pizza shop (10/18 - present), dogsitter (2014 - present) and babysitter (2013 - present)
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer coach at my city’s soccer camp (2018), Volunteer at my city’s after school child care program (2015-2017), Member of the Girls Soccer team’s annual volunteer project (2015-2018), Camp Member/Student Leader at a local service summer camp
Summer Activities: Working as a caterer, babysitting, playing soccer
Teacher Recommendation: planning to ask my Latinos in American Society professor
Music: Member of THRIVE, a local performing arts organizations that puts on theatrical and musical shows that feature vocal and instrumental music, visual art, dance and acting. I have been featured in six theater shows as well as two cabarets. Additionally, I sang the national anthem at a local MLB game
Sports: Girls soccer 4 year letter winner with conference, state and national awards, Cheer
Clubs: Member at my school’s radio station (2016-present), member of my school’s student leadership team (2016-2017), National Honors society, member of the QuizBowl team (2015-2017).
Intended Major/Area of Study: International Studies and either Spanish or Communications
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public & Suburban
Ethnicity: Latin American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $157,501 - $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM status (Mexican-American)
Extras: In the optional essay, I used the space to explain that I have an interest in coordinating emergency response plans and explained that the location would give me the opportunity to use disasters like Katrina as a model for how we can improve response efforts in the United States and elsewhere.