Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Activities Lists
from students who got into the Ivy League,
Stanford and more
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RESEARCH RELIGIOUS
Researcher, MIT Research Science Migration Mass Activities
Institute Summer Program Coordinator, Our Lady of Health
Mission League
Researched vascular changes of vaping Taught & performed a bharatanatyam
w/ Dr. Hamburg; studied computational dance to 500+ to showcase
biology; developed FindCovidtests.com multinationality, diversity, and unity in
w/13k hits; wrote draft publication. Christianity; weekly Sunday school.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Violinist, Chicago Youth
Symphony Orchestra Junior Exec. Board Officer,
Misericordia Home
Selected through rigorous audition Social media chair for springtime
process; prestigious Chicagoland youth fundraiser; 150+ hours of service;
orchestra; 14+ free community concerts organized teen outreach camp for
for public schools; weekly rehearsals. prospective residents.
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(Volunteer)
ATHLETICS - JV / VARSITY
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Sailing, Founding Member,
ESL Tutor, Heartland Alliance WY Varsity Sailing Team
Human Care
Taught advanced ESL to adult 1 of 15 initial team members;
learners; weekly classes; only high organized transportation to practice
school aged volunteer; 100+ hours of on Lake Michigan; fundraised gear
tutoring. and startup costs.
Activities List of a successful
Columbia Admit
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Creative Editor,
The Picador (School Newspaper) Volunteer Mentor,
Camp Blast (Children's camp)
Selected as Creative Editor; oversee Lead children through scientific, artistic,
Outside The Bubble and Culture column; and wilderness activities; served as
responsible for layout management; photographer and shot videos for camp's
wrote articles on socialism. promotional use.
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(Volunteer)
MUSIC VOCAL
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Soprano Vocalist,
Co-founder, HolderNotes (A-capella)
Share Org. (Sex Ed. Nonprofit)
Wrote, designed, printed over 200 sexual Attend weekly practices;
education awareness pamphlets for arrange contemporary music
distribution in underprivileged areas of for a-capella performance;
Northern Vietnam; ran 5 workshops. perform at school events.
Activities List of a successful Yale,
Stanford, Columbia, Brown, UPenn, Duke,
Cornell and UChicago Admit
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INTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP
Intern, Bilateral Safety
Congresswoman Corridor Coalition
Interned in Washington DC in a team of Spread awareness&outreach regarding
3; wrote 25+ letters addressing human trafficking; delivered 5+ bilingual
constituent concerns; attended 20+ seminars at Mexican Consulate on
hearings & briefings; toured constituents. recognizing signs of forced labor trade.
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INTERNSHIP RELIGIOUS
Intern & Office Manager, Ammar Member,
Campa-Najjar Campaign Ambassador for Christ Corps
Managed day-to-day tasks such as Represented school at various events
training volunteers for congressional such as Open House, Fall Festival, G8
campaign; crafted promotional materials Visitation; served as bilingual tour guide
in English & Spanish; phonebanking. for Spanish speaking families.
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ACADEMIC ACADEMIC
Founder & Leader, Fun Maths Competitor,
Problem Solving Society Various Maths Competitions
Recruited 40+; weekly problem solving Qualified for British Maths Olympiad in
sessions; devise sets from "Superbrain Y12; Qualified for Intermediate Maths
Collection"; invite guest speakers; share Olympiad in Y11; High Gold Intermediate
passion for maths. Maths Challenge in Y11.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Y13 Vice-Captain,
Reading/Maths Mentor,
Dulwich College
City Heights E-ACT Academy
Voted by teachers & students from shortlist Volunteered during lunch period to read
of 40 candidates; manage Senior Prefect to students at school in disadvantaged
Body, Charity & Union Committees; report area; tutored basic maths and helping
weekly to Headmaster. with homework.
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(Volunteer)
JOURNALISM / PUBLICATION
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Senior Editor, DC Mathematica
Organizer, Foundation Schools
(Annual publication)
Maths Competition
Spearheaded multi-school competition Reviewed 35+ submitted STEM articles;
involving 140+ competitors across 3 editing, proofreading, designing,
schools; raised 350 GBP for Magic Bus publishing; wrote 2 articles; proceeds
charity, supporting further education. donated to Affcad UK charity.
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CULTURAL RELIGIOUS
Founder & Co-Leader, Member, Religion,
Russian Culture Society Theology, Ethics Society
Recruited 60+; regular presentations on Presentation on ‘The Issue of Homophobia
language, food, history; invited guest in Russia’; selected to present to all Y10&11
speakers; designed most desirable tie; students; attended weekly meetings;
organize club stall for fair. awarded society tie.
Activities List of a successful
Harvard Admit
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RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
Research on Diet Intern,
and Skin Health Newnan Dermatology Institute
Co-authored a journal article and Shadowed derm processes; assisted NPs
submitted to Journal of the with writing patient notes; performed non-
American Academic dermatology. surgical processes — sterilized surgical
tools; prepared equipment tables.
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(Volunteer)
RELIGIOUS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Audio Technician,
Volunteer, Worship Team
Stepping Stone Mission
Assist with preparing and distributing Operated a mixing board at Sunday
food at soup kitchen for the homeless; and Friday youth services; produced
awarded President’s Volunteer Service and edited Worship Team’s sound
Award (silver level). to contribute in servicing the youth.
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CULTURAL DEBATE / SPEECH
Founder and President, Selected Participant,
Origami Club Harvard Pre-College Program
Teach origami to 33 members to promote Took “Speaking with Power, Passion and
cultural diversity; organised origami events at Purpose”; performed a speech on four
Stepping Stone Soup Kitchen; fundraised $91 different occasions on issues such as
for Stepping Stone. conserving food resources.
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STUDENT GOVT. POLITICS (Volunteer)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
President,
Student Government Association Chairman of Community Service,
Key Club
Organised first ECHS Cancer Run; restored Served as liaison between Key Club and
interclub Committee; oversaw local organizations — Abby’s Angels
homecoming decorations and parade; (Teen Driving Safety), Soles for Cole
represent study body at faculty meetings. (Awareness for Cystic Fibrosis).
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SCIENCE / MATH SCIENCE / MATH
Captain Math Team President,
Mu Alpha Theta
Spearhead the Math Team in regional
competitions; became the first captain Organized tutoring sessions and
to lead the team to Fayette meetings; tutor students struggling in
Invitational. math classes to promote youth academic
achievements in mathematics.
Activities List of a successful
UChicago Admit
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member,
Science Olympiad Team Member,
Key Club
Ist place Bedford HS Annual Women in Attended weekly meetings; performed
Science Comp.; led team for monthly 30 hrs of community service per year;
competitions; led experiments for optic helped events such as town musical,
lab event; structured study guides. lunch for the homeless, and book sale.
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(Paid)
(Volunteer)
WORK
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Private Chinese Tutor
Member,
National Honors Society Tutored 7 year old in Chinese; taught
basic reading, listening, speaking and
Passed selective admission; attended
writing; derived lesson plans and
regular meetings; performed 20 hrs of
homework; shared cultural activities.
community service per year; organized
school events such as Seminar Day.
Activities List of a successful
Harvard Admit
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(Volunteer) (Volunteer)
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member of the Victorian State
Squad for Debating Local Community Service
St Catherine’s Aged Care weekly
Victorian State Squad member (Top 13 in with severely disabled; Lentil As
state); Victorian British Parliamentary Anything non-profit charity
grand finalist (Top 4 in state); Australian restaurant; Junior School Writer’s
intervarsity participant. Club mentoring.
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ART (Volunteer)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Visual Arts
Volunteering with Hand Up
Self-directed projects; weekly art Australia Udaipur
classes; five artworks shortlisted for
Building school in rural India;
IB Top Arts exhibition (Top 20 IB
interacted and taught local
artists in state).
children; initiated planning,
team building, fundraising.
Activities List of a successful
UPenn and UPenn Huntsman
Program Admit
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(Volunteer) OTHER / CLUB ACTIVITY
COMMUNITY SERVICE International Courses,
President and Founder 'Programmes and Leadership
Founded a youth-run charity that Stanford summer course, Oxford Law
provides literature opportunities to rural, summer course, Dale Carnegie Leadership
migrant areas and developing countries course, President of Harvard Model United
that cannot afford English texts. Nations (honourable mention).
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INTERNSHIP MUSIC - INSTRUMENTAL
MEP EP Internship (One Belt One Lead Cellist, Organ, Piano,
Road Initiative) Flute, Harpsichord
Interned at the European Parliament, Played on the organ weekly for chapel
presented the reports of Guangdong for services, in orchestra for Cello and Flute and
the One Belt One Road Initiative and volunteer at North Haven Nursing Home by
attended Programmes independently. playing piano.
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STUDENTS GOVT. / POLITICS CAREER ORIENTED
SRC Prefect - Students Youth Parliament
Representative Council (Minister for Women’s Affairs)
Represent the student voice by Led the unanimous passing of a
organising initiatives (school charity), resolution in the Senate after creating a
fundraising events (color run) and report into the underrepresentation of
fundraising for the Smith’s Family. Women in STEM fields.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Cross Country,
Cross Country Captain Violinist
Leading the Cross Country squad / Violinist in a string trio to raise money for
Finishing second in the competition NSW Kids in Need and Australian
/ Qualifying for the Independent Chamber Orchestra Music Education
Schools Representative Team. Program for Disadvantaged Kids.
Activities List of a successful Art/Theatre/Music applicant who
gained admission to Top Liberal Arts colleges Oberlin College,
Grinnell College and Kenyon College
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Coletivo Maria Quitéria,
President and Co-founder Fraternity Experience Program,
Charity Outreach
1st Feminist Collective of 150-yr Catholic Worked at daycares, asylums, refugee
school; started with student debates to centers. Planned weekly activities for 20+
10 girls; did lectures to 200+ people, video volunteers; fundraised; organized child
with over 17k views. protection projects.
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CULTURAL (Volunteer)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Brazilian Leadership Bootcamp,
Participant Volunteers’ Association of Hospital
das Clínicas
Selected among 150+ applicants to
Responsible for weekly interventions at
participate in immersive leadership and
the pediatric ward, ICU, and CCU.
social innovation development program;
Organized games/exercises that were
co-founded the non-profit Pont.E.
carried out by 20+ other volunteers.
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