Demographics: California citizen. 17-year old male, Dad is German and Mom is Mexican. Culturally I have been Mexican all my life. No hooks (I think? I’m gay but I don’t think that’s a hook)
Low middle class, only one income from my mom who is a single parent (has been since 2008). Two other sisters, I’m the oldest.
UC GPA: Weighted: 4.08 (upward trend) UW: 3.75 Scores: ACT: 32 Subject tests: World History (770), United States (760) APs: World History, US History, English Lang and Comp, Environmental Science, Human Geo (self-study), Macroeconomics (self-study), Comparative Government (self-study), got 5’s on all of them except for Comp Gov which was a 4, currently taking American Lit, Statistics, American Gov/Microeconomics, Psychology, Spanish Lang, and IB Theory of Knowledge.
Intended field of study: International Relations/Global Studies
Took three online college courses over the summer and got A’s. Currently taking a Anthropology class at the same college for the fall.
ECs: Marching Band (three years, couldn’t do it my freshman year), Color Guard (two and a half years), co-captain for Color Guard team and a member of Student Band Council, 100+ volunteer hours from an animal shelter, have a part-time job, tutor at my school’s library, member of American Cancer Society, Armenian Club (I’m not Armenian), and Senior Council. Member of Mock UN. Member of National Honor Society and CHS and have over a hundred hours in volunteer work for this clubs. Started the Current Events club at my school.
Essays: Overall pretty good. I would say a 9/10. I talked about my father’s death and its impact on me, leadership in color guard, and volunteering at the animal shelter.
LORs: Band Director, APUSH teacher (had her for 11th grade APES and I TA her class as a senior, loves me and says I am a good writer), Director of the animal shelter I apply to.