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ArtistClass of 20213.8+1300+/28+art/hum

Production and Design for Stage/Screen Applicant

Non-binary · Black · NC · Arts-based magnet public high school, large student body

🏷️ URM, LGBT+

Income: Lower middle class, 45k range

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.8 (UW)
ACT
29
Class Rank
83/413
AP Courses
6
Honors
13

AP Exams Taken

AP Lang (4)AP Psych (4)AP Gov (taking soon)AP Lit (taking soon)
Extracurricular Activities
  • TheaterAudio Assistant/crew hand. Upwards of 9 hours a week for 25 weeks a year as prior experience for my major.
  • RedactedSocio-Cultural group. 1 hour a week for the whole school year. Publications manager for a year.
  • Older SiblingSignificant family responsibilities, caring for a 3-year-old sister while my mom works.
  • PaintingTook 3 painting courses throughout high school, hobby for 4 hours a week.
  • GSA1 hour a week my freshman year. Helped in a fundraiser for our local LGBT center.
  • Eco Club3 hours a week junior year spent gardening and doing campus clean-up initiatives.
  • Black AchieversProgram run through the YMCA providing occasional classes on college readiness, career development, and community building.
  • Ronald McDonald House Charity Club4 hours a month cooking for families staying at the RMCH house while their children were in the ICU.
Awards & Honors
  • A/B Honor Roll
  • Student of the Year
  • National Honor Society

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Discussed activism and animal crossing, comparing feelings of not making real change with the game.

Interview Experiences
  • Marymount Manhattan College
  • Performance/Outcome: My first interview and my only group interview. Required me to go over my portfolio alongside other prospective students but earned me an additional scholarship.
  • Pace University
  • Performance/Outcome: Second interview went great. Discussed staging a play and was told I was definitely admitted.
  • New York University
  • Performance/Outcome: Last interview went great with a good rapport and conversation.
Letters of Recommendation
  • Technical Director

    Known for 2 years, has recommended for opportunities.

  • Teacher

    Known through a trip abroad and currently taking his class.

  • Counselor

    Likely the weakest, has other students but likes me well enough.

College Decisions

Accepted (3)

Pace UniversityMarymount Manhattan CollegeNew York University

Profile Tags

ResearchTheaterLeadershipClubCommunity ServiceVolunteeringArtCreative WritingPersonal Projects
Profile Ratings
60
Overall Score
Academic7.2
Extracurricular6.5
Awards3.0
Quick Stats
CategoryArtist
Year2021
MajorProduction and Design for Stage/Screen
GPA3.8 (UW)
ACT29
Acceptances3