Demographics
U.S citizen
North Carolina resident
College prep school
Cost Constraints / Budget
No cost constraints (upper middle class)
Intended Major(s)
Public policy/environmental science/creative writing
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
3.99 unweighted GPA/4.7 weighted
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Class Rank:
Top 5 in my class -
ACT/SAT Scores:
34 ACT
List your HS coursework
Sophomore year: AP Literature, AP World History, Honors Spanish 4, Honors Math 3, Chemistry
Junior year: AP Spanish, APUSH, AP Language, AP Gov., Honors Precalculus, Physics
Senior year projected: AP Bio, AP Computer Science A, AP Art History, student-led research project class, AP Calculus, creative writing class since I’ve fulfilled all my English credits, Honors Hispanic Literature
Awards
Scholastic National Gold Medal Winner in Flash Fiction, 2x Silver Medal
Speech and Debate Informative Speaking Nationals Top 10 Qualifier
Attendee of NC Governor’s School for Spanish
Food Security Scholar at my state school (presented agroecological solutions to food insecurity in Mali to a panel of professors)
Winner of local writing competition
Extracurriculars
First minor in my state to pass five-hour exam to get a mushroom foraging permit to sell mushrooms to local restaurants
Owns business selling mushrooms to restaurants in my county
Foraging Club president
Head journalist for nationwide nonprofit educating immigrant children on English, oversees 10+ editors/writers
“Spanish Heritage Contest” judge for nationwide literary magazine
Speech and Debate Captain
Teen Court Attorney in my town
English teacher to underserved kids in my community
Peer writing lab volunteer
Adroit Youth Mentorship
IYWS
Kenyon Young Writers
Sewanee Young Writers Workshop
Essays/LORs/Other
Haven’t written my essay yet, but I’ll definitely be doing something about my passion for foraging. Maybe more specifically I’ll write my essay about the interconnectedness of the mycelium network, and how that’s relevant to the importance of communication and connection in my own life (both as a writer, an English teacher, an informative speaker, and someone desperate to learn Spanish and connect with my Cuban heritage?)
Schools
Brown (ED)
UNC Chapel Hill (EA)
Tufts
Columbia
Northwestern
JHU
Georgetown
Emory
George Washington University
University of Washington Seattle
UC Berkeley
Wesleyan
Harvard (Legacy)
I would also love some more ideas for safeties!
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