u/perpetuallywater

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

  1. speech and debate (4yrs) - middle school coach, speech captain, novice mentor, national/state/toc qualifier, 300+ hours volunteering
  2. asdrp (3yrs) - (pending publish) cog sci research (possibly trying epidemiology as well?)
  3. jv/varsity swimming + water polo (4yrs)
  4. board member (hella work) of a nonprofit (that my friends made) to expand menstrual access and increase awareness
  5. piano (11 yrs) - playing for senior homes and community events
  6. school newspaper editor (2yrs)
  7. planned parenthood volunteer and advocate (4 yrs)
  8. lifeguard (4 yrs) during summer
  9. domestic violence/teen dating violence youth leadership program (4 yrs) - organizing events, socials, advocacy work
  10. president of "me too" club that increases awareness abt domestic violence issues
  11. co-president of a club that makes soaps and donates them to underserved communities
  12. 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

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u/perpetuallywater — 2 days ago

maximizing summer productivity without any programs?

hi! for context i'm interested in healthcare + public policy. I unfortunately got rejected from all my summer programs :( this summer, I'll be volunteering for a few weeks at my debate team's summer camp (mentoring younger students) and lifeguarding. Any other suggestions to maximize productivity without doing any other programs? I'm also part of a domestic violence center youth leadership team so I'll probably be hosting workshops a few times but nothing crazy time consuming. Since I've already completed alg 2, should I begin study to study for SAT/ACT? My school requires ppl to take the psat sophomore year fall. I'd appreciate any and ALL advice!! :)

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u/perpetuallywater — 3 days ago
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last chance manuscript help?

Hi! I'm going in info at lcnq and was wondering if anyone could help me with my works cited page. If willing, lmk and I'll dm you! I'm a bit confused on the format esp cuz my main event is impromptu lmao

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u/perpetuallywater — 5 days ago