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Social AdvocateClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+socsci

African American Studies, Sociology Applicant

Female ยท White ยท Big city in the south ยท Competitive private school on full aid

๐Ÿท๏ธ Child of an immigrant

Income: Low income

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.82 (UW)
SAT
1550
AP Courses
3

AP Exams Taken

AP ChemistryAP Calculus BC
Extracurricular Activities
  • Part time job - grocery store cashier
  • Debate captain
  • Mock trial vice captain
  • Model UN junior officer
  • Volunteer initiative in neighborhood
  • Dual enrollment classes in court reporting
  • Elected to model city council program
  • Member of school's DEI committee
  • Leader of immigration activism club
  • Volunteering on school farm
  • Science Olympiad captain
  • Book club leader
  • Founded school's beekeeping club
Awards & Honors
  • โ˜…International award for Model UN
  • โ˜…State awards for Mock Trial
  • โ˜…State awards for Debate
  • โ˜…Local awards for Model UN
  • โ˜…Passed student bar exam

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Wrote about how neighborhood has affected identity and vice versa through an analogy of greetings

Interview Experiences
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Performance/Outcome: Incredible, connected well with interviewer
  • Cornell University
  • Performance/Outcome: Pretty okay but unremarkable
  • Harvard University
  • Performance/Outcome: Almost as good as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, felt very good about it
  • Princeton University
  • Performance/Outcome: Think did well but interviewer was awkward
Letters of Recommendation
  • Chem Teacher

    Good, had for biology and started beekeeping club with him

  • Black History Teacher

    Probably good, also debate coach

  • Math Teacher

    Good, wrote for Massachusetts Institute of Technology application

College Decisions

Accepted (5)

Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyDepaul UniversityUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Waitlisted (7)

Bryn Mawr CollegeGeorge Washington UniversityAmerican UniversityUniversity of VirginiaCarleton UniverityEmory UniversityHarvard University

Rejected (17)

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of ChicagoPrinceton UniversityBrown UniversityYale UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityStanford UniversityDuke UniversityNortheastern UniversityTufts UniversityBoston UniversityUniversity of Notre DameWashington University in St. LouisUniversity of PennsylvaniaVanderbilt UniversityNew York University

Profile Tags

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Quick Stats
CategorySocial Advocate
Year2023
MajorAfrican American Studies, Sociology
GPA3.82 (UW)
SAT1550
Acceptances5
Rejections17