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Social AdvocateClass of 2020
Undeclared Applicant
Female · Half-Asian/Half-White · California · Large competitive public school
Income: Middle-class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1580
Class Rank
1/562
AP Courses
7
AP Exams Taken
Calculus ABPhysics 1Calculus BCSpanish Language and CultureBiologyUS History
Extracurricular Activities
- Interned at a law centerWorked to pass legislation helping low-income Californians, research incorporated into bills, edited bills, communicated with authorities
- Founded and served as President of several activism clubsCollaborated with district personnel to improve Title IX resources, organized forums with California Assembly members
- Wrote for several prestigious publicationsPaid work, creative writing
- Cofounded and served as President of the school's Debate team
- Self-published a book
- Ran a blog for several years
- Tutored low-income middle and elementary schoolers weeklyUnpaid
- Played a high school sport for 3 years
- Membership in several other clubs
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Commended Student
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★Poetry Out Loud Award Winner
- ★Description: County level
- ★Academic Decathlon Award Winner
- ★Description: County level
- ★Small Debate Awards
- ★Mathletes Team Award
- ★Description: Regional level
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Focused on experiences with mental health and overcoming challenges
uc essays — Supplemental
Creative nature, educational opportunity, improving school or community, greatest talent
Interview Experiences
- Wellesley College
- Performance/Outcome: None
- Brown University
- Performance/Outcome: None
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: None
- Columbia University
- Performance/Outcome: None
- University of California, Berkeley
- Performance/Outcome: None
Letters of Recommendation
Teacher
Great relationships, did well in classes
Teacher
Great relationships, did well in classes
Teacher
Great relationships, did well in classes
Debate Coach
Positive
Boss at law center
Glowing letter, highlighted important work and personality
College Decisions
Accepted (8)
University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, Los AngelesOccidental CollegeUniversity of the PacificOberlin CollegeWellesley College
Rejected (4)
Brown UniversityColumbia UniversityHarvard UniversityPomona College
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateLeadershipPresidentClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionWriting & PublicationsCreative Writing