Please chance me for UCLA?

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Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:39:12 +0000

Applying as Pre-Business Economics

Background Information:
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Gender: Male
Location: CA

Stats:
GPA: 3.80 UW, 4.4 W, 4.12 UC
ACT: 31
SAT 2: 730 USH

Workload:
IB English 2 HL
IB Global Studies HL
IB Environmental Studies and Societies 2 SL
IB Japanese SL
IB Math Studies SL
IB Economics SL
IB Theory of Knowledge

Notes:

First generation in United States and to go to college

Household income: One parent unemployed and <30k

My dad doesn’t work and has chronic Hepatitis B, meaning that he has no health insurance and constantly has to go out of the country for treatment and as a result, my extracurricular activities have suffered a bit through my first couple of years of high school

Because of my dad, I also had to work in my mom’s business until she sold it when I was a sophomore

My course load is rigorous, but not the most rigorous available at my school

Extracurricular Activities:

Vietnamese Culture Club (9-12) – 4 hrs/wk: I was a senior leader for two years and am often chosen as a representative for my community. I help spread awareness of Vietnamese culture through cultural events, presentations, etc.

Key Club (9-12) – 3 hrs/ wk: I am currently a Vice President. My duties include running the club meetings on a weekly basis, helping find service events for our club, helping run the club site, and other duties. I helped found a Builder’s Club at my old middle school and am a club advisor, helping run their meetings and I oversee their club’s activities. As a junior, I was elected to be our club delegate at Key Club conferences, which includes District Convention, the largest Key Club conference in the world. I essentially represented my club by putting forward our club’s interests and by voting on new bylaws.

Student Government (12) – 7 hrs/ wk: I’m head of fundraising committee and a part of club’s committee, overseeing all student activities that occur on campus. I also am in charge of some large school events such as the Canned Food Drive.

Arcade Creek Project (11-12) – 3 hrs/ wk: I do hands-on ecological research on a creek through chemical testing and collecting data to determine its health. I am a leader of my study.

Swim team (9-12) – 5 hrs/wk: I swim for a team during the summers and have been doing it for many years now.

Community Service (~400 hours altogether):

Key Club International (9-12) – 200 hours: I do all of my service projects through Key Club. I’ve worked for numerous organizations such as American Cancer Society with Relay for Life, UNICEF, Project Shine, and Pediatric Trauma Prevention through fundraisers such as Awake-a-Thons and dances. Along with those, I’ve done a lot of community work through Key Club as well, working at soup kitchens, helping set up holiday events, and helping local service events around Sacramento.

Library (9-10) – 40 hours: I helped do various tasks such as shelve books, organize book fairs, put on fundraisers, and set up events for teens.

Vietnamese PTA (10) – 120 hours: I was a TA for Vietnamese school who graded papers, helped students with lessons, and was a leader who watched over the younger kids.

Other:

Vietnamese School (9-12) – 4 hrs/ wk

Receptionist (7-10) – 16 hrs/ wk during school years, 25 hrs/ wk during summer

Please let me know! UCLA is my absolute top choice and going would be a dream come true. :)