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ResearcherClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem
Neuroscience, Computer Science Applicant
Male · CA · competitive public school
🏷️ nah
Income: ~150k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.98 (UW)
SAT
1550
AP Courses
14
AP Exams Taken
5s (4)4s (4)
Extracurricular Activities
- Legitimate competitive research program at a t40I'll publish my research in the next couple of months.
- Writing and publishing articles for an international peer-reviewed journal on the topic of neuroscienceI made this into a club at our school and we're hosting some fun schoolwide activities.
- Lab Intern at a local startupI got involved within a lot of the processes, basic biotech stuff, I helped cultivate like 2000 plants too.
- Boy ScoutsLeadership during all 4 years of high school, Eagle Scout, held top leadership position (SPL), did a lot of high adventure.
- Science Olympiad student coachStarted off as a student and some of my good placements in certain events I was able to become a student coach.
- Leading a CS/Physics related project at a t20Working with grad students, using computer vision and modeling techniques to develop an app.
- Part-time job at a math tutoring placePretty rewarding.
- Volunteer at Hospice Care
- President of a club related to health and nutritionDuring COVID we made masks for our community, we usually just present about health-related topics to the rest of our club.
- Substitute teacher at a school that teaches my mother tongueI was basically a cultural ambassador since I was one of the oldest kids there.
Awards & Honors
- ★Eagle Scout
- ★6 medals at Science Olympiad
- ★Description: 2 nationals, 4 regionals.
- ★Grand Award at an environmental science related research symposium at a t40
- ★AP w/ WE Service award for bio
- ★3rd place at a regional neuroscience competition
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Personal Statement was the first thing I wrote and looking back it could've definitely been better. It still conveys who I am as an individual, but the tone and flow of the writing could use some tweaking.
Letters of Recommendation
Calc Teacher
8/10 very funny teacher and he definitely thought well of me when I was in his class.
APUSH Teacher
7/10 paid attention and participated while I was in her class.
AP Bio Teacher
9/10 definitely the best teacher I have, knows me in and out of the classroom.
Boy Scout Mentor
10/10 knows me the best (and the longest) and definitely talked about my ups and downs in becoming a better leader.
College Decisions
Accepted (10)
University of Southern CaliforniaTrinity UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, IrvineCase Western Reserve UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh
Waitlisted (2)
Northeastern UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Rejected (8)
Johns Hopkins UniversityDuke UniversityCornell UniversityStanford UniversityTulane UniversitySwarthmore CollegeSan Diego State UniversityRice University
Profile Tags
ResearchScience OlympiadLeadershipEagle ScoutAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)VolunteeringClubHealth and Nutrition ClubTutoringCultural Ambassador