Any advice is much appreciated as I am a first gen college student.
I am a junior from Illinois.
Applicant pool: Regional (Illinois)
Gender: Female
Race: Indian
Family Income < 32K (Would this help me/Should I mention this in all essays as my family is very financially disadvantaged?)
GPA:
Unweighted: 3.83 (Hopefully going to increase a bit more this semester and 1st semester senior year)
Weighted: 4.52
Not Ranked
ACT: 30
SAT: 1450 (Will increase, plan on taking it many more times and will study for it much more)
High School Activities, Organizations, and Clubs:
Math Team: 9, 10, 11 and present (Won multiple awards and competed for State)
Science Olympiad: 9, 10, 11 and present (On varsity and competed at high level competitions)
STEM Club: 9, 10, 11 and present (VP, and we create major projects for the community)
Interact Club: 9, 10, 11 and present (VP)
Reality Illinois: 9, 10, 11 and present (Consider it my most powerful activity/club. We advocate for smoke free parks, raising the smoking and vaping age. Spoken at multiple town halls w/ representatives present on these issues. We actually contributed in the raising of the age for Tobacco age (met with Governor Pritzker for our contributions)
Tutor low income, disadvantaged Middle Schoolers: 9, 10, 11 and present (Don’t know the exact hours, but 2 hours weekly)
ICNA Relief: 9, 10, 11 and present ( Volunteer at Mobile Clinics working alongside Physicians and/or Nurses conducting medical screenings for immigrant/low-income families. Take blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, and lipid panel data)
American Red Cross (Blood Donor Ambassador): 10, 11 and present: Assist blood donors with check-in, answer donation questions, and assist with clerical tasks. Worked behind the scenes working on paperwork for blood drives and scheduling blood drives and donors
Computer Science Society: 9, 10, 11 and present
Medical Club: 9, 10, 11 and present (President)
Muslim Student Organization: 9, 10, 11 and present (President)
Volunteer at a Hospital: ≈ 200 hours (Just normal volunteering but its a very large hospital so a lot of work)
Teach Islamic Studies to 6-12 year old children at my local Mosque: 10, 11 and present (2 hours on Saturday and Sunday)
Fermilab Physics Program: 2 hour weekly lectures and Q&A’s for 12 Weeks from world renowned physicists
Summer Programs:
RUSH Medical Center Reach Program:
6 week Summer program (Anatomy classes and Medical lectures from physicians and professors
STAHR UMKC Program (online course due to Covid):
6 week program
Medical lectures and Q&A with various medical professionals
Research:
University of Chicago Research Assistant: 6-7 months (Did image analysis of mice aorta’s to determine heart disease medication proficiency with a U Chicago Researcher)
Extra:
Raised a couple of thousand dollars and about a couple hundreds of clothing/toiletries for disadvantaged families when Covid began.
Awards/Honors:
Spanish Honor Society: 10, 11 and present
Math Team Awards: Most regional awards
Thank you!