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EnvironmentalistClass of 20223.8+1400+/31+stem
Environmental Science Applicant
Female · Latina (Peruvian + Colombian) · CA suburbs · public school that you must test into, does not receive additional funding from district/government
🏷️ URM in STEM
Income: middle class for CA family
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.89 (UW)
SAT
1450
AP Courses
8
Honors
12
Extracurricular Activities
- Head & Founder of Diversity Committee at National Environmental Non-Profitpaid job
- Sponsored Ecological Research Tripcollected data with community researchers at a national forest
- Research project on jellyfishpresented findings at symposium
- Passion project: hosted bake salesraised funds for school supplies for a school in the Andes
- Participated in Youth Social Justice Classpaid stipend
- President of Environmental Club
- Leader of Environmental Campaignhosted tree planting event at school during COVID closure
- Participated in local environmental justice non-profit's political organizing classes
- Assistant Stage Manager for school theater productions
- Youth Leadership position at local writing non-profit
Awards & Honors
- ★National Hispanic Scholar
- ★Description: national
- ★Silver Recipient of Environmental Award
- ★Description: state/regional
- ★Honorable mention of poetry contest
- ★Description: state/regional
- ★AP Scholar
- ★Description: national
- ★Environmental Award
- ★Description: state/regional
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
focused on my Peruvian heritage, took 2 weeks to write, very happy with the outcome
Interview Experiences
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10, interviewer was nice but there were awkward pauses
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, nice and talkative interviewer
Letters of Recommendation
AP Bio Teacher + Advisor for Environmental Club
10/10, has known me for all of high school and has given advice for how to run environmental campaigns
AP Lang Teacher
8/10, doesn't know me that much but we've had positive interactions
College Decisions
Accepted (7)
University of California, DavisUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, San DiegoCalifornia Polytechnic State University, PomonaCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversityCornell University
Waitlisted (1)
University of California, Los Angeles
Rejected (3)
University of California, IrvinePrinceton UniversityStanford University
Profile Tags
ResearchEnvironmental ClubLeadershipPresidentCommunity ServiceVolunteeringYouth MentorAcademic CompetitionEnvironmental AwardDiversity & Inclusion