Unique Enough Extracurriculars for a Decent Shot?

ramennoobles
Wed, 10 Aug 2016 01:39:33 +0000

Hi there! Stanford is my dream school and I’m wondering what you think of my chances.
I think that my extra curriculars show a very clear passion and relate to my major, and am wondering if you all think it is good enough to get into any of the schools listed!
Hooks:
URM -South American -Female -First generation American

W GPA: 4.4
UW GPA: (I did not do well in freshman year, so with 9th grade, my gpa is a 3.8 but without counting 9th it is a 3.96. I am hoping that colleges will see how much I improved after that year)
State: California
Languages: English and Spanish
Intended Major: Political Science/International Relations

For 11-12th grade I am doing/have done concurrent enrollment, that’s why there are only two HS courses for those years and a ton of college classes.

HS Courses:
10th:
AS English - A/A
Algebra II/Trig - A
AS Chem - B-/A (1st/2nd semester)
Spanish II - A
European History - A
Student Teacher

11th:
English (No AS version available)-A
US History- A

College Courses (11th):
(AB) Calc I - A (Counts as a full year)
(BC) Calc II - A (Counts as a full year)
Abnormal Psych - A
English 100 - A
Spanish (III) - A
Art History - A
Intro to theater - A
Business - A

Senior year schedule (Aside from standard English 4 and Gov/Econ)
College courses (12th):
Honors Intro to Political Theory
Sociology, Contemporary Social Issues
Physics I
Spanish (IV)
Statistics
Mexican-American Literature

ACT: 32 on first try no studying at all (stupid decision), very likely will get 34 on next try.

EC’s (strongest point IMO):
Internship at Facebook HQ: Human Resources - Diversity Department (Basically Facebook’s team aimed at diversifying it’s company and helping the surrounding community), strongest EC in my opinion, 1 summer for 175 hours total
President/Creator of Civil Liberties Club (11th/12th) - Club I started on CC campus aimed at raising awareness on social injustices in my community. Various events regarding Islamophobia and an LGBTQ youth panel
Youth Commisioner for the county I live in (12th). Advocate for various policy changes in my community, part of the Immigrant Youth Commission
Program Management Intern for Summer School (Boys and Girls Club) (12th) - 1 summer, approx 110 hours
Youth Advisor on the board of a local teen health clinic (10th-12th)
Feminist Club - 9th/10th grade, frequent club meetings led by me
Class Newsletter - Creator (1 year)
Job at a restaurant
Foreign Language study: Spanish. I am South American and am self taught. Traveled to Bolivia (where my parents are from) twice for language practice.

Awards (Practically nothing):
Event of the Year at my Community College: Event my club hosted raising awareness on Islamophobia
Outstanding Achievement in Alg II/Trig