Chance me: NASA SEES, BWSI, Bank of America Student Leaders

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Hii I don’t really post but I am lwk stressed about summer , please help. <3

Grade: 11

Demographics:

• Gender: Female
• Race/Ethnicity: Indian
• Type of School: Small Private High School

Academics:

• GPA: 4.00 UW
• Coursework:
• AP: macro, English Language, U.S. History, Computer Science A and P, Physics, stats, World History
• Dual Enrollment: SJSU Stats, De Anza Data Analytics - A’s on both
• SAT: 1460 (will improve, trying to get to 1550 but after apps are due)

Extracurriculars: most important to least important

• San Jose State University Research Intern, Mechanical Engineering Department
  • Developed and analyzed 2D simulations of acoustic wave equations to optimize energy suppression.
  • Utilized MATLAB, Julia, and Python to create predictive models for acoustic metamaterial design.
• FIRST Robotics Team Driver, and Social Activities Director
  • Served as Team Driver for 3 seasons and elected as Core Lead
  • Directed community outreach initiatives, including leading FLL teams, hosting FLL competitions, and organizing robot demos for underprivileged communities.
  • Built and optimized competition robots
• Stem nonprofit Founder & CEO
  • Led a youth organization providing STEM education to over 500 students globally through 13+ class sessions and personalized curriculam.
  • Hosted nation’s first elementary and middle school hackathon, attracting 100+ participants and raising $4,000 in sponsorships.
  • Organized free STEM workshops and recruited corporate sponsors to promote accessibility.
• Debate Team Lincoln Douglas Captain & National Qualifier
  • NSDA National Qualifier (2024) and Top 64 in the International Public Policy Forum.
  • Led and coached a 17-member team, developing curriculum and private coaching to 4 students.
  • Multiple tournament champion
• FLL Team Founder & Head Coach
  • Founded and coached an FLL Junior team
  • Guided elementary students in robotics and STEM education.
• Miss CEO Ambassador
  • Piloted new leadership programming and presented workshops for young women, empowering 20+ attendees at Library.
• Congressman Intern
  • Conducted political research and assisted with local initiatives.

Awards:

• some coding and debate ones - national level

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You won’t believe me- but it’s really OK to just get a summer job if one of these programs doesn’t come through for you. Really OK.

Camp counselor, answering phones at a dentist’s office, scooping ice cream, gift shop at the local zoo, shelving books at the library.

Anything that shows a modicum of gumption, organizational and people skills, showing up on time.

You don’t have to “prove” that you’re already on track for your career at the age of 17. Just show that you’re responsible, get along with all kinds of people, and know how to do an honest days work…