Hi guys,
It would be really helpful if you could chance me for this UPENN dual program since I really love it. Please feel free to add any tips to make me a stronger candidate. Thanks!
Stats:
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.4
Rank: 13 out of 557
APs:
9th: AP Enviro (4)
10th: AP Psych (5), AP Gov (4), AP Lang (4), AP Chem (3)
11th: AP Comp Sci, AP Calc AB, AP Econ, AP Bio (haven’t gotten AP scores)
ECs / Awards:
Vice President of Public Relations, Oregon DECA, 2016-17
Committee Chair of the General Assembly, Oregon Model United Nations, 2016
National Runner-Up, NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, Dec 2015
National Runner-Up, NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, Dec 2014
Oregon State Winner, NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, Dec 2014
Robotics Team #5939 AFOOFA (All For One One For All) Team member and Programming and Scouting team leader
Ranked first out of the entire western region and advanced to the World Championship
Ranked 8th out of 128 teams that qualified for the World Championships out of the 3,230 teams that competed worldwide
Volunteer at a local hospital in the departments of Triage, Emergency Care, and Maternity (60 hrs. still going)
Volunteer as a coach at a tennis organization: teach tennis to and tutor underprivileged kids in the local community
Played tennis for 12 years
Member, Key Club, Westview High School, freshman and sophomore yrs.
Rock Creek Elementary Rocket Academy 4th-5th grade key volunteer
THPRD Fall and Halloween Festival Organizer
Participated in several volunteering, outreach tasks as a member of the FIRST Robotics team Afoofa,
Coordinator, Hosting Tournament, Feb 2014: volunteered in a leadership role and worked closely with ORTOP (Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program) as Hosting Coordinator to organize and conduct one of the OR State FTC qualifying tournaments in Feb 2014.
Student Mentor, Saturday Academy, summer 2013: in collaboration with Saturday Academy, conducted sessions for mentoring & inspiring 7th and 8th Graders about STEM education and Robotics.
Volunteer, 4-H Maker Fair, Washington County Fair in Hillsboro, summer 2013 & 2014 – Setup a technology exhibit with other Maker-faire projects. Reached out to more than 300 kids and gave each one insight on STEM and FIRST Robotics.
Mentor, Elementary School Students –worked with little kids of Junior FLL (First Lego League) teams to give constructive feedback about their Lego robotics projects, and engaging them in team building activities.
Interests/Activities:
• DECA, 2014-16
• Volunteering: Key Club, 2013,2014-15, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
• Science: National Science Honor Roll Club, High School, 2014
• Athletics: High School Varsity Tennis Player, 2013-2014
• Music: Learning Piano, 2008 – present, Certified up to level IX
• Model United Nations Club, 2013 – 2015
• Speech and Debate, 2013 – 2014