Applying: UT Austin, Boston U, Syracuse, Clemson, Penn State, Loyola Chicago, UNC Chapel Hill, Oregon, Washington, Northeastern, American.
Intended Major: Advertising, PR, or Communications.
Demographic: White male, middle class. Goes to an inner-city DC Public School.
GPA:
Weighted: 4.0
UW: 3.7
Rank: 11/130
SAT: 1260, retaking in October (I said pleb did I not).
19/24 Essay.
Honors: Bio, Chem, English I, Algebra, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-Calc
AP: World History (4), US History (3), Human Geography (3), Literature (currently enrolled), Calculus (currently enrolled)
Skills/Certs: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel Specialist Certified. Photoshop Certification. Knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, Animate, Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Lightroom. Proficient in HTML, CSS, ActionScipt 3.0, (working of JS).
Work Experience: Two internships. The first at Accenture doing copywriting and web development. The second at Samsung creating advertising content. I also helped with event planning and hosting. Being an admin for Mobile Device Management. Working with NFC. Then Samsung brought me back after my internship ended to finish some work as an employee/partner. I also run my own media business doing photography, videography, and web design. I have a large portfolio of work from special events to weddings to advertising.
ECs: President of Theatre Club, Varsity Football, Varsity Lacrosse, Varsity Tennis, FBLA, Robotics, YMCA Youth and Government Press Corps, President (Founder) Film Club, President (Founder) Ski Club.
Recs: Letters from both my bosses at Accenture and Samsung. Letter from teacher who taught me Adobe and helped with my certification.
Essays: I wrote about how being white in an environment of minorities has changed my perspective on how we interact with other people, especially in today’s divisive climate.
Awards: Won 3rd for regional Verizon Innovative Learning Challenge for a mobile app I made. Never missed honor roll.
Community Service: 100 hours mostly with DC Public Library.