Unweighted GPA: 3.8 (without Senior year 1st semester)
Weighted GPA: idk, school doesn’t calculate
APs: U.S. 4, Lang (planned but couldn’t take exam), Lit (senior), Calc A/B (senior), Psych (senior), Spanish Lang&Culture (senior)
SAT: 1390 (690, 700)
Public school, medium rigor
Intended major: Social Sciences (specifically Sociology/Anthropology)
Race/Ethnicity: Asian-American
Household income: less than $60,000 for 2 people (including me)
ECs:
- Social Justice (Youth Leader of organization)
- Work in retail and Boys & Girls Club = 20 hours a week
- Volunteer at Library (tutoring kids, adult learners, interned over the summer)
Awards: - MIP of Varsity Soccer
- Spanish Award
Background Info:
Grew up on East Coast. When mother passed away due to illness, I moved to Asia for a few years, then moved to CA before junior year. I’ve had to move around a lot because of circumstances, financial issues, and my own desire. In other words: 2 years at international school in Asia (freshman, sophomore), 2 years at public school in L.A. I qualify for reduced lunch.
Common App Essay: I talk about the 2 most impactful events of my life: mother’s death and how I learned to value relationships and moving to L.A. (under the care of a guardian) and learned to be more independent/disciplined (time management, break out of introverted shell)
Applying to:
UChicago (lolol), Amherst, UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, SD, SB, Davis, Irvine), Pomona, Pitzer, Oxy, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Wellesley, NYU
Comments: I plan on doing EDII for Uchicago to have all As Senior year 1st semester on my transcript.