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Political ScientistClass of 20213.8+othersocsci
Philosophy Applicant
Female · Biracial (Mexican and White, ethnically Jewish) · CA · Tiny little private school literally no one has ever heard
🏷️ URM
Income: Middle Class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.98 (UW)
AP Courses
2
Honors
16
Extracurricular Activities
- Secretary General of an international Model UN conference10 hr/week commitment. Started junior year.
- Political volunteerWorked 8 hr/week for Bernie's Presidential campaign for almost two years and also worked in local campaigns.
- Summer policy intern for city councilmember45 hr/week, 4 weeks in the Summer after sophomore year. Focused on niche area of research.
- Blog about favorite hockey teamCreated and operate a blog and a popular fan Instagram. 5 hr/week, 30ish weeks per year.
- Summer camp counselorVolunteer CIT from 5th-9th grade, became a paid counselor after 11th grade. 45 hr/week, 4 weeks per year.
- Co-founder/President of Gender-Sexuality Alliance3 hr/week.
- Various small school activitiesAdmissions ambassador, peer tutor/mentor, ethics bowl team member, scheduling committee member. 3 hr/week.
- ArtMostly self-taught. 4 hr/week.
- Summer International Relations Program in LondonAttended after sophomore year.
- Built a greenhouse in PeruCompleted after freshman year.
Awards & Honors
- ★Second place in ethical writing contest
- ★Description: Judged by Ivy League school.
- ★Named to advanced texting team with Bernie
- ★Named to Spanish texting team with Bernie
- ★Silver on level 3 for the National Spanish Award
- ★Bronze on level 2 for the National Spanish Award
- ★High Honors at school
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about friendships with two closest international friends and what they have taught each other.
Interview Experiences
- Georgetown University
- Performance/Outcome: Best interview, lasted about an hour and a half.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Meh, interviewer was late and poorly dressed.
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Really good, interviewer was impressed.
Letters of Recommendation
Counselor
AMAZING! Close relationship.
11th grade bio teacher/MUN advisor
AMAZING! Close relationship.
Teacher
Had 4 classes with her.
College Decisions
Accepted (9)
Lewis and Clark CollegeReed CollegeUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraAmerican UniversityBrandeis UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, BerkeleyGeorge Washington UniversityNew York University
Waitlisted (3)
University of California, Los AngelesBoston UniversityStanford University
Rejected (6)
Georgetown UniversityBarnard CollegeBrown UniversityHarvard UniversityYale UniversityColumbia University
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateModel UNLeadershipPresidentClubArtCreative WritingVolunteeringCommunity ServiceInternshipYouth MentorCultural ImmersionAcademic CompetitionWriting & Publications