Accept/Reject/Deferred: ACCEPTED
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1380, 690M/690R
ACT (breakdown): 30 C, 26M, 29 S, 34E, 33R 8W
SAT II: 630 Literature, 560 Spanish (I did so horribly that I didn’t submit either of them)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/300
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Psych (5), US History (4), Language (4), Seminar (3), Calc AB (3), Research, Spanish Language, Literature, Biology
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered at school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP Scholar with Distinction,
Academics, Attendance, and Attitude in AP World History,
A Honor Roll,
Excellence in Beginner’s Chorus,
Academics, Attendance, and Attitude in Honors Math III,
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish II
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Future Teachers of America
Junior Usher
All Girl’s Acapella Group (Secretary)
National Spanish Honors Society
Health Occupation Students of America
National Beta Club
Child Care Provider/Family Responsibilities
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, Family Responsibilities
Volunteer/Community service: Internship at local Newcomers school, Volunteered at summer camp for refugees, spent time working in a hospital, I occasionally shelve books at the library, and various other activities
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Wrote common app essay on how I struggled to fit in an all-white community as an African person, but I learned to love my heritage (6), Described how my best friend taught me resilience when she became the breadwinner of her family during her senior year of high school (10), Pledged to encourage diversity at UNC by joining/forming an organization dedicated to giving African students a safe space to share their culture (10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): My health science teacher (8-I had the highest grades in the class), My AP Language teacher (6-she wrote a rec for my Questbridge app)
LOR Rank (1-10): 7-those classes were really big and I felt like my teachers probably didn’t have much to say abt me besides I did good work
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Undecided, but I’m thinking Biostatistics
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Medium-sized, high percent of low-income students, AP Capstone Program
Ethnicity: Ghanaian-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I immigrated from Ghana when I was 2 years old
Reflection
Strengths: My heritage, My ACT scores
Weaknesses: my math act score, lack of extracurricular activities freshman year, common app essay (it was a bit preachy imo)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: A combo of hard work and good luck
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at UNC Greensboro, UNC Charlotte
General Comments :
GTDBATH!!