Decisions:
I was accepted to:
UPenn
WashU
UT Austin
Washington and Lee University
Baylor
Trinity University
Southwestern University
Providence College
Spelman
I was waitlisted at:
Columbia University
Johns Hopkins University
Vanderbilt University
I was rejected at:
Harvard
Yale
Brown
Rice
Tulane
I got scholarships/was accepted into honors at:
Full ride at Washington and Lee University
Full ride at Providence college
Scholarship at Trinity, Baylor, and Southwestern
Accepted to CNS Dean’s Scholar’s Program at UT Austin which has a 100% acceptance rate into med school
My application:
Not that it should make a difference (but knowing that in college admissions it will) I am a black, Mexican and white mixed female from a middle class family with a single mom and one sibling in college.
Here are my stats (they’re not the best):
Test Scores:
I didn’t take nor turn in scores from the SAT or ACT because of COVID being really bad in my area (so testing hasn’t been available).
I’ve taken 5 AP tests, and I plan to take three more this year (also my school offers a lot of AP classes):
U.S. History: 5
Physics I: 4
Language and Composition: 4
World History: 4
Spanish Language and Composition: 3
Calculus AB: taking this year
Chemistry I: taking this year
Environmental Science: taking this year
Grades:
All As
All honors and AP classes with the exception of volleyball and a training program that will allow me to become a certified pharmacy technician by the end of this school year
GPA: 6.800/7
Class rank: 14/695
Extracurriculars:
HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America): President
Varsity Volleyball: Co-Captain
As I mentioned before, working at a pharmacy to become a pharm. tech.
Key Club: Webmaster
NHS, English NHS, Science NHS, Social Studies NHS, Spanish NHS
Student Council
Tutoring in Algebra, Geometry and Pre-Calculus
Volunteering (I’ve done much more but these are the main ones):
48 hour volunteer program working at a hospital in the emergency room
teaching small classrooms of academically struggling students (elementary school)
Things a little bit more specific to me/passion driven:
shadowing and interviewing health care professionals such as
music therapist
dance therapist
art therapist
animal therapist
anesthesiologist
RN
radiologist
interviewing medical professionals in transgender health care such as
transgender surgeons (specializing in feminization surgery)
transgender surgeons (specializing in masculinization surgery)
psychologists specializing in transgender care
endocrinologist specializing in hormone therapy for transgender patients
social media presence with a small following of 5,000
I talk about mental health and self love as well as organization/living a healthier lifestyle
Awards:
1st place area HOSA competition
Top 3 Texas State HOSA competition (specific places weren’t given due to COVID problems) and advancement to international competition
WHAP gold medal at my school (highest grade in all of the whap classes)
many other awards similar to the one above
Essays:
I’d say that I’m a pretty good writer.
My personal statement was about my racial struggles that stemmed from generational problems with my family’s women and I was really proud of that essay.
My essay about a topic that interests me was about my research on transgender medicine.
the topic itself was interesting, but the essay itself was not my best work
I also wrote about finding and contributing to a community online
Letters of Recc.
one was from a current events teacher that I absolutely adore. I know he wrote me a REALLY good letter
the other was from my ap physics teacher. Despite what my AP score says, I was pretty good at physics and I think he can attest to my critical thinking skills and engagement in science/my schoolwork.