Chance for Scripps!

binderpaper
Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:49:26 +0000

so scripps is literally my ideal college, i am in love with it
small class sizes so teachers actually get to know you, “go women!”, supportive atmosphere, not to mention theres always 5 different food options from the different colleges nearby
I’m applying ED if that helps?

SAT: 2270 (might retake)
GPA UW: 3.6something
idk weighted…
APs so far:
Biology: 3
Statistics (taken out of school): 4
Studio Art: 5
Calc BC: expecting 5 or 4
English Comp.: expecting 5 or 4

Extracurriculars:

1. Medical Explorers Post 539: (Activities Coordinater, VP next year) monthly speakers and shadowing opportunities for high school and college students

2. Art/Painting: (Visual Arts Club President), selling greeting cards for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fundraising, 2013 CSSSA Alum, 2013 California Arts Scholar, compete in various competitions (Reflections, Scholastic Art & Writing Competition, Congressional Art Competition, etc.)

3. Clarinet: Certificate of Merit Testing (lvl. 8 completed), play for the California Youth Symphony (Wind Ensemble 2)

4. Volunteering/Fundraising for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: (annual Great Strides Walk- Team Heros4Hope, selling greeting cards with printed artwork, Build A Bot workshop proceeds)

5. Build A Bot Robotics Workshops: (Co-President and founder) offer sessions for kids at Math Science Nucleus location, teach with Lego NXT EV3 software, (donate all proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)

6. Intern at Tule Ponds: responsible for keeping inventory of seedlings and transplanting

7. Science Fairs: will be participant in FUSD Science Fair, Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair, Google Science Fair, and Siemens (2nd place Botany ACSEF 2013, 2nd place Mathematics/Computer Science FUSD 2014)

8. Involved in IHS Clubs: Visual Arts Club (president), Service Learning Club (publicity), Linguistics Club (publicity), CSF, Girls in STEM, VAMS, HOSA( currently publicity, hopefully VP nxt yr)

Im expecting ok to good teacher recs
Im a fairly strong writer so good to excellent essays
Im good at interviews too…any tips?

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