<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (700 CR, 760 M, 740 W)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Biology M - 790, Math Level II - 720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.89
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/325
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Biology (5), AP English Language (5), AP Environmental Science (4), AP Psychology (5), AP United States History (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science A, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, Pharmacy Technician (certification course)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Ventures Scholar
[/ul]Subjective: [ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (President), Computer Science Club, Health Occupations Students of America, National Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Participated in a summer hospital volunteering program.
[</em>] Summer Activities: see above[/ul]
Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[ul]
[<em>] Common App Main Essay: Wrote about a person who influenced me. Overall fairly good.
[</em>] EC Short Answer: Wrote about volunteering at the hospital.
[<em>] Additional Essay: none
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation 1: Did not see, but was probably very good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation 2: Did not see, but was probably very good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Did not see. Probably average.
[<em>] Additional Rec: none[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] School Type: Public, 4A (~ 1800 students), Moderately competitive
[</em>] Country of Origin: Mexico
[<em>] Educational level of parents: Father attended community college for a semester. Mother graduated from high school.
[</em>] Income level: $60,000 - $79,999
[<em>] Adversity overcome: Not sure if this counts, but very few Hispanic students succeed academically at my school simply due to their families’ (lack of) support and the culture in general. Have also dealt with some racism but since then have learned to ignore it.
[</em>] Involvement in Hispanic community: My family and I vacation at Mexico every two to three years to visit family.
[<em>] Other hooks (recruited athlete, development, etc.): None
[/ul]Colleges[ul]
[</em>] Accepted: UT Austin, WashU, Vanderbilt, USC, Northwestern
[<em>] Waitlisted: Princeton
[</em>] Denied: none
[<em>] Likely attending: WashU
[</em>] Outside scholarships: LULAC Scholarship
[<em>] Institutional scholarships: Dean’s Scholarship (USC), Also received need-based grants at every university I got accepted into
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, Essays
[li] Weaknesses: My ECs were not overly outstanding. However, I believe they were still focused and showed interest in particular fields.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I am certainly amazed with how the admissions season went for me this year. I have plenty of great colleges to choose from, for sure. All of my demonstrated need has been met at the majority of the colleges I got accepted into as well. :)</p>