Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
Stats:
SAT- 1510
GPA- 5.4 weighted (3.9 unweighted)
10 APs (the rest were Honors Classes)
Gifted Program in School all 4 years
Rank-4/448
PFT: 246
-Pull-ups: 10 (advice on improving pull-ups)
-Sit-ups: 95
-3-Mile Run: 18:00
Extra-curricular:
-Started a nonprofit (10-12; Founder & President) on focusing on assisting those in need (made face-shields for hospitals during COVID when there was a face-shield shortage, donated hand sanitizer to orphanage during COVID)
-President and former Board-Member of Cultural Organization (10-12)
-Track and Field (11,12); made regionals my first year in 2 events (1 mile and 2 mile) and cut mile time by 1 minute to 4:58 and became fastest long distance runner on track team
-Electrical Engineering (11-12): I taught myself electrical engineering concepts, such as its fundamentals, network theorems, and electrical machine. I also built circuits on my own.
-Programming (10-12): I taught myself and am proficient in Python. One of my favorite projects was making a program that calculated investment growth.
-Mu Alpha Theta (9-12): I was a Math Tutor. One of my best experiences I had as a tutor was helping a student get from a B to A- in Algebra 2.
-Science National Honor Society (10-12): I was a Science Tutor. My experience taught me to stay on top of my studying because I would learn the material ahead of time and learn how to effectively teach it, which I would then teach it to my friends and classmates, helping all of us succeed on Bio tests.
-Volunteering at Hospital/Nursing Home (9,10,12) This was my first exposure to the healthcare system. Assisted recreational therapists and nurses in taking care of dementia patients. I helped feed, transport, and assisted in programs for the patients. I also had a lot of patient interaction, which helped improve my Spanish because the majority of the patients only spoke Spanish.
-Altar Serving (9-12): Altar Served at my school and parish (since I was 9 years old) all throughout high school. Helped bring the community of faith together and made my faith stronger.
-Cross-Country: 12th grade; I don’t know how it will turn out. Looking good so far.
Awards (So Far):
-Faith and Revelation Student of the Year Award (9th)
-AP World History Student of the Year Award (10th)
-Honors Dual Enrollment Spanish III Honors Student of the Year Award (10th)
-PSAT Commended Scholar (11th)
-2nd place in 1600m Districts Track and Field (11th)
-2nd place in 3200m Districts Track and Field (11th)
-Honors Dual Enrollment American History Student of the Year (11th)
-Instrument Ensemble Student of the Year (11th)
-AP Scholar (11th)
LOR:
-History Teacher (10/10): Taught me in 10th and 11th and awarded me Student of the Year for both years. I show a keen interest in class for history and learning. Has complimented me saying that I perform very well in class and facilitate a learning environment with my desire to learn and ask questions.
-Math Teacher (8/10): Calculus teacher for 11th and 12th. Originally doing bad in the class and barely finished the first semester with a B+. I improved my grades and participated more in the second semester, finishing off with A for the semester. Teacher said that I would get a 5 and I think I got a 5 on the AB Exam.
-Volunteer Supervisor (9/10): Personally commended for my volunteer work, saying that I come in early and stay late. I was able to adapt to the system very quickly and worked well with the other medical professionals and patients. I did her filing, research, and other admin work that made her job easier.
-Track coach (9/10): I went from one of the worst runners on my team to becoming the best mile and two-mile runner on a decently-competitive distance team by the end of my first year. Went to regionals and districts in my first year doing track. Personally knows me and recognizes that I’m a hard worker.
Essays:
-Improving my calculus grade in a semester and/or improving mile time within one season -> how I can break down barriers and difficulties relatively quickly, which will make me an effective Marine Officer.
-My experience as tutor, explaining difficult concepts effectively and efficiently, which helped me and my classmates succeed -> me being able to break down steps and processes and effectively explain them to ncos and younger enlisted personnel will make me an effective communicator and succeed in missions and thus a better Marine Officer.
-Studying Electrical Engineering: It’s a technical degree, thus giving me a technical way of thinking. Many of the world’s richest CEOs are engineers and it is largely because they focus on the product/project as opposed to the traditional MBA-method of business meetings and business-development. In a similar way, the technical mindset that an EE degree will provide will make me focus on the mission first and everything else second, making me and the rest of the platoon/command/battalion play a much more efficient role in missions, thus making me a better Marine Officer.
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