u/Icy-Firefighter-4144

chance me at HPYSM + other T20s

sooo probably will get doxxed but i dont care

context: fgli, 98% poc school, majority fgli school, avg sat ~950, no APs freshman year and 1 allowed sophomore year

race/ethnicity: black (daughter of immigrants)

income bracket: low-income

stats
4.25 uw
4.6 w

max rigor, all A+
rank 1/~150
sat: 1480, super 1490
interested in neuroscience + gov't
6 aps thus far, 12 aps by graduation

4 ap world

expected ap scores: 4 ap bio, 4 or 5 apush, 4 or 5 lang, 3 ap spanish, 3 ap calc ab (may not take the exam idk yet)

ecs:

  • student government / student council (class president 2yrs; major role in school leadership and initiatives)
  • FIRST Robotics (team captain 3yrs; long-term involvement; focused on leadership, mentorship, and team systems rather than competition awards)
  • independent neuroscience/health disparities research (science fair + research involvement; includes epilepsy/neurodevelopmental focus)
  • speech & debate (varsity events including interpretation and debate formats)
  • math honors society tutor (peer tutoring in algebra 2 / precalc; academic support and mentoring)
  • poetry club (leadership (secretary + performance + anthology contribution + school literary engagement)
  • youth health / advisory-type involvement (public health / student voice input on youth health issues)
  • medical internship/volunteering at local hospital (clinical exposure across specialties; patient interaction + hospital systems understanding)
  • sunday school teacher (long-term teaching role; multilingual instruction, leadership of large youth group)
  • community cultural volunteering (event support and service work)
  • family home-care support initiative (translation + logistics for neurodevelopmental disability care system in family context)
  • paleontology / teen science internship (state-selected fossil research + museum work + data cataloging)

awards:

  • QuestBridge College Prep Scholar
  • HSF Young Leaders Summit Scholar
  • National Merit Commended Scholar (Expected, 214 index)
  • 1st Place Regional Science Fair in Category
  • First to qualify State SEF from school (Got honorable mention in category + special award)
  • CHSAA State Semifinalist (Speech/Debate 3A)
  • Black Student Excellence Award (Senator recognition)
  • Matriculate
  • National Recognition College Board - First gen and School recognition(expected)
  • AP scholar with distinction (expected)
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u/Icy-Firefighter-4144 — 7 days ago