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LinguistClass of 20223.6+1400+/31+art/hum
Classics Applicant
transmasculine genderfluid · Asian/White (Korean-American and British) · Los Angeles/CA · Top 10 National Private school
Income: Upper-middle
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.71 (UW)
ACT
31
AP Courses
3
Honors
6
AP Exams Taken
AP European History (5)AP Latin (4)
Extracurricular Activities
- Latin teacher for local elementary schoolFounded the program, designed curriculum
- California Association of Student CouncilsVP and Secretary/Treasurer, CA Nonprofit that creates education legislation, 4 hours a week
- Tutor at a local homeless shelter
- CAJCL (California Junior Classical League)Secretary/Treasurer, CA Classics organization, served a 1-year term, elected position
- Staff poet on Asian-American magazine
- Flute12 years plus various ensembles
- 2 LGBT clubs at my schoolNo leadership
- Competitive Latin/Latin QuizbowlNational player, briefly team captain, 4 years
- Asian-American Students clubNo leadership
- Internship for a Classics Female reading groupSummer
Awards & Honors
- ★National Classics Org. Greek Exam
- ★Description: 1st nationally, 3 years in a row (9th, 10th, 11th)
- ★Hollins University Poetry Contest
- ★Description: 2nd 2 times (11th)
- ★National Greek Exam
- ★Description: Equivalent of Gold (highest honors) (11th)
- ★National Latin Exam
- ★Description: Gold (10th and 11th)
- ★National Classical Etymology Exam
- ★Description: Gold (10th)
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about competitive Latin/Certamen
Interview Experiences
- Reed College
- Performance/Outcome: Really good, older, eccentric interviewer, discussed private schools, rated 7/10
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: None
- Holy Cross
- Performance/Outcome: Interview 1 with a student, not memorable, rated 7/10
- Holy Cross Scholarship
- Performance/Outcome: Very good, prepared ahead of time, discussed modern Classical interpretations, rated 10/10
- University of Oxford
- Performance/Outcome: Went as well as an Oxford interview could go, rated 6/10
Letters of Recommendation
UK Schools
Combination rec from school dean with quotes from 2 Latin teachers
English teacher
Known very well, did a senior independent study together for a whole semester
Latin Teacher 1
Known since 10th grade, studied independently, took 2 electives, wrote a letter for the Holy Cross scholarship
Latin Teacher 2
Took AP Latin, has a good opinion of me
CASC Advisor
Not good, basically a copy-paste of my responsibilities
College Decisions
Accepted (10)
University of Washington, SeattleUniversity of Colorado, BoulderUniversity of OregonUniversity of KentUniversity of ExeterUniversity of California, DavisUniversity College LondonCollege of the Holy CrossUniversity of California, BerkeleyKing's College London
Waitlisted (1)
Reed College
Rejected (5)
Princeton UniversityUniversity of OxfordUniversity of California, Los AngelesBoston UniversityBrown University
Profile Tags
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