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Social AdvocateClass of 20213.8+otherart/hum

Philosophy Applicant

Female · Biracial · CA · Mid-Size Public School

Income: Less than 100k

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.93 (UW)
AP Courses
1
Honors
1

AP Exams Taken

AP Environmental Science
Extracurricular Activities
  • OrganizingOrganized within my school district for educational equity and the decriminalization of campuses.
  • OrganizingCo-lead multiple climate justice related events in my community.
  • Paid WorkCoached school aged gymnasts (5-14) for almost two years.
  • School TheatreParticipated in multiple productions and competitions.
  • Paid WorkCurrently work in a yogurt shop 30+ hours/week.
  • Student Investment InitiativeWon a 5,000 dollar grant to pursue a project meant to benefit my community.
  • Varsity STUNTCompeted on my school's varsity STUNT team.
  • International Thespian SocietyThree star thespian.
  • Plant Based ClubAdvocated for living a healthy plant based lifestyle.
  • Paid WorkOfficiated youth basketball for three seasons.
Awards & Honors
  • Respondent's Choice
  • Description: Theatre
  • Excellence in Integrated Math
  • Featured Publications/Interviews
  • Description: In multiple local news stations plus the LA Times
Interview Experiences
  • Mount Holyoke College
  • Performance/Outcome: Went pretty well, only lasted about twenty minutes.
  • Smith College
  • Performance/Outcome: A little rough; drilled me on questions about the college that I didn't know the answer to. I was underprepared.
  • Wellesley College
  • Performance/Outcome: I thought my interview went really well but apparently they did not.
  • Middlebury College
  • Performance/Outcome: Amazing! My interviewer and I bonded over common interests and they followed up with an email containing more information on the stuff we discussed.
Letters of Recommendation
  • Counselor

    6/10 - We weren't close, so assuming it wasn't extremely personal.

  • English

    10/10 - Extremely specific to my talents and described my work ethic in detail.

  • AP Environmental Science

    8/10 - Didn't get to read this one, but assuming it was strong considering my APES teacher was also my advisor for four years.

  • Theatre

    10/10 - My director is like a third parent so their letter was personal and heartfelt.

College Decisions

Accepted (9)

California State University, Monterey BayCalifornia State University, Long BeachCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversityUniversity of OregonUniversity of VermontHampshire CollegeNortheastern UniversityMount Holyoke CollegeMiddlebury College

Waitlisted (5)

Bates CollegeSan Diego StateUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, San DiegoSmith College

Rejected (6)

University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraWellesley CollegeBarnard CollegeHamilton College

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipTheaterCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsAdvanced CourseworkEnvironmental ClubActivism
Profile Ratings
64
Overall Score
Academic6.5
Extracurricular7.5
Awards4.0
Quick Stats
CategorySocial Advocate
Year2021
MajorPhilosophy
GPA3.93 (UW)
Acceptances9
Rejections6