Official Hispanic Students Class of 2018 Results Thread

deathnaut
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:33:42 +0000

[ *]APPLIED TO (EA, ED, RD, ROLLING): Texas A&M University, University of Texas-Austin, Baylor University, Southwestern University, University of Arizona, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State University, Carleton College, University of Pennsylvania
[ *]ACCEPTED: Texas A&M University, University of Texas-Austin, Baylor University, Southwestern University, University of Arizona, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State University
[ *]DEFERRED: -
[ *]WAIT LISTED: Carleton College (did not fully complete app)
[ *]DENIED: -
[ *]MERIT AID: $14K TAMU, $40K UT, $64K BU, $80K SU, $120K U of A, $16K PSU.

[ *]ATTENDING: Waiting for UPenn decision today at 5

Objective:

[ul][ *] SAT I (breakdown): 630 M, 630 R, 580 W.
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: -
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[ *] Rank: 12/58
[ *] AP: -
[ *] IB: -
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:

[list]US Govt. (College course)
Pre-cal (College course)
Gen. Psychology (College course)
Gen. Chemistry I (College course)
Intro to Logic (College course)
Gen. Chemistry II (College course)
TX Govt. (College course)
PCC IV
Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul][ *] Extracurriculars: UIL Spelling, Math, and Calc. Junior and Senior year,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Local smoothie shop for 1.5 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: ~60 hours when I applied
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer classes at Blinn (local community college)
[ *] Essays: They were okay, did not have them reviewed by anyone else.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Did not submit any to TAMU, UT, BU, U of A, PSU, nor Pitt
[ *] Counselor Rec: only if uni required it
[ *] Additional Rec: -
[ *] Interview: Yes, w/ UPenn. I think it went really well.
[/ul]Other

[ul][ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, FAFSA
[ *] Intended Major: Philosophy
[ *] State: TX
[ *] School Type: Early college charter school
[ *] Ethnicity: Mexican
[ *] Race(s)" White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket:~50K
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection

[ul][ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[/ul]General Comments: Qualified for academic admit to TAMU with ACT score and ranking. Make sure you get LoR in on time! It’s the reason my applications to Carleton and UMich were incomplete. Teachers forgot to submit letters.