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Social AdvocateClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+art/hum
African-American Studies, English, Global Affairs, International Relations, Urban Studies Applicant
Male · Black/East African · Suburb of a major CA city · Mid-sized public
🏷️ URM, low-income, raised by single immigrant mother
Income: Lower-middle class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1540
AP Courses
15
AP Exams Taken
Art HistoryWorld HistoryBiologyPsychologyCalculus ABStatisticsUS HistoryEnglish Language
Extracurricular Activities
- Attended a highly selective summer program in the humanities
- Co-founded/wrote for a youth-led social justice oriented online newspaper
- President of school's Black Student Union
- Class President
- Student representative on school board
- Created March for Our Lives chapter at my school, led a major rally in my town
- Regular community service to a shelter for at-risk/homeless women and children
- Created a Diversity Task Force at my school to promote cultural awareness and address discrimination
- Worked part-time at local board game store
- Cello
Awards & Honors
- ★Semifinalist for a major speech contest
- ★Scholastic Art & Writing Awards-Gold Key for Poetry
- ★Superintendent's recognition award
- ★National AP Scholar
- ★National Merit Commended
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Discussed masculinity in the Black community and disrupting legacies of male violence in my family
Interview Experiences
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Fantastic, interviewer was a recent grad with similar interests
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Okay, busy cafe made it difficult to communicate
- Columbia University
- Performance/Outcome: Pretty good, another recent grad with prepared questions
Letters of Recommendation
English Teacher
Taught me for both AP Lang and AP Lit and advised me for my speech contest; super flattering and detailed
World History Teacher
Likely positive but not anything incredible
Counselor
Talked to her maybe twice during my entire high school experience
College Decisions
Accepted (8)
Arizona State UniversityHoward UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, BerkeleyColumbia UniversityStanford UniversityHarvard UniversityYale University
Profile Tags
ResearchSocial JusticeLeadershipPresidentClubCommunity ServiceVolunteeringCreative WritingPublic SpeakingAcademic CompetitionNational MeritYouth Mentor