angelaya
angelaya,
NC State
B.S., International Studies
Sophomore at NC State
Features Included
2
Essays
6
Schools
4
Scores
5
Advice
4
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Oviedo, Spain
GenderFemale
EthnicityHispanic
AdmissionEarly Decision
Class of2017
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Spanish, French

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • North Carolina State University - Raleigh (Raleigh, NC)
  • University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
  • Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)
  • Brigham Young University - Idaho (Rexburg, ID)
  • University of Maryland - College Park (College Park, MD)
  • American University (Washington, DC)
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North Carolina State University - Raleigh (Raleigh, NC)

Applied for a B.S. in International Studies

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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Personal Statement
425 Words
Creative personal story
Confessions of a Teenage Dork My apologies to Star Wars: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, in a period of happiness and love, a young child named Angela was born. As she grew, she joined the weirdest clubs, listened to the weirdest music, and was proud to do it all. The Empire promptly gave her the title of “Dork Queen.” I am a self-proclaimed dork. Instead of Dora the Explora or SpongeBob Squarepants, I spent my...
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Additional Essay Details
469 Words
While I sit here writing this essay, dreaming of my future, someone out there is starving. Someone out there is afraid to leave their home, yet they dream of one day coming to America to live as we do. Americans are spoiled. We have our big education system, our big homes, our grand democracy, and the American dream and we take it all for granted. How many non-Americans hope to one day be able to live the American Dream? Of...
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General Admissions Advice

What I’d change about my application process
57 Words
I was so dead set on going to the only college I was denied from, it was...
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Why I declined other schools
36 Words
Well during the whole process I had an order, I knew...
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Most popular extracurricular activities at my college
31 Words
I don't really think there's something that's more popular...
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My favorite course thus far, and why
42 Words
One of my favorite courses was probably Genetics in Human Affairs. I'm not...
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What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling
28 Words
How much I would love it. It wasn't...
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High School Performance

GPA
3.55
(no specification of weighting)
Rank
Top 25%
 
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Steady
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1820
 
SAT Score Details
 
Converted SAT Score1300

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details3 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesMarching Band, Church, National Honor Society, Spanish Club
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received

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