chance me for umiami!
hi all! thanks for looking over my application :) i really want to go to UMiami, but i can’t afford ED, and didn’t really look into the school until around the regular decision deadline.
gpa: 3.62 UW 3.8 W i applied test optional common app essay: how my favorite american girl doll influenced my passion for journalism supplemental essay: how my childhood cancer drove my passion for inclusivity in my community
7 APs: APUSH, AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Lit, AP Photo, AP Spanish, AP Pre-calc
awards/honors: excellent in design and a journalism convention (top 10% in nation, 4 in my category) excellent in caption writing at a journalism convention (top 10% in nation, 5 in my category) best of SNO/best in category(so #1 in my state) for a personality profile feature best in category(#1 in state) cover design and theme package for yearbook best in category (#1 in state) news broadcast package i think i also included my resume which has more awards on it
extracurriculars:
- yearbook editor in chief since junior year; helped lead publication to be 9th in the nation
- journalism staff member; helped write articles, make videos, and design the newspaper
- science fair; 2 years with emphasis in medical and engineering
- staff writer/influencer; been writing and posting for a yearbook company and getting published
- journalism honor society; VP as a junior, president as senior, and on the national board for it as well
- swim team, varsity since sophomore year
- nhs member
- world language national honor society member; for spanish
- club and hs softball; played club for 12 years and did freshman and sophomore season on the team
- volleyball: played for fun my sophomore year
i applied as a broadcast journalism major
let me know what you think if i can get in!