I’m a junior this year.
I am taking the SAT in March. Predicted scores are 2000+
I will take two SAT Subject tests: Bio and U.S History
Academic Achievement:
-Academic Excellence Award for Freshman Year and Sophomore Year “Varsity Letter” (I’m a junior this year but I will receive the award for junior year during senior year)
-Certificates of Achievement for Straight A’s
-Rigorous courses (All honors and AP)
Freshman Year core classes: Earth Science Honors, Geometry, French 3, Pre-AP World History/Geo, and English 9 Honors
Sophomore Year core classes: Biology Honors, Algebra 2/Trigonometry Honors, French 4 Honors, AP World History, and English 10 Honors
Junior Year core classes: Chemistry, Math Analysis Honors, French 5 Honors/AP French Part 1, AP Biology, AP U.S History, AP English Language/Composition
Predicted Senior Year core classes: AP Calculus AB, AP French, AP Chemistry, AP U.S and VA Government, AP Lit, and Physics
-Current Weighted GPA (freshman and sophomore year plus first semester of junior year): 4.42
-Unweighted GPA: 4.0
-Current Rank for freshman and sophomore year: top 5% (most likely will be in top 10% after this year because I’m on the edge of the top 5%)
Recognition and Awards:
-National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence
-Academic Excellence Award for Freshman Year and Sophomore Year “Varsity Letter”
-Certificates of Achievement for Straight A’s
- Participation in All Virginia Districts Choir
-Science National Honors Society Induction (certificate of membership)
-French National Honors Society Induction (certificate of membership)
-French Academic Excellence Award (class award in French 3)
-National Honors Society Induction (certificate of membership)
Leadership Positions:
-French National Honors Society President
-Running for secretary in NHS
-Math and Science Concepts Leader: I tutored/introduced math and science concepts to young kids at the library during the summer; Event title is “What’s the Big Idea?”
-Teacher Assistant for my French teacher. Whenever she is absent, I take charge and go over concepts/teach the class introductory concepts.
-Occasional Youth Group Service Leader
Extracurricular and Community Activities:
-Key Club
Accomplishments: Over 100 hours of community service
-UNICEF
Accomplishments: Performed at two charity dinner events multiple times during each one; I sang and played the guitar, piano, or ukulele
-Debate
Accomplishments: I skipped the beginning level of debate (novice) and debated in junior varsity at my first tournament
-Science National Honors Society
Accomplishments: Tutoring and project SOAR; performing experiments and raising
awareness for science at a middle school
-French Club
-French National Honors Society
Years Participated: Sophomore Year (inducted this year) and Junior Year.
Accomplishments: I’m part of French week and decorating the halls for French Week. Got chosen as President for senior year.
-National Honors Society
-Medical Club
-Chorus
Years Participated: Sophomore Year (I am doubling up in the sciences junior year however I will return to choir senior year)
Accomplishments: I auditioned for all districts choir my first year in choir and was accepted. I also performed for teachers during the welcoming ceremony this past summer. I also performed in a small group of 5 at an academic awards ceremony and I performed at UNICEF events multiple times.
-I play four instruments: Piano (12 years), violin (6 years), guitar (7 years), and ukulele (4 years)
- Church Youth Group Accomplishments: Leading youth services with music and prayer -Grace Ministries (Giving out food for people with less opportunities)
-Volunteered at the Library during the summer
-I’m applying for an internship/job this summer
-Hooks: First generation college student, minority (Asian), and throughout my high school career, my mom was diagnosed with hepatitis B and she’s been in a harsh stage while my dad is going through testing for skin cancer, therefore it’s been hard on my family. I’m going to write about this in my essay.
