afonticoba,

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B.A., Communication and Media Studies

Mass Communications student at York College of Pennsylvania

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Background

Hometown Dover, Pennsylvania

GenderFemale

EthnicityHispanic, Prefer Not to Share

AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2019
First Gen College StudentNo

English First Language Yes

Other Language(s) Spoken Spanish

Results, Essays, and Advice

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Waitlisted or Withdrew

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York College of Pennsylvania (York, PA)

Applied for a B.A. in Communication and Media Studies

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

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Personal Statement

651 Words

Family background, International background, Role model/inspiration

One of my earliest memories is of my father swinging my brother and me back and forth while saying, “columpio” —swing in Spanish—in a sing-song voice. He would do it every day before he left for work. If he happened to forget, though, we would make sure he remembered. Growing up able to speak both English and Spanish has been not only a tremendous blessing, but also a daily reminder to live up to the good ethics my grandfather...

General Admissions Advice

Recommended summer activities during high school and college

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Volunteering,...

List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience

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Why I ultimately chose my school

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My advice about getting recommenders

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Choose people...

Whether I took out loans or applied for scholarships, and my advice

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Apply for every scholarship--even...

High School Performance

GPA

3.80

(no specification of weighting)

Rank

Top 1%

High School TypeOther Private
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT

1210

on 1600 scale

Highest SAT

1680

SAT Score Details

Original SAT Score1680
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Sports

SportsTennis, Tennis

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesLocal Orchestra / Symphony / Band, Community or summer theater/plays, 4-H

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York College of Pennsylvania (York, PA)

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