Please Chance Me for Yale SCEA

nontranslationalwog
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 02:52:40 +0000

Intended Major - Neuroscience; Possible Minor in Philosophy (I know Yale doesn’t have any minors, might double major if I get in, depending on workload).

Stats - 1510 SAT (20 essay), 3.95/4.48 GPA, 12 APs. Waiting on Math II, Lit, and Latin subject tests (all prob 750+, taking Bio in the fall and retaking SAT later)

Demographics - Black/Hispanic — some native ties to tribes in South America.

Awards - Gold medals in National Latin exam (x3; perfect score x1). National Semifinalist, AP Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar. Gold medalist at regional Latin competition (state qualifier)

ECs -
Founded non-profit, raised tens of thousands for internally displaced children in South America. Founded an international youth summit to promote youth empowerment amongst the internally displaced

Neuroscience research. Currently working on research paper with intention to submit to competitions in fall.

Neuroscience internship (around a hundred hours over the summer spent interning at local research university)

Published poetry in school publication, hopefully submitting to larger publication soon.

Founded Quizbowl and SciOly teams at school. Elected to NHS Board and Latin Club Board.

Regional and State guitar competitions (self taught)