Trinity College Early Action / Early Decision for Fall 2024 Admission

andersonnj
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:29:37 +0000

UW GPA: 3.6

ACT: Below college’s average so I’ll apply test-optional

Major: Engineering

CommonApp ECs:
1- Academic Head & Director: Gharbiya STEM School’s Astrophysics Club - Quasar Club

Organized & ran 20+ online sessions; set up 9+ offline events; guided and prepared 75+ students for the IAAC & International Astronomy Olympiad.

2- Intern & Competitor: Egyptian Space Agency – EgSA

Selected as EgSA 10-day-Satellite Engineering Intern; built a Satellite model with certain missions using Arduino Engineering; Competed with 40+ peers

3- Researcher.

Accomplished analytical research paper “Reuse Stage 2 of Dragon Spacecraft by SpaceX” in a group of 3; expressed new ideas; supervised by an astronaut.

4- Vice Head of Graphic Design: Graket LMS Company

Coordinated my Graphic design skills with the social platforms of Graket company; designed 36+ social media posts; contributed to the website design.

5- Freelancer: Fiverr Freelancing Community

Dealt with 33+ clients; designed 45+ social media designs, panners, and posters; built a strong profile on Fiverr; coped with clients privately.

6- Mentor in the Arduino Engineering section: Gharbiya STEM School’s Fabrication Lab

Held 6+ Arduino workshops; organized a 2-week-competition; supervised 3 teams with capstone project; competed in 3 competitions with fab lab team.

7- Head and Director: Gharbiya STEM Geology Summer Learning Entertainment

Organized 12+ non-profit offline active sessions for primary school students; set up field trips; simplified Geo & Astro topics in practical ways.

8- Head of Literacy Section: Resala Charity Organization

Tutored 120+ illiterate people in my community; set a curriculum for a 3-month-training; decreased illiteracy rate by 54% in my village.

9- International Youth Ambassador: World Literacy Foundation – WLF

Collected $250+ donations; contributed to founding a 350-page-book; raised social media awareness; qualified for the World Literacy Summit @ Oxford.

10- Defender Midfielder: Gharbiya STEM School’s Soccer team

Captained soccer team in 6 matches; won the city league in 2022; scored seven goals in 13 matches; organized school elite soccer division.

Honors:
1- Honored the Gold Medal in the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition 2023. (International)
2- International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) National Winner among 2200+ projects. (National)
3- Won the 1st Place in Egypt in the Satellite Competition held by the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA). (National)
4- Ranked top 1% among 32000+ applicants & awarded a Fully Funded Scholarship at STEM High School. (National)
5- 2nd place in NASA Space Apps ‘‘Capacity Building Resources Gateway Category’’ among 120+ projects. (National)

And I want to add

Awarded a 15,000 EGP for the 2nd place in Egypt in the Innovation Club Competition held by the Egyptian Ministries of Education and Higher Education for my project “Getting the benefits of the Water Hyacinth Plant instead of getting rid of it”.