Professional Documents
Culture Documents
12 Carson High School College Center Peer Counselor Trained in 4 types of college applications
- in charge of case manager 12 students along with an
assigned advisory class
- assisting students with college and financial aid
application process
12 Carson High School ASB Leadership Commissioner of - organized virtual activities to help students stay
Art connected to school
- in charge of promotion of activities through creating
flyers
- promote student involvement in school community
9, 10, Carson Academy Showcase Booth Member, Showcase for schools of possible incoming 8th graders
11 Booth Leader, and first year: member of a booth, presenting to 80 8th
Tour Guide graders
second year: booth leader, ensured everything was
running smoothly
third year: tour guide, led students around different
academy showcase and helping them fill out their
scavenger hunts
Grade Honors / Awards (academic and/or athletic awards, certificates, etc.)
12 Star Achievement: Passed both my AP English Language and AP Spanish Language and Culture exams
11, 12 Academic Excellence for 4.0 GPA: Maintained a GPA of 4.0 and above
9 Colt Love Award: Acknowledged for demonstrating a willingness to help others and be a leader among the class
Do your grades in high school reflect your academic ability or potential? Explain.
My grades do in fact reflect my academic ability and potential, with a weighted GPA of 4.23. I have taken several honors and AP
courses which I have passed with A’s due to my hard work and dedication to my academic success. I have worked hard to be
competitive enough to apply to the highest systems of education.
Are there any particular circumstances, school experiences, or persons that influenced your preparation or motivation to attend
college/military (e.g., cultural/financial background, family, and teachers)? Explain.
As a child of a single-parent household, I have seen the first-hand struggles of what it is to provide for not only yourself but for
your children when you do not have a job that adequately brings in income. Attending college would open up so many
opportunities for jobs that provide well and have good benefits, due to the fact that requirements for most jobs now often include
a college degree whether that be an Associates or Bachelors Degree.
Describe any obstacles you have faced in school/life and how you overcame them:
Some obstacles that I have faced are the seperation of my mother and stepfather at the end of fifth grade, which upended my life
by having to change schools and move houses. I had to adapt to a whole different school setting and leave everyone I knew my
whole life to go to a school full of strangers to whom I had no connection with. I had to start from scratch and learn how to make
new friends and use a school map to get to my classes because I didn’t know where anything was. In addition, during 11th grade,
the Covid-19 pandemic caused all schools to close including mine and thus online learning became the new normal. I struggled
and am currently still struggling to adjust to a learning environment because I am someone who is a visual and hands-on learner.
Staring at a screen for hours instead of being able to interact with others and be involved in the classroom has not been easy for
me. I have turned to resources like Khan Academy to help me stay on top of the materials in my classes such as Physics and
Precalculus.