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Political ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+socsci
Public Policy, Education, Political Science Applicant
Female · Nigerian-American · DMV · Public
🏷️ URM
Income: enough to need aid but get absolutely none
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.95 (UW)
SAT
1510
Class Rank
3/540
AP Courses
14
Honors
9
AP Exams Taken
AP PsychologyAP Spanish LiteratureAP Literature
Extracurricular Activities
- Public Official PositionFull voting member of a governing body in my county, chair of a committee, involved in budget approval and policy passing.
- Equity Leadership CouncilFounded a council at school to create community events on antiracism and social justice, taught lessons on diversity and inclusion, hosted forums.
- Social Justice OrganizationSecretary for a student organization, conducted book studies, hosted forums, and revised school curricula.
- Mental Health NonprofitDirector of a podcast promoting awareness on neurodiversity, created pen pal programs, featured in Times Square.
- Youth Advisory CouncilChairwoman, created a legal literacy curriculum, provided feedback on county vaccination initiatives.
- Speech & DebateSpeech Captain, competed at regional, state, and national levels, earned numerous awards.
- County Department of Social Services InternshipAssisted board of directors, managed social media, organized fundraisers for young mothers.
- Mock TrialFounder and Co-Captain, led team to improve from a losing record to the best in the circuit.
- Part-Time JobWorked at McDonald's and Five Guys, averaging 24 hours a week since sophomore year.
- Teen AdvisoryRepresentative to the Superintendent's advisory team, involved in educational policy discussions.
Awards & Honors
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★State Duo Champion
- ★Description: Forensics
- ★Community Service Award
- ★County NHD Award
- ★Description: 1st place
- ★NSDA Qualifier
- ★Description: 3rd place
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Focused on learning to take risks and finding my voice, proud of the final product.
Interview Experiences
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, engaging conversation with alum, discussed history and received book recommendations.
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10, conversation about judicial system, nothing notable.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, enjoyable conversation about traditions, some limitations in questions.
- Scholarships
- Jefferson @ University of Virginia
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10, felt great during interviews, able to express points authentically.
- Banneker Key @ University of Maryland, College Park
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10, easy interview due to in-state status and prior experience.
- Robertson @ Duke
- Performance/Outcome: yikes/10, felt interviews were poor, faced challenging questions.
Letters of Recommendation
US History Teacher
3/10, plain letter despite close relationship.
English Teacher
8/10, solid letter, close relationship.
World History Teacher
7.5/10, good letter focusing on love of history.
Spanish Teacher
9.5/10, personal and kind letter, instrumental in journey towards fluency.
Two Mentors
10/10, emotional and proud letters, submitted to schools and scholarships.
College Decisions
Accepted (9)
University of North Carolina, Chapel HillUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Maryland, College ParkVanderbilt UniversityEmory UniversityWashington University in St. LouisHarvard UniversityYale UniversityDuke University
Profile Tags
ResearchSocial Justice OrganizationLeadershipFounderSpeech & DebateMock TrialCommunity ServiceVolunteeringInternshipPublic SpeakingYouth Advisory CouncilAcademic CompetitionAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Honor Society