QuestBridge
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QuestBridge is a program for high-acheiving, low-income students to earn a full ride to the college that they "match" to. After submitting an application, students can rank up to 15 colleges (out of the 52 who are partnered with QuestBridge). If a student is "matched" to a college, they are admitted early to their highest ranked college that accepts them. If a student isn't matched, they can be still considered for generous financial aid in the Regular Decision round. Learn more about QuestBridge here, or talk to the counselors.
Israel G (MIT)
Major: aerospace engineering
1590 SAT
4.9 GPA
Atlas Scholar
9th grade courses
English
AP human geography
Biology
Geometry
PE
Spanish 3
Art 2
10th grade courses
English
WHAP
1968 / world wars
Chemistry
Algebra 2
AP seminar
AP Spanish 4
11th grade courses
AP English
APUSH
AP Physics 1
AP chem
Pre cal BC
AP research
AP Spanish 5
12th grade courses
AP English
Creative writing
AP gov/macro
AP psych
AP physics C
AP calc BC
Post cal
Applied to...
MIT
Brown
Stanford
Princeton
USC
Rice
Northwestern
A&M
Columbia
Johns Hopkins
Essay Topics:
Living and studying in Bolivia from 1st to 7th grade. Having that "foreigner" perspective.
Wanting to do aerospace engineering because it's unexplored. I want to be part of new research.
Extracurriculars:
CVHS Hispanic Honor Society (president)
Atlas Scholars Program
GeoForce Program at UT
Texas High School Aerospace Scholars with NASA
Learning piano and guitar
Rec letters from Chen & Garcia
Sasha C (Yale)
Major: economics, visual arts (submitted arts supplementals)
Emerge Scholar
9th grade courses
English
AP human geography
Biology
Geometry
PE
Spanish 3
Art 2
10th grade courses
English
WHAP
Religions / mythology
Chemistry
Algebra 2
AP seminar
Newspaper
11th grade courses
AP English
APUSH
1968 / world wars
Pre-ap physics
AP stats 1
AP research
Newspaper
12th grade courses
AP English
Creative writing
AP gov/macro
AP bio
Stats 2
AP Spanish 4
Journalism
Applied to...
USC
Columbia
Yale
Princeton
Rice
Stanford
UPenn
Brown
Dartmouth
Essay Topics:
Main essay: in junior year I did the Threads of Gold Contest. I wasn't in art class, so I needed to make an effort to make time instead. After I won the contest I sold my art to the foundation, and it led me to want to be an artist and pursue multiple passions.
Leadership experiences in clubs
How music and art are similar and connect people to each other and to different cultures
My AP Research project. Talking to my mentor and doing research
Extracurriculars:
CVHS newspaper (copy editor, entertainment editor, editor in chief)
CVHS Stuco rep (freshman through junior year)
CVHS NHS
CVHS Music appreciation club (President)
Drummer for church
Church volunteering
Hispanic scholarship fund
Rec letters from Barnes & Harris
Ishaan S (MIT)
Major: computer science
1550 SAT
4.83 GPA
9th grade courses (Westside HS)
English
AP human geography
Biology
Math
PE
Spanish 2
Health science
10th grade courses (CVHS)
English
WHAP
Chemistry
AP bio
Algebra 2
AP seminar
Art 1
11th grade courses
AP English
APUSH
AP Physics 1
Pre-cal AB
AP stats 1
AP CSA
AP research
12th grade courses
AP English
AP gov/macro
AP psych
AP physics C
AP chem
AP calc AB
Stat 2
Applied to...
MIT
Stanford
Cal tech
Princeton
Columbia
UPenn
Yale
Rice
Essay Topics:
Main essay: how I got closer to my family
How One Piece got me interested in philosophy and thinking about the world
Extracurriculars:
Job
NASA program (during school year and summer)
Rec letters from Wendt & Ramon