Decision: Accepted- Scholars
Major: Biochemistry - Pre-law
Objective:
SAT I: Out of 1600- 1390 (700 CR, 690 M)
SAT II: Biology E (640) US History (760) Math 2 (610) Chemistry (610) World History (680)
ACT: 30 (did not submit)
Unweighted GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0/ weighted:4.32 out of 4.0
Class Rank: 13/208 (6th percentile)
AP Score: World History(5) English Language and Composition(5) US History(5) Chemistry(2) English Literature(N/A) Biology(N/A) Microeconomics(N/A) Calculus AB(N/A)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Microeconomics, College Level Spanish, College Process(class with an English teacher and guidance counselor that help with and review your college essays and supplements)
Major Awards: National Hispanic Scholar (top 2% of Hispanic students in the country), AP Scholar
Subjective:
-Extracurricular: (Treasurer of Key Club), (Senior Member of my Church’s youth charity group), Varsity Football -3 years(Starting outside linebacker), Varsity Winter Track and Field (4 years),Varsity Spring Track and Field (4 years), National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Member of school’s Academic Team (compete in jeopardy like competition against schools from area)
-Work Experience: Youth Soccer Referee, Spanish tutor, History tutor
-Volunteer: Summer, youth track and field camp, twice a month with my church’s youth charity group, key club does many charitable events usually once a month
-Essays: my common essay was excellent but i have written over 50 different essays and supplements so I do not recall specifically my Maryland one, but I would assume very good
-Recommendations: Teacher and counselor both excellent
Other:
-State: New York
-School Type: Public (small)
-Ethnicity: Hispanic/White (half and half)
-Gender: Male
-Income Bracket: 100,000-140,000
Reflection:
I would not change anything about my application and am happy I applied. Cards on the table, the original reason I applied was to piss off my sister because it was her number 1 and she didnt get in, but now it is definitely an option I will consider. I wish I could have sent in my november SAT but I did not get the results in time. it made my super score a 1420 (700 CR, 720 M). I know 30 points is not a big difference, but i feel like when an admissions officer sees 14… instead of 13… it makes a difference.
Other Schools Accepted to:
8 of them so far (applied to 16, heard back from 8)- Boston College, Northeastern (honors), NC State (honors), University of Alabama, UNC Asheville, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Stony Brook, and obviously Maryland (scholars)
Good Luck to everyone applying, and if you are reading this a year from now looking to see if you will get into Maryland, take it from someone who has fretted and worried over every last detail of their college applications and was refreshing the page to my student portal on the minute to see my decision, don’t do that haha. It isn’t worth getting yourself worked up for. Wherever you end up, that was where you were supposed to go. So if you do not get into your top choice, do not sweat it, it is all a part of your plan.