High School senior in Oregon
applying in engineering
IB diploma candidate
IB classes: 2 sophomore, 7 junior, 7 senior
Math SL 7
Anthropology SL 6
unweighted GPA: 3.9
weighted GPA: 4.24
weighted sophomore-junior GPA: 4.54
class rank: irrelevant? (done by UW GPA benefiting those who take only basic requirements and easy electives)
one sitting on all tests
ACT: 35 composite
SAT (new): 1520
SAT II Math II: 800
SAT II Spanish: 750
SAT II Physics: 740
Rec Letters:
IB Physics teacher: scored 100% on multiple unit exams (others were struggling to pass), participated in class, engaged outside of class with talk of my internship pursuit
IB Anthropology teacher: taught me for two years, I always present my ideas clearly, and we have had deep conversations outside of class (TOK)
PSU professor: mentored me for my internship, happy with my work and published my paper as adviser/editor
Varsity rower; practice 18 hours/week 44 weeks/year for the last three years
- fall 2016 varsity eight; placed 7/85 at Head of the Charles; won San Diego Fall Classic
full time summer research internship in civil engineering last summer at a local University - published my own official report for the department of civil and environmental engineering
other than that, my ECs are weak (a few clubs, no real leadership)
~100 hours of service time - teaching kids in Spanish immersion, dismantling computers for recycling, outreach programs for my rowing club, ivy pulls/the usual cleaning up parks
Essays
Common App - strong (about fighting back from failure and succeeding within sports - learned work ethic / self determination)
Supplement - strong (noticing rooted misunderstandings after moving neighborhoods/schools, changed actions to combat such things)
Engineering - best (tied into my internship well, linked to evidence of academic interests)
I applied EA and am legacy (one parent)