Hello! Thank you for your interest and kindness in helping me. This is my resume as of right now. Any ideas of how I can enrich it and make myself a standout in the college app pools?
-I attend a Catholic High School in New Jersey, I am in the top 20% of the class.
- Honors Classes (all 4 years): Honors English 1,2,3; Honors US 1, Honors Anatomy and Physiology, Honors Spanish 3, Honors Pre-Calc, Honors Spanish 4
- AP classes: APUSH (I scored a 3; this was the first test administered after the redesigning!) /// AP Euro, AP Environmental, AP Literature (I am taking these three courses senior year)
GPA: 99.98 (converts to a 4.0)
Extracurriculars:
- Girls Varsity Soccer, Girls Varsity Swimming, Girls Varsity Lacrosse
- Outside of school, I have been a member of my Competitive Club Soccer Team from when I was 10 (I am now 17).
- I am Senior Class President
- I have a job at a consignment store
- Helping Hands Club (at my school)
- Student Ambassador
- Freshman Hospitality Club
- Catholic Athletes for Christ (school function)
- President of “The Make A Wish Foundation Club” (at school) (I am a child who was able to make a wish, because I battle a chronic, life-threatening illness; this is my way of giving back because I am forever thankful)
Accomplishments:
- I have been a Member of the National Honor Society for Junior and Senior year
- I won Honorable Mention for CPA Biology and CPA Algebra 1
- I won Honorable Mention in the May 2015 Science Fair at my school for the Rearticulation of a Chicken Skeleton
****I am attending SHELF Leadership Conference in July 2015 at Chestnut Hill
Community Service:
- I volunteer at the food bank once a month
- Volunteer at the Best Day Foundation
- Clean Ocean Action of the Jersey Shore Volunteer
- This year I am going to organize a school team and fundraise for the annual “Great Strides Against Cystic Fibrosis” event in my town.
- ****( I am considering starting to volunteer at my local hospital or animal shelter soon)
SAT Scores (my least favorite part)… (I find it very strange because I do so well on practice tests but not when it really counts… on practice tests I get 1990s):
Math: 570
CR: 540
Writing: 630
**** I am taking the ACT in September and I am hoping to do better on this; my tutor says my brain works in a way that is more compatible with the ACT…
- I would also like to add that an important part of my application (especially in my Common App Essay) is my lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis, and how I overcome it everyday. Most kids with my disease handicap themselves and limit their abilities, however, as proven in my resume, I defy the standards of my disease and I do not let anything stop me. It is almost UNHEARD OF for people with my disease to play sports... I don't let anything stand in my way!!! I am always looking for ways to give back to the community and to raise awareness for my disease.
Thank you all so much for your time! Your responses are truly appreciated, as it will truly guide me during my college application process.