Finance, Systems Engineering Applicant
Male · Latino · Northern Virginia · Public IB School
🏷️ First-Gen, URM
Income: $40k
AP Exams Taken
- College Readiness ProgramStudied Writing 1 and Calculus 2 at XXXXX College (35 hours/6 weeks) - Grade 11
- Regional Business Case Study CompetitionDeveloped plan to support women in a STEM company with 4 peers, placed top 5 (8 hours/10 weeks) - Grade 11
- FBLA OfficerHost meetings and plan activities (2 hours/10 weeks) - Grades 11-12
- Associate of the finance department of a student-run companyUtilizing spreadsheets, tracking figures, etc. (3 hours/20 weeks) - Grade 12
- Family ResponsibilitiesSupervising younger sister, translating for parents (10 hours/52 weeks) - Grades 9-12
- ★National Hispanic Recognition Award
Essay Topics
In my Personal Statement, I talked about how my parents' hardships affected me, my academic goals, and how I want to help my family.
I wrote about my desire to communicate and collaborate with others, as well as wanting to explore my academic and personal interests.
They were pretty long, so I didn't revise them as much as other essays that I wrote.
Alongside my engineering essay, I did the Beta Bridge and Favorite Word prompts.
Pretty easy, though my sentences were on the verge of being run-on given that's what my writing style is prone to.
Talked about JFK's Inaugural Speech for my Honors College essay.
- University of Pennsylvania M&T
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre as hell, as I had a really long convo with my uncle just before my interview, so my lack of preparation went out the window.
Counselor
7/10 - Not sure exactly how detailed their letter was, but it was probably pretty good.
IB AASL2 Teacher
9/10 - Had him for my junior year, and probably is my favorite teacher. We'd spend time outside of class talking about math topics.
IB Business SL & HL Teacher
8/10 - Had them for the last two years. She was probably able to vouch for my work ethic and leadership skills.
Accepted (3)
Rejected (2)
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