Hi, would just like to see what you guys think. My grades aren’t that stellar, but I think I have a very good personal statement to back them up.
Schools applied: Pretty much all the UC’s - my top choices are UCLA, UCSD and UCI
I have been a California resident all my life.
Tests:
SAT - 1850
ACT - 27 (Retaking in October, I think I will get at least a 30 or above)
10th - 11th Unweighted GPA: 3.5
10th - 11th Weighted GPA: 3.9
10th Grade Classes: 11th Grade Classes:
Eng 2 Honors (B, A) AP English Language (A, A) - 3
Pre-Calculus (C, C) Introduction to Calculus (B, A)
Chinese 2 (A, A) Chinese 3 (A, A)
AP World History (B, B) - 3 AP US History (B, A) - 4
Chemistry Honors (B, B) AP Chemistry (B, B) - 3
Physics CP (A, A)
EC’s:
2 years - Varsity baseball (9th, 10th)
1 year JV - Cross Country (10th)
2 years - Class Committee (11th, 12th)
40 hours - Annual Prom Premiere (modeling, music) (11th)
2 years - Individual YouTube Music Channel (11th, 12th)
Volunteer:
1 year - tutoring homeless children in shelters (12th)
1 year - inputting and updating medical records at extended family’s medical office (11th)
20+ hours - organized a volunteer abroad trip to Hawaii where we worked in a church (12th)
4 hours - nature restoration (9th)
4 hours - Christmas caroling and playing music for senior citizens (9th)
Work Experience:
Sales Associate/Model (12th)
Awards/Honors:
Premio de Oro Medallion (11th) (Chinese) - Granted by a teacher to a student who had a lasting impact on the class and classmates.
Honor Guard (11th) - Served in high school honor guard to assist seniors during graduation - one of 20 juniors
AP Scholar with Honor (12th) - Most AP students end up getting this. The requirements for it are at least a 3.25 on all AP exams taken and at least a 3 on 4 or more AP Exams.
Junior Varsity Baseball Silver Slugger Award - Best offensive player (9th)
Varsity letter - Baseball (9th, 10th)
What I have to say: (this is just a summary of my personal statement)
It’s about music and how it has affected my life. My mother was always going on about how I should learn to play the piano since I was given the opportunity. Her passing away in my sophomore year was the main reason I began to enjoy playing. I went on to compose my own piece and perform it for my school, and starting my own YouTube channel featuring the music I played. As the creativity flowed, so did my mind. I started to enjoy learning in school as well - it wasn’t so much different than writing a song.
- My statement includes a lot about becoming more mature and having a entirely different perspective on life.
- I quit playing baseball because I knew I was going to be needed to be home after several volatile situations with my family.