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Political ScientistClass of 20213.8+1400+/31+socsci
Statistics, Public Policy Applicant
Female · Black/East African · Mountain West · Public, moderately competitive
🏷️ URM, First-Gen, Geographic
Income: 85k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.89 (UW)
SAT
1420
AP Courses
5
Honors
5
AP Exams Taken
World History (5)Statistics (5)Lang (3)Bio (3)
Extracurricular Activities
- Debate officerCompeted, mentored, won a few regional tournaments
- Senior Writer for School NewspaperUnofficial editor, oversees production and assignments
- Golf CaptainReceived a varsity letter junior year, taught golf basics to new members
- Math TutorPaid position tutoring children with learning disabilities
- Teacher's aideVolunteered at a nonprofit organization teaching classes
- Finance internInterned at a community-focused bank, taught financial literacy
- Outreach director/caucus directorWorked at the state level of an advocacy group, organized community events
- Leadership board at a nonprofitConstructed advocacy plans affecting local communities
- Hospital VolunteerGeneral volunteer duties, could not continue due to COVID
- NHS memberMember of the National Honor Society, top 10%
- Assistant at family businessWorked approximately 15 hours a week
- Model UNParticipated in Model United Nations activities
- School ambassadorsActed as a school ambassador
- NEHSMember of the National English Honor Society
- Social media ambassador at an established nonprofitManaged social media for a nonprofit organization
- Data science courseCompleted an independent data science course
- Coffee business apprenticeshipApprenticed in a coffee business
- Charity fashion showsModeled in two charity fashion shows
- NFL team empowerment summitWorked with an NFL team on an empowerment summit
- Teen advisory board at local libraryMember of the advisory board
- Yoga instructor licenseCurrently working on obtaining a yoga instructor license
Awards & Honors
- ★AP Scholar with Honor
- ★3rd place at business competition
- ★Description: Competed at the state flagship business school
- ★Debate varsity letter
- ★Description: Earned NSDA degrees
- ★School French award
- ★School service award
- ★Finalist for $10k scholarship
- ★Description: Update occurred after submitting applications
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about character through the perspective of shoes, received mixed feedback
Interview Experiences
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10, felt awkward but overall good
- Pomona College
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, shared similar interests, positive feedback
- Georgetown University
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, similar to Pomona, positive remarks
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10, privilege gap noted, bonded over debate
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, good conversational flow, positive signs
Letters of Recommendation
AP Stat teacher
Great relationship, connected interest in statistics to community development
AP Lang teacher
Favorite teacher, writes the best letters of recommendation
Manager at the nonprofit
Great relationship, connected fascination with statistics and data science
Peer recommendation
Best friend, connected racial/ethnic identity to navigation of the world
Counselor
Large public high school, limited interaction
College Decisions
Accepted (9)
University of Colorado, BoulderColorado State UniversityUniversity of OklahomaBowdoin CollegeEmory UniversityWake Forest UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaRice UniversityTufts University
Waitlisted (4)
Colgate UniversityWilliams CollegeNorthwestern UniversityDavidson College
Rejected (9)
Pomona CollegeGeorgetown UniversityVanderbilt UniversityAmherst CollegeDartmouth CollegePrinceton UniversityDuke UniversityBrown UniversityColumbia University
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateHonor SocietyAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipClubSocial Media ManagerPublic SpeakingCommunity Service