chance a very average and fried indian girl for t20s
i'm so sorry i didn't get any responses the first time so im trying again, and also included some things that i've just started doing in this post !!
for context i'm a junior right now :)
demographics:
indian, female, competitive bay area hs, upper middle class (cooked)
major: public health/global health/public policy (?)
academics:
3.9 UW (upward trend) 4.7 W
uc gpa: 3.92 uw 4.3 w (some of my honors didn’t “count”)
6 honors from fresh/soph + 1 ap (euro, 4)
this year: ap calc bc, ap lang, apush, ap spanish lang, ap bio
next year: ap stats, ap lit, ap spanish lit (?), ap chem, regular physics
1460 sat (retake, aiming for 1520+)
extracurriculars - kinda vague cuz i don't wanna get doxxed!! not sure how i'm gonna condense into 10 yet
- speech and debate (4yrs) - middle school coach, speech captain, novice mentor, national/state/toc qualifier, 300+ hours volunteering
- asdrp (3yrs) - (pending publish) cog sci research (possibly trying epidemiology as well?)
- jv/varsity swimming + water polo (4yrs)
- board member (hella work) of a nonprofit (that my friends made) to expand menstrual access and increase awareness
- piano (11 yrs) - playing for senior homes and community events
- school newspaper editor (2yrs)
- planned parenthood volunteer and advocate (4 yrs)
- lifeguard (4 yrs) during summer
- domestic violence/teen dating violence youth leadership program (4 yrs) - organizing events, socials, advocacy work
- president of "me too" club that increases awareness abt domestic violence issues
- co-president of a club that makes soaps and donates them to underserved communities
- spartan races (4 yrs)
this summer, i'm hoping to publish a children's book related to my intended major, get an internship advocating for reproductive health legislation, and publishing my psych research! (if i'm locked)
awards: (shit ik)
nsda academic all american (top 1% of members)
t50 in the country for speech
mvp jv swimmer lmaooo
community service award (for county)
spartan racing awards
not really sure what do for awards lwk. hopefully i'll get ap scholar with distinction or billiteracy seal or idk smth else this year!!
bsfr i don't really know what i'm doing </3
for more context my dream school is ucla, but with my gpa i'm not sure i'll get in. the other t30s i'd apply to (outside of the ucs) would prob be stanford, rice, Amherst, jhu, brown, pomona, bu, emory, and georgetown