Hi guys, keeping this short but I am an 18 year old male college student that also speaks spanish fluently.
Im currently planning a solo trip, 4 days, in september, do you think Il be fine ? Or would you not reccomend it. It will be my birthday so I wanna do something new and its one of my dreams to travel solo
What other destinations (in mexico) should I consider
Hispanic male rising senior, lives in new york but il keep this simple and short I want to study and work in california.
UC gpa: 3.75 w/3.5 unweighted (lower because out of state honors courses dont count as weight)
I also have very different family circumstances and come from a disadvantaged background.
Regular gpa is a 4.0 weighted
Extracurriculars
Youth council/board of a nationally recognized organization, 1 of 12 selected across the country to serve as a representative, attends yearly all-expenses paid summit to present my project and gain mentorship for my projects. 37 members in total representing thousands of youth. (9th-12th)
Raised 600$ towards the set up of a sensory wall and sensory-friendly art toolkits at my which I distributed at my sibling’s school/community center.
School choir (9-10th)
Competitive swim team/club (9th-12th) Around 12 hours a week, 15 hours a week during the summer (morning and afternoon practices).
Ambassador of a non profit organization, I co lead yearly fundraisers and helped raise around 10,000$ to help and provide resources for families with persons of disabilities in my area. Was selected honoree. Volunteered at over 100 events throughout the year, checkins serving food and working with children. (10th-12th)
Intern at a political campaign (Summer of 9th grade) made phone calls and connected with voters in the area.
Part time job (Summer of 11th grade)
Caregiver for special needsfamily member (All four years)
Parents typically work afterschool so this was a big time commitment and responsibility for me.
Spanish Honor Society (11th, 12th)
Executive Board member 12th
Help school set up and design for foreign language week, make post cards for families, lead and do food drive donations, help lead meetings and track hours.
All other ec’s are honor societies, community outreach club and things like that.
I plan to apply to UC san diego, SDSU, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, UCLA, University of San Diego
Awards
Certificate of Congressional Recognition
Proclomations from my state senator
National Project Grant
Honor roll
PIQs
My PIQs will focus on who I am, the circumstances that have shaped me, and how those experiences have influenced my perspective and goals. I also plan to write about projects that I didn’t include in my Activities section, such as taking AP African American Studies during my junior year. In that class, I worked with my teacher and the school’s administration to survey students and present recommendations on how history classes could be more inclusive and representative of students from diverse backgrounds.
Im just wondering, if you choose to report scores of 4 and 5 would it strengthen and boost your application? Do admissions officer view this? Or is it the opposite.
Im an OOS candidate planning to apply to UC SB next year with a UC weighted 3.75, took 7 AP courses, caregiving to fam member outside of school, 4 years sport.
Should I just not even waste my time applying 😭😭
If I had 8 A grades, 2 B grades, and 2 C grades what is my uc weighted gpa.
My school only gives out 1 final grade for each full year long course.
I took 3 AP courses rest of my courses dont count as honors. My school does not use semester system.
So if all 3 AP courses were full 1 year courses how many honors points do I get ?