u/Affectionate-Tap2334

if you know me irl no you don't :)

demographics: black girl in a major city in CA! i attend a large title i public hs that has around 20 berkeley admits this yr and a couple ivies as well. income is ~300k

intended major: double in american studies and english

SAT: 1360 no studying but retaking in june with studying and hoping for a 1450+.

APs: HUG (5), World (5), and this yr predictions: Lang ( 4 or 5), Precalc (3 or 4), Af Am (4 or 5), and APUSH (4 or 5). next yr APs are Lit, Gov, and Stats + 2 DE classes

GPA: 4.0/4.9 (taken 4 dual enrollment classes)

Ecs:

1. feminist civic engagement nonprofit work (not doxxing): lead workshops, work on curriculum, and speak at events for the cause/org. i. i do a lot of stuff for this but dont want to go into crazy specifics for privacy reasons
2. ymca youth and gov: small leadership position in my delegation where i taught bill writing (2yrs) , also a statewide position where i taught others about a specific process and led a program area.. again being super vague but i did a decent amount!
3. 2x class president
4. feminist writing club co president
5. school poetry slam team member (+ we won)
6. 2 sport varsity athlete, a couple medals w/one
7. school ambassador
8. student canvassing club co founder
9. ncl (national charity league)- various leadership positions within my local chapter, lots of volunteer hours, and some national leadership as well
10. jr lifeguard program in the summer

awards:

1. scholastic national gold medal and american voices award for a personal essay
2. john locke shortlist (hopefully another one this yr)
3. girls state delegate this summer (thinking abt running for some positions so this might become an EC if i get them)
4. program area youth and gov award
5. publication + editor's choice in lit mag

also got a local scholarship and some smaller awards. i also run a substack with ~30 subscribers that i hope to grow. let a girl know!

hi! i’m a current junior building a list for next year. i’m a CA resident with a 4.0/4.9 (hella grade inflation) gpa, lots of service related ecs (some national), and pretty decent writing awards (scholastic gold medal, john locke shortlist, etc). not revealing too much since i don’t want to get doxxed but what are some good safeties? i’m interested in sociology for undergraduate and want to eventually get a phd and be a professor in history, gender studies, etc. please let me know!