Hi! I am a junior from New Jersey, USA who is currently studying at an elite prep school in Jordan. Yes, Jordan. As in the Middle East. I would love to attend the University of Chicago.
GPA: 3.70/UW (was lower my sophomore year but I have a pretty good reason)
ACT: Haven’t taken it yet
Hooks: I’m African-American
Awards/Honors: Won Outstanding Delegate at the 2017 Model Arab League conference, Honor roll
Activities:
At my old school (freshman and sophomore year)
- founder/president of Model Arab League
- Arabic lessons outside of school
- Editor of the Middle East section of an international news publication at my school
- writer for United Youth Journalists
- Violin (10 years)
- Member of both the selective and community orchestras
- JV fencer both freshman and sophomore years
- Volunteered in a classroom in a school in Trenton, NJ
At my new school (junior and senior year) - Model UN (I’m a chair for a conference in two weeks)
- Jordanian Model Parliament delegate
- Fencing
- Staff writer for The Youth Journal
- (still) a writer for United Youth Journalists
- writer for/member of a German think tank
- potential contributor to a nonprofit that works with Guantanamo Bay detainees
- I’m doing a Capstone-like project on counterintelligence for fun
- member of the orchestra
Summer:
- attended an Arabic immersion camp
- volunteered in Ghana
APs: French (5), APUSH, APCSP, APCOMPGOV, APCalc AB, AP Bio
Fun fact about me: I am fluent in French and Arabic
Essays:
Why UChicago? I have thought about this quite a bit. What really attracts me is both the nerdy atmosphere and the dual MA/BA program in international relations.
Supplemental:
I haven’t started yet
Recs:
- I’m confident in getting good recs from my teachers
Passions:
- international relations, Middle Eastern politics, Law, Ethical Hacking, Languages, statecraft and national anthems (I actually know over 30 by heart. My favorite is Kazakhstan’s (no no the Borat version))
