Sandy Gottfried

Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

• Undeclared major

• Cumulative GPA: 4.00/4.00

• Activities: Spotlight Musical Theatre, 5C Role Playing Game Association, Pitzer Queer Trans Alliance

Adrian C. Wilcox High School, Santa Clara, CA

• Cumulative GPA: 4.67/4.00

• Awards of Merit: Social Science (2024) • Fine Arts, Theatre (2024)

• Commended Student Awards: AP Statistics (2024) • English (2022, 2023) • Yearbook (2021)

• National Merit Scholarship Commended Student (2023)

• AP Scholar with Distinction Award (2024) • AP Scholar with Honor Award (2023)

• SAT Scores: Total 1430 • Math 800 • EVBRW 630

• ACT Scores: Composite 31 • English 33 • Math 32 • Reading 32 • Science 27

• 2024 AP Exams: Calculus BC (5) • Physics 2 (5) • Statistics (5) • US Government & Politics (5) • Macroeconomics (3)

• 2023 AP Exams: Calculus AB (5) • US History (5) • Physics 1 (4)

• 2022 AP Exam: European History (3)

• Activities: Wilcox Stage Company, Dungeons & Dragons and Board Games Club (Co-Founder), Gender & Sexuality Minorities Alliance, Jewish Culture Club

The Music School, Sunnyvale, CA

Carpenter, Technician, Assistant Lighting Designer, Lightboard Operator

• Construct and paint backgrounds, tables, lampposts, desks, and other sets

• Hang and focus lighting fixtures

• Assist the lighting designer in design decisions and cue programming

• Run the lightboard for all tech rehearsals and shows

Wilcox Stage Company, Santa Clara, CA

Lighting Designer, Technician, Carpenter, Run Crew

• Designed hundreds of lighting cues for each show

• Hung and focused lighting fixtures, including strip, tree, and boom lights

• Helped design, construct, and paint sets

• Moved sets during rehearsals and shows

Congregation Kol Emeth, Palo Alto, CA

Teacher’s Aide, Tutor

• Worked with students in small groups and one-on-one to improve knowledge and confidence in reading and singing prayers in Hebrew

• Supported teachers in learning partnerships to help students with reading, writing, and speaking skills

• Proficient in Google Sheets and familiar with other online spreadsheets

• Proficient in editing Wikipedia and wikitext, with over 500 edits

• Familiar with LaTeX

• Interests: technical theatre, film scores, local history, US election statistics, baseball, graphic design