Academic Resume

Sonoma Valley High School

The information you provide on this form will be used to guide you in completing your college applications, applying for
scholarships and requesting letters of recommendation. Over time, interests and information will evolve and this document
will become more complete. Do your best to answer these questions as honestly and completely as possible.

SECTION I: Personal Information

Full Legal Name: Christina Marlene Cortez
Social Security # XXX - XX-      Age:  17   Birth Date:
     11/20/2001
Home Phone:      Cell Phone:      E-mail:
cortezchristina7@gmail.co
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Parents’ Names:   Patricia Amezcua (Mother) Gerardo Cortez (Father)
Home Address:      21070 Broadway
Father’s Occupation/Employer:      Unknown
Mother’s Occupation/Employer: Plant Nursery Manager     

What career are you considering? What are your hobbies / interests?
     Pre law      Music
     Pre med      Family Time

What are your “best” subjects? What are your “worst” subjects?
     English      Mathamatics
    History      Science

School Sponsored Activities:​ ​List and briefly describe all school activities in which you have participated and / or any
school organizations / clubs to which you have belonged, including any offices held. Please be specific.
Years Involved (List)
Activity Description 9​th​ 10​th​ 11​th ​12​th
     The Club  Boys and Girls Club for teenagers   Since 9th
     Link Crew  Helps incoming freshmen feel comfortable and welcomed in their 11, 12
new environment and helping them get through their first year of
their high school experience
   Leadership A mixed group of freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors that 12
  all help and work together as a big group plan out all the school
activities going on during the year.
           
           
           

Non-School Sponsored Activities:​ ​List and briefly describe all out-of-school activities in which you have
participated. Please be specific. (e.g. art, theater, music, dance, church, scouting, tutoring, youth groups, etc.)

Academic Resume Revised 11/22/2011

Activity Description Years Involved (List)
9​th​ 10​th​ 11​th ​12​th
Help Run   10
Snack Bar
           
           
           
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College or Educational Preparation Courses: ​List your participation in educational or academic preparation
programs. Include academic enrichment programs, research programs, college preparation programs and / or study abroad
programs. e.g. Summer institutes, SRJC courses, online courses, AVID, ATS, 10,000 Degrees, College Bound, Summer
Search. Years Involved (List)
Course Description 9​th​ 10​th​ 11​th ​12​th
   AVID   A program that helps students develop the skills that they will need to be 9,10, 11, 12
successful in college      
10,000 Degrees A program that helps encourage generation to support and encourage their 11, 12
futures and achieve their college dreams    
           
     
           

Sports:​ ​List all sports (school and non-school sponsored) in which you have participated. Include leadership roles. Years Involved (List)
Sport/Organization Level: Frosh, JV, Varsity, Other 9​th​ 10​th​ 11​th ​12​th
     N/A      
           
       
           
           

Volunteer and Community Service:​ List unpaid work only. Years Involved (List)
Organization Description of Organization and your responsibilities 9​th​ 10​th​ 11​th ​12​th
     La Luz  Volunteered to sell raffle tickets during Cinco de Mayo to raise money 9th
for La Luz    
           
     
           
           

Work Experience:​ List paid work only. Years Involved (List) Begin End Hours/
9​th​ 10​th ​ 11​th ​12​th Mo/Yr Mo/Yr Week
Employer / Company Description of Responsibilities
Broadway Worked in the deli department 12 June Augu 40+ hrs
Market 2018   st      
   2018 
  
                             
                             
                             
                             

Awards and Honors: ​List all awards/honors in high school, no matter how small you feel they are:
Type Date
Award/Honor Description of Award/Honor
Academic Other Rec’d
     GPA Having a certain GPA X ☐   9th
   
 Most Improvement Most improvement from beginning of school year to the end of X ☐   9th
the school year
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Public Speaking:​ List any public speaking opportunities that you have had:
Event/Topic When
     Class presentation on a peer/ Avid Presentation      9th
     Presentation on a college/ Avid Final      9th
           
           
           

Travel: ​List significant travel experiences you have had. What was the purpose? Vacation, service, educational, etc.
Where When
Los Angeles Vacation Monthly Since
Freshman year   
Visit Dairy Farm in Santa Rosa, Ag Earth Science Field Trip Freshman Year
Visit San Francisco State, 10K intensive Summer 2017
Tour St. Mary's, College Tour Freshman Year
           

Personal Qualities:​ List three qualities you think your teachers like best about you:
1. ​  Patience    
2. ​  Enthusiasm
3. ​  Leadership   
Now, list three qualities you like best about yourself:
1.  ​ Integrity
2.  ​ Confidence
3.  ​ Respect    

Other Information:

Unweighted GPA:      

Weighted (Academic) GPA:   3.0   
CSU “a-g” GPA:       ​ (needs to be calculated, not on transcript)

SAT Results​:
Date Taken: 5/4/18​      Mathematics ​   470   Reading & Writing __510__ ​ ​Total ​  930   
Date Taken: ​      Mathematics ​      Writing ​      R
​ eading ​      ​Total ​     
Date Taken: ​      Mathematics ​      Writing ​      R​ eading ​      ​Total ​     

SAT II Results: ​(if taken)

Date Taken: ​      Subject/Score ​      Subject/Score ​      _ ​Subject/Score ​     
Date Taken: ​      Subject/Score  ​      Subject/Score ​      _ ​Subject/Score ​     

ACT Results:
Date Taken: ​      English ​     ​ Math ​     ​ Reading ​     ​ Science ​     ​ Writing ​     ​ Composite ​     
Date Taken: ​      English ​     ​ Math  ​     ​ Reading ​     ​ Science ​     ​ Writing ​     ​ Composite ​     

It is a good idea to keep a copy of your current transcript on file at home.

SECTION 2: Junior / Senior Supplement

What colleges) have you selected or are you considering? 

Mills College
Sonoma State University
Humboldt State
Cal State East Bay
 
 

What field(s) are you considering for your college major? 

Pre-med
Pre-law
Criminal Justice
Nursing
Anthropology
What is the most meaningful extracurricular experience you’ve had and why?
I think The most extracurricular experience I’ve had was doing the summer intensive for 10,000
degrees. I think it’s the most meaningful because I got to learn and come together with other students.
I was able to get to know other students like me and make some new friends I wouldn’t have known
just because they don’t go to my school. It also let me see how many of the people that I do know that
go through the same struggles I have gone through.

Please list any other important information or additional information from prior sections. Reference the question 
with the information you are including.
     

Describe in essay format (minimum 500 words) any significant obstacles or hardships you have had to overcome. 
Do not state mere generalities. Give details. If you already have this information written for a prior application, 
you may simply attach it to this resume.
Everyone has a series of obstacles that they will have to face in their lifetime. Some obstacles will be set in a
period in time others will be given back to back. Some obstacles will seem easy others will have a series of steps
to follow before you can overcome it. For me it is hard to choose which is my biggest obstacle that I have been
faced with but, I have narrowed it down to family problems and the big move in cities I made. I am originally
from Los Angeles but moved to Sonoma summer before 8th grade. I have spent my entire childhood living in a
town called Pomona which is about 40 minutes from Downtown LA. When I lived in Pomona my mom would
have her ups and downs with her eldest sister. They would always get into fights, sometimes over the littlest
things. One day it was my cousin's 10th birthday and not only was he my mother's nephew but her godson so my
mom decided to set aside how she was feeling towards her sister but that night my aunt made a comment that
made my mom snap. That night not only changed how they acted with each other but it also affected all of us.
During this time we were living in apartments that my aunt had owned so it was easy for my sister and I to spend
time with our cousins. That night when my tia made her comment, they didn't fight like any of the other times,
no this time they actually laid hands on each other. My mother's other nephew, my aunt’s oldest son; who is like
a son and brother to me and my mom broke up the fight each sister had lost something no one should ever lose.
They lost a sister. Heated my mother went upstairs where she continued to argue with her sister over a valuable
gold chain my mother ripped of her neck. Embarrassed that lost of family and friends had to witness sisters night
i grabbed my sister from inside, said our goodbyes and went upstairs. They were never the same anymore, my
mom wouldn't let my sister go out with her godmother, she often wouldn't let me spend time with my cousins
and my mom would be tough when it came to paying the rent. I remember a couple of months when she sent me
down to pay it; in pennies, nickels,and dollar bills. My mother never did give her back the chain until the day she
moved out. The day she moved out she said goodbye to her sister and handed her the chain, they made up but
they aren't fully back to normal. They look now but it isn't a priority, just when necessary. My mother moved to
Sonoma with my step dad and sister about 3 months before I did, I still had to finish the school year to 7th grade.
Once I moved to Sonoma I still didn't feel at home even though I was sleeping in my room in my new house, it
just didn't seem real to me. I started middle school at Adele and I’d often keep to myself and stayed close to only
one “clique” and just some other class acquaintances. I was a big move and change in scenery. I had been
accustomed to always having something to do in a big town and houses on every block and lots of palms trees.
Sonoma on the other hand is all just grapes and such a small town. My mother decided to move us to Sonoma for
a better life opportunity and because her other sister had offered her a job at a plant nursery she had just bought
with her husband. So moving up before 8th grade and not really knowing any other kids my age I spent most of
my time there, helping out which I still do during any time we have vacation, weekends and after school.​   

Write a statement, in essay format (500 words minimum) about what you consider to be your strengths and/or 
uniqueness. Do not state mere generalities. If you already have this information written for a prior application, you 
may simply attach it to this resume.