I am a Pakistani female with a severe disability, and am currently applying to Stanford and the Ivy League schools. I have an ACT score of 34 and and have a 5.0 GPA, and have interned at various universities. I am also the president of multiple clubs at school, and will be a National Merit Scholar. My essay is about overcoming the hardships and turbulence that I have faced as a result of my diagnosis, and how I have overcome it to achieve academic success. I hope to have a career in international affairs and start a charity to help schoolchildren in Pakistan.
Other Factors:
My older sister currently attends an Ivy League school, which is also my dream school.
My parents are both legacies at an Ivy League school