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Political ScientistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+socsci

political science, gender studies, sociology, politics, philosophy, economics Applicant

nonbinary · White mixed puerto rican latino · midwest (michigan) · public, standard large city high school

🏷️ latino, gay

Income: 50-70k

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.8 (UW)
SAT
1550
AP Courses
6
Extracurricular Activities
  • worked at parents small businessinvolved in making and selling dairy products, approximately 10 hours per week for the entire year
  • school GSA presidentmanaged queer student affairs and advocated for issues during the school year, approximately 1 hour per week
  • managed social media and public relations for a foreign affairs nonprofitapproximately 5 hours per week, only during the summer and later part of 2020
  • worked with local Planned Parenthoodprovided better sex education to students and served as a community resource, approximately 2 hours per week during the school year
  • worked on a local prosecutor's campaigncampaign outreach and policy writing on combatting the school to prison pipeline, approximately 15 hours per week during the summer
  • worked on a local progressive congressional candidate's campaigncampaign outreach and managed Latino voter outreach, approximately 12 hours per week during the summer
  • wrote for a teenage literary collective zinepoetry, opinion pieces, media reviews, approximately 1 hour per week during the first semester of senior year
  • policy debate team varsity memberapproximately 2 hours per week during the season
  • member of school body governmentlead the philanthropy board, approximately 1 hour per week
Awards & Honors
  • AP Scholar with Honor
  • school NHS member

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

an intimate personal essay about finding nonbinary identity through clothing and self-expression

Letters of Recommendation
  • AP Government Teacher

    10/10, strong relationship, focused on campaign involvement

  • Spanish Teacher

    7/10, focused on character, concerned about being a fluent Spanish speaker

  • Counselor

    Unknown, submitted late, no prior interaction

College Decisions

Accepted (5)

University of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of Minnesota Twin CitiesUniversity of VermontReed CollegeDepaul University

Rejected (9)

Brown UniversityTufts UniversityWesleyan UniversityCornell UniversityAmherst CollegeSwarthmore CollegeWilliams CollegeNew York UniversityNorthwestern University

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubGSAVolunteeringCommunity ServicePolitical CampaignsDebateWriting & PublicationsCreative Writing
Profile Ratings
65
Overall Score
Academic8.5
Extracurricular7.2
Awards2.5
Quick Stats
CategoryPolitical Scientist
Year2021
Majorpolitical science, gender studies, sociology, politics, philosophy, economics
GPA3.8 (UW)
SAT1550
Acceptances5
Rejections9