Chance me!
Schools:
UChicago
Stanford
Princeton
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UVA
Background: daughter of an immigrant and a refugee; Hispanic; studying at a mid-size school in West Virginia.
APs:
9th: Human Geography- 4
10th: computer science- 4
11th: English Language- expected 5
World History- expected 5
Seminar- expected 4
12th (future classes): Calculus BC, Physics Mechanics, Physics Energy & Magnetism, Literature, Studio Art Drawing, US government
Awards: NHS, NAHS, possible NMSQT semi finalist because my state usually has low qualifying scores, Mu Alpha Theta
ECs: Royal Conservatory Music Development Program State highest score for Level 1(2013), Level3(2016), and maybe Level 4 in piano ,
Orchestra violinist for high school and West Virginia University Honors orchestra member two years in a row,
Displayed artwork in a local art gallery,
Captain of highschool rocketry team participating in the Team America Rocketry Challenge two years in a row,
Member of high school quizbowl team, team placed 26th in the nation(although not on my account),
Editor of a scientific publication created jointly by the high school rocketry club and local university on vertical launch forces,
Officer of model UN club,
Founder of environmental sustainability club,
Volunteer at local botanical gardens,
Volunteer astronomy assistant in the Green Bank Observatory pulsar search program,
High school art club member,
National Park Trail Stewards Camp volunteer(over the summer),
Future Problem Solving international conference competitor and action plan presentation international finalist.
Scores:
ACT: 34
SAT: scores not released
Sat II: will take math 2 and physics in august
Rank: top 10 of ~300, top 3%
Essays should be good, I have won many awards in writing in middle school and beyond
Both recs will be good, especially from my physics teacher who is probably well known as a seimens national teacher award winner
Major: undecided but probably somewhere in physics…
Strengths: Art, English, science
Let me know!