CollegeApplication

First/givenname
Alina
Middlename
Angie
Last/family/surname

Morales
Suffix
Preferredname(nickname)
Alina
Haveyoueverusedanyothernames?
No
Sex
Female
Dateofbirth
02/02/2002
Emailaddress
almorales2020@hightechhigh.org

Religiouspreference
U.S.Armedforcesstatus
None

AreyouHispanicorLatino?
Yes
Whichbestdescribesyourbackground?
Mexico
Regardlessofyouranswertothepriorquestion,pleaseindicatehowyouidentify
yourself.(Selectoneormore)
Thequestionsinthissection,whilehelpfultocolleges,areentirelyoptional,andyou're
welcometomoveonwithoutansweringthem.Beforeyoudo,pleaseconfirmforusthat
you'vecompletedthissectiontoyoursatisfaction.
Yes,Ihavecompletedthissectiontomysatisfaction.

Countryofbirth
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Cityofbirth
SanDiego
State/Provinceofbirth
California
NumberofyearsyouhavelivedintheUnitedStates
12
NumberofyearsyouhavelivedoutsidetheUnitedStates
4

Numberoflanguagesyouareproficientin
2

Selectlanguage

English

Languageproficiency

FirstLanguage,Speak,Read,Write,SpokenatHome

Selectlanguage

Spanish

Languageproficiency

Speak,Read,Write,SpokenatHome

Selectyourcitizenshipstatus
U.S.CitizenorU.S.National

SocialSecurityNumber,requiredifapplyingforfinancialaidviaFAFSA
TheCommonApplicationhaspartneredwithScholarSnapp,atechnologydeveloped
bytheMichael&SusanDellFoundation,toconnectstudentswithscholarshipstohelp
payforcollege.Ifyouareinterestedinparticipatinginthisfreepilotprogram,please
indicatebelow.

IwouldliketoreceiveinformationfromScholarSnappaboutcollegescholarshipsand
financialaid:
Yes
Ourmembercollegeswanttomakesurethatapplicationfeesdonotposeabarrierforany
studentwhowishestoapplyforadmission.Doyoufeelthatyourfinancialcircumstancesmight
qualifyyouforanapplicationfeewaiver?(Yourcounselorwillbeaskedtoverifyyourresponse.)

No

Parentsmaritalstatus:(relativetoeachother)

Married


Withwhomdoyoumakeyourpermanenthome?

BothParents

Doyouhaveanychildren?

No

Reportingactivitiescanhelpacollegebetterunderstandyourlifeoutsideoftheclassroom.Your
activitiesmayincludearts,athletics,clubs,employment,personalcommitments,andother
pursuits.Doyouhaveanyactivitiesthatyouwishtoreport?
Yes

No

SomecollegesrequiresubmissionofthepersonalessaywithyourCommonApplication.You
maysubmitapersonalessaytoanycollege,evenifitisnotrequiredbythatcollege.Ifnot
requiredbyacollege,youwillbegiventheoptionduringsubmissiontoincludeyouressayor
notforthatcollege.
Iunderstand

HereisthecurrentlistofcollegesonyourDashboardandwhethertheyrequirethePersonal
Essay.
RequiredNotRequired

SchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago

Theessaydemonstratesyourabilitytowriteclearlyandconciselyonaselectedtopicandhelps
youdistinguishyourselfinyourownvoice.Whatdoyouwantthereadersofyourapplicationto
knowaboutyouapartfromcourses,grades,andtestscores?Choosetheoptionthatbesthelps
youanswerthatquestionandwriteanessayofnomorethan650words,usingthepromptto
inspireandstructureyourresponse.Remember:650wordsisyourlimit,notyourgoal.Usethe
fullrangeifyouneedit,butdon'tfeelobligatedtodoso.(Theapplicationwon'taccepta
responseshorterthan250words.)
Somestudentshaveabackground,identity,interest,ortalentthatissomeaningfultheybelieve
theirapplicationwouldbeincompletewithoutit.Ifthissoundslikeyou,thenpleaseshareyour
story.
Thelessonswetakefromfailurecanbefundamentaltolatersuccess.Recountanincidentor
timewhenyouexperiencedfailure.Howdiditaffectyou,andwhatdidyoulearnfromthe
experience?
Reflectonatimewhenyouchallengedabelieforidea.Whatpromptedyoutoact?Wouldyou

makethesamedecisionagain?
Describeaproblemyou'vesolvedoraproblemyou'dliketosolve.Itcanbeanintellectual
challenge,aresearchquery,anethicaldilemmaanythingthatisofpersonalimportance,no
matterthescale.Explainitssignificancetoyouandwhatstepsyoutookorcouldbetakento
identifyasolution.
Discussanaccomplishmentorevent,formalorinformal,thatmarkedyourtransitionfrom
childhoodtoadulthoodwithinyourculture,community,orfamily.
Clear
Pleasewriteanessay(250650words)onthetopicselected.Youcantypedirectlyintothebox,
oryoucanpastetextfromanothersource.

DisciplinaryHistory

Haveyoueverbeenfoundresponsibleforadisciplinaryviolationatanyeducationalinstitution
youhaveattendedfromthe9thgrade(ortheinternationalequivalent)forward,whetherrelated
toacademicmisconductorbehavioralmisconduct,thatresultedinadisciplinaryaction?These
actionscouldinclude,butarenotlimitedto:probation,suspension,removal,dismissal,or
expulsionfromtheinstitution.

No

Haveyoueverbeenadjudicatedguiltyorconvictedofamisdemeanor,felony,orothercrime?
Notethatyouarenotrequiredtoanswer"yes"tothisquestion,orprovideanexplanation,ifthe
criminaladjudicationorconvictionhasbeenexpunged,sealed,annulled,pardoned,destroyed,
erased,impounded,orotherwiserequiredbylawororderedbyacourttobekeptconfidential.

No