Intended Major - Philosophy
3.8 GPA
Hispanic URM (Argentinian)
11th Grade
Male
Texas Resident
Work History
• Currently working as a lifeguard (saving up for an immersion French tour scheduled for summer 2017)
• Don’t know if this counts, but I helped my father do some paralegal work last summer, I was mainly an accountant
Skills
• Fluent in Spanish (Speak it at home) and currently in French III, plan to continue in college
• Microsoft Office (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Leadership, public speaking, communication
• Linux and other computer skills (can pretty much trouble shoot any computer problem, am well known for fixing various operating system problems that usually require more expertise)
• Currently developing my own Linux distribution (mainly as a side project, Linux is a hobby of mine)
• Have been told by my English teachers that I am a good writer (it has improved tremendously since I took the SAT)
• A very good interviewee
• A very logical thinker ( I know this doesn’t hold up as much, as it isn’t official, but I scored a 164 on a practice LSAT from 2007)
• A very well rounder reader ( I read a lot, from the Divine Comedy to The Fountainhead. Don’t know how much colleges care about this)
Awards and Achievements ( I know, not so good here)
• Superintendent Scholar 2013-2016
• National Honor Society
• National English Honor Society
• 1870 SAT (first try last year, recently retook and felt very confident)
• Captain of varsity swim team (I have been a member of varsity swim for all 4 years)
Courses -
• AP Physics I (junior)
• AP Human Geography (sophmore)
• AP English (junior)
• Dual Credit Precalculus (taking this summer, as I am a year behind on math since I transferred to my current school)
• AP Calculus (senior)
• AP Statistics (senior)
• AP Government (senior)
• AP Economics (senior)
• Forensic Sciences (junior)
• French I, II, and III (fresh,soph, junior)
• Dual Credit Computer Science (senior)
• Dual Credit English 221 (senior)
• AP Physics II (senior, hopefully the class makes, as it is not a very popular)
Rice is my dream school, and I know that compared to other students applying, mine doesn’t stand out as much, I’d just like to get some feedback. Thank you for your time!