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WriterClass of 20213.6+1500+/34+art/hum
Modern culture and media Applicant
Female · Black · Upper east coast · Private, pretty competitive
🏷️ URM
Income: Did not apply for FA
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.78 (UW)
ACT
35
AP Courses
9
Honors
13
Extracurricular Activities
- Lead editor of yearbookResponsible for designing tasks for yearbook members, coming up with spread ideas, and meeting with teachers and designers.
- Receptionist in a medical officeWorked 10-12 hours per week.
- TheaterActed in every school production, averaging around 8 hours a week for 2-3 month periods.
- Leader of community service clubWorked with an after school program for underserved kids, ran fundraisers, connected with kids, and helped with homework.
- Selected for summer journalism programParticipated in a two-week program at a top newspaper, learning from editors and writing pieces.
- Selected to attend diversity conferenceAttended a week-long national student diversity conference focused on fostering diversity in communities.
- TrackRan track for school and won a minor award.
- Social Justice InitiativeHelped plan social justice and DEI programming, spoke at assemblies, and designed programming to teach about diversity.
- Honor Code initiativePlanned presentations about the honor code and gave talks to students about cheating.
- Newspaper EditorEdited articles and wrote a few for the school newspaper, though participation decreased this year.
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Commended
- ★New York Times Summer reading contest winner
- ★Description: Work chosen as the winner out of 1000 entries and published in the New York Times.
- ★Runners up for another New York Times contest
- ★Member of national journalism honors society
- ★College Board African American Scholar
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Strong personal essay with a unique spin.
Interview Experiences
- Brown University
- Performance/Outcome: None
Letters of Recommendation
Spanish Teacher
Good, was also the advisor and liked the student.
Physics Teacher
Good, was also the track coach and knew the student well.
College Decisions
Accepted (1)
Brown University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipClubTheaterSocial Justice InitiativeCommunity ServiceVolunteeringJournalismWriting & Publications