Chance me for UMiami!

kuustarr
Thu, 04 May 2017 22:27:44 +0000

Hi! I am currently a junior, who lives in Florida.
Female, (Adopted) Asian
UW GPA: 3.95
W GPA: 4.869

ACT: 33 (35 English, 31 Math, 33 Reading, 31 Science) 10/12 on the writing potion
SAT: 1380 the first time (710 Reading, 670 Math), 1470 retake (760 Reading, 710 Math)
I also got a PSAT Score of 1470 which may make me eligible to become a national merit scholar, but that isn’t out yet

Class Rank: 35/589
APs: Human Geography (9th grade), World History (10th grade), US History, Environmental Science, Lang, Psychology (11th grade), Literature, US Gov, Macro, and Calculus AB (12th grade)
Dual Enrollment: Introduction to Business (10th grade), Internet and Computer Literacy (11th grade), Principles of Marketing (11th), and around 4 more in my senior year. Each class counts as half a credit, except one I may take in my senior year (College Algebra).

Other classes: I am going to be going into my fourth year of Spanish next year, and I just finished up my school’s Drafting and Illustrative Design program, ending with a certification in AutoCAD. I took Sociology as a sophomore and am going to be taking Anatomy+Physiology Honors next year, as I am currently interested in psychology/psychiatry

Extracurriculars: President + creator of my school’s Psychology Club, Vice President of my school’s Drafting Club, Secretary of Science Club, member of Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society), member of National English Honor Society, applied to National Honor Society for next year

Achievements: I won 2nd place in the World Languages District Competition, in Spanish 3, for Declamation and Impromptu Speaking. I also won in my county’s literary fair, but I am unsure how I placed (will be receiving that award the 17th)

Other: I am going on a heritage tour to China to see my background and I was thinking of somehow incorporating it into an essay, if it permits. Otherwise, I would likely talk about my interest in psychology and dedication to creating the club at my high school.

Intended Major: I was looking into different fields of psychology, and have been considering occupational therapy, psychiatry, and neuroscience. I also looked into engineering, but if I was accepted into Miami, I would likely go down one of their well renowned medical paths.

I had attended an in-school informational session about UMiami, and I am aware that Florida Prepaid is valued at its purchase value (which is nothing compared to Miami’s actual costs). I was wondering if they gave moderate financial aid/academic merit scholarships. My single mom makes ~90k/year, supporting 5 people, and 3/5 have to attend college. I am also eligible for bright futures and was planning on applying to a plethora of scholarships in my senior year, which would likely be the only way that I would be able to attend Miami if accepted. Thanks so much!