<p>I am an African student in the U.S with a green card, residing in VA. I worked my behind off in high school and have taken as many AP classes as possible (10)( all AP courses this year). Involved myself in many 6 extracurricular activities (key club, French club, student ambassador, newspaper, Leading ladies and model UN) , 3 honor societies (National Honor Society, National French Honor Society, Chemistry Honor Society), had my own foundation and mentoring minority students in an out reach program for girls . </p>
<p>All the while helped take care of my 4 younger brothers, dealt with my biological mothers death and emotional issues. I still found myself #61 out of 485+ students of my graduating class, thus being in the top 12% of my class with a 3.8 GPA ( working hard to be in the top 10). </p>
<p>However, my SAT scores were low at a 1640, but I still applied to UVA yesterday. If I get in it will not be due to my race but due to the fact that they see that I can add something of value to their school community. No matter where I end up, I know I worked my ass of to get there. I EARNED IT. </p>
<p>Btw I am of upper middle class standings but my parents won’t be paying for my schooling, I have to do it all by myself.</p>