<p>I am first generation American from peruvian ancestry.
My mom is my only source of income, she makes less than 25000 a year</p>
<p>My weighted GPA is 4.8
Im in the top 6 pecent of my school out of 840 kids
My SAT scores are not that high, its only a 1990
Ive taken 6 AP classes as of end of junior year and will have 11 by the end of senior year. IN the ones ive taken the test for i got 4 4’s and 2 5’s</p>
<p>EC:
Ive been in marching band/ wind ensemble since freshman year
Im in NHS and am currently parliamentarian
Im also officer in two other honor societies, Social Studies and Music honor societies
I have been in the Speech and Debate team for the past two years
I have taken classes at Georgetown and Princeton through the Junior Statesman summer school’s for the past two summers.</p>
<p>i know its a bit short but those are the basics essentially</p>
<p>My only advice to you is to write GREAT essays, get your teachers to critique them, and get GREAT recs. I’m bad at chancing, so I’ll only give you my 2 cents. It seems that those 2 things were really an important element for the ED’s. Also try to present yourself very well in your interview if you get one.</p>
<p>my interviews have gone phenomenal, they interviewers said they were genuinely impressed, particularly with the georgetown and princeton summer schools. but i feel like that might just be a formality, no matter how interested they were</p>
<p>meh, I wouldn’t think that it was just a formality. They would just say “nice to meet you” otherwise. But the interview isn’t the only aspect. Make sure you are also taking the hardest courses that your school offers and keep up your grades. If you can show them that you still have All A’s your 2nd senior semester, then your chances will rise greatly.</p>