URM OOS EA Chances?

<p>Can anyone chance me? I would really appreciate it.
Thanks! I know it's bit too detailed.</p>

<p>Stats:
- Female
- Hispanic
- First-Generation
- GPA: 3.69UW - 5.1 W
- RANK: 2/56
- (here's where it gets bad) TESTS: ACT - 26
- SAT II : Italian: 680, Spanish 740.
- Good Spanish, Intermediate Italian</p>

<p>(AWAITING MYDECEMBER TESTING FOR THE ACT....After studying, I'm hoping for a 32 English and Reading and a 25 Math and 23 Science)</p>

<p>Rigorous Classes Taken:</p>

<p>AP English Lit (3)
AP Euro (3)
AP Italian (4)</p>

<p>Dual Enrollment English
Dual Enrollment Sociology
Dual Enrollment Psychology
Dual Enrollment Philosophy
Dual Enrollment American Government</p>

<p>Senior Course Load</p>

<p>Dual Enrollment Statistics
Dual Enrollment Microeconomics
Dual Enrollment Philosophy
Dual Enrollment American Government
AP US
AP Human Geography
AP Biology
Journalism 3 Honors (co-teaching the class)
Advanced Italian Literature
Advanced Italian Humanities and Philosophy
French 2</p>

<p><strong><em>MOST difficult coarse load in school history - not many hard classes offered</em></strong></p>

<p>Leadership:</p>

<p>ISCHS Yearbook “Mosaic”
Editor:08/2008-Present
Layout Designer&Staff Writer:08/2007-06/2008
20 hrs a week / 30 weeks a year</p>

<ul>
<li>produced award-winning yearbook spreads and I am now teaching other students in a yearbook class.</li>
</ul>

<p>Student Government</p>

<p>Senior Class Vice President: 06/2009-Present
Student Body Rep. :08/2007-06/2009
15hrs a week / 40 weeks a year</p>

<p>ISCHS American Red Cross Club
Founder & President:08/2007-06/2009
3 hrs a week / 15 weeks a year</p>

<ul>
<li>founded my school's first disaster service club.</li>
<li>Within the first year,I organized a hurricane relief drive that generated over 300 cans and 25 bags of clothing..</li>
</ul>

<p>ISCHS Italian Club
President:08/2009-Present
Member:08/2007-06/2009
4 hrs a week / 15 weeks a year</p>

<p>Children's Trust Youth Advisory Committee (YAC)</p>

<p>Member:11/2008-06/2009
Vice Chair:10/2009-Present
6 hrs a week / 10 weeks a year
- Helped get the "cigarette tax bill for education" passed</p>

<p>ISCHS National Honor Society
President:10/2009-Present
8 hrs a week / 20 weeks a year
- first president of ISCHS' newly reestablished chapter of NHS.
- already organized two school events and two fundraisers that have generated over $900.</p>

<p>Community service</p>

<p><strong><em>over 1200 service hours</em></strong></p>

<p>American Red Cross Volunteer
Volunteer:06/2006-Present
5hrs a week / 52 weeks a year
- dedicated over 500 hours to the Red Cross and the community by responding to disasters, and assisting disaster victims.
- helped helped refurbish the home of a senior citizen.</p>

<p>ISCHS Voluntary Graphic Designer
Voluntary Graphic Designer:8/2007-Present
6 hrs a week/ 19 weeks a year</p>

<ul>
<li>responsible for designing important promotional material,school graphics, and school pride apparel.Some of my past projects include the school seal,brochure, postcards, mascot design, and t-shirts.</li>
</ul>

<p>ISCHS Key Club
Vice Pres. & Red Cross coordinator:10/2009-Present
Secretary & Member:08/2007-06/2009
3hrs a week / 20 hrs a year
- volunteered in holiday gift wrapping,carnivals,charity runs,and Kiwanis service projects.As Vice,I coordinate service projects with Red Cross and encourage students to always volunteer.</p>

<p>ISCMS After School Tutoring
August 2009 – Present
5 hrs a week / 20 hrs a week
- offer tutoring sessions after school.
- I help a number of students with their required assignments.
- I also teach them how to use Photoshop to make their own artwork.</p>

<p>Honors, awards and recognitions.</p>

<p>9th</p>

<p>American Red Cross Community Outreach Certificate
For helping increase the community's awareness of the Red Cross' efforts by participating in local community blitzes and phone banks, and by informing disaster victims themselves.</p>

<p>2007 Red Cross "Rebuilding Lives" Project Participant Certificate
For helping rebuild the home of disabled disaster victim, Catherine Autterbury, after it was rendered uninhabitable by a large fire.</p>

<p>Principal's Honor Roll</p>

<p>10th</p>

<p>Journalism Department Award</p>

<p>2008 American Red Cross Ester Brennan Youth Award</p>

<p>Miami Dade College Dean's List, Summer Semester 2008</p>

<p>11th</p>

<p>Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Gold (2009)</p>

<p>Italian Program Award</p>

<p>Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Silver (2009)</p>

<p>Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Bronze (2009)</p>

<p>Prudential Service Award Local Honoree</p>

<p>Children's Trust Youth Advisory Committee Leadership Award</p>

<p>Thank You Letter from Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, District 5</p>

<p>Written to acknowledge my efforts to assist 2008 Haitian hurricane victims and to thank me for proposing and leading fellow students to collect over 300 cans of goods and 25 bags of clothing in two days, as to assist victims promptly.</p>

<p>Miami Dade College Dean's List, Summer Semester 2009</p>

<p>Wellesley Book Award 2009</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Florida International University (FIU) "Journalism Day 2008" 1st Place Yearbook Spread Award.</p>

<p>Poem published in "A Celebration of Poets - Spring 2009"
My poem, "My Pace at Best," was chosen among several contestant submissions for its originality, style, and creativity. It was published in the hard-bound poetry anthology, "A Celebration of Poets - Spring 2009."</p>

<p>12th</p>

<p>Silver Knight Award Nominee for New Media (2010)</p>

<p>Hispanic Heritage Festival Service Certificate, signed by mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez of Doral, FL.
For three years (2007,2008,2009) of consecutive service to the Hispanic community of Doral, and for admirable dedication towards celebrating Hispanic culture in the Doral community.</p>

<p>Employment</p>

<p>A.B Memories Video Productions
Graphic Designer
June 2008 – August 2008 32 hrs a week (Summer)
I served as the company's part-time graphic designer. I designed various CD and DVD covers and labels for their products, and also designed vivid, and attractive promotional material to market the company's services to local customers.</p>

<p>American Red Cross Greater Miami & The Keys
Marketing Intern
January 2009 –Present 25 hrs a week (Summer) 4 hrs a week (School Year)
- responsible for designing promotional brochures, banners ,pins, and other material to publicize the Red Cross' services.
- I also write articles to help keep the community informed of Red Cross relief efforts.</p>

<p>PinoSpark Designs
Founder, Freelance Designer
January 2009 – Present 10 hrs a week (Summer) 6hrs a week (School Year)
I serve as an economical and reliable freelance graphic designer for local businesses in Miami. I have produced logos, flyers, and various apparel designs. I began working to assist my parents in paying my future college expenses.</p>