States, Grades, and Test Scores

My school curriculum did not calculate GPA, but my total grades were B+ in Grade 10, A in Grade 11, and A in Grade 12. I took the TOEFL, in which I scored 109 out of 120. It is also important to consider that I was applying during COVID-19. I took the ACT and my score was 34 and 35 super-scored.

Top 3 Extracurriculars

Being an event manager at TEDxYouth@6OctoberSTEM was an impressive experience. Nevertheless, the event was canceled due to COVID, but we had 12 meetings with more than 50 members. The second one was the TED-Education Club. We were 30 students, and each one had to deliver a TED-like talk on any topic they were interested in. It was so diverse and the topics ranged from astronomy to psychology. The last one was PlaNana. PlaNana was a start-up we founded. Our school curriculum depended on a capstone project every semester which solved a grand challenge facing Egypt. For instance, generating clean energy resources to overcome Egypt's energy challenges. We made a nice recycled plastic prototype. After that, we transformed it into a start-up to set up pitching around and find seed funding.

Essays

My personal statement was about my experience learning how to do public speaking. To be honest, when I was young, I was not that extroverted. Therefore, it was challenging trying to get out of my comfort zone and get rid of this anxiety. I remember I mentioned in my personal statement the TED Education Club, which helped a lot. In conclusion, I wrote about my experience in giving a talk at the AUC auditorium at the NASA Space Apps 2019 event to pitch my project.