Computer Science, Linguistics Applicant
Female · White · Connecticut · high-performing suburban public school
Income: $100k
AP Exams Taken
- Intern at a small tech start-up
- Engineering Competition Team, Captain
- Debate, Secretary and Captain
- Model Congress, President
- Service Organization, Vice President
- Summer math/tech program for low-income middle schoolers
- ★Top 10 National Finish in team-based engineering competition
- ★National Honorable Mention in Tech Competition
- ★Debate Champion
- ★Model Congress Best Delegate
- ★National Merit Semifinalist
- ★Brown University Book Award
Essay Topics
Personal voice, started and finished early, no major suggestions for improvement
Strong content, stylistically bland
Solid content, first supplements written
Light-hearted engineering essay, aligned with community values
Light-hearted extracurricular essay, specific content for school
Good content, mediocre writing style
Good "Why CS" essay, strong successful college experience supplement
Pretty good
Solid content, mediocre writing style
Good content but choppy, solid "Why Rice" essay
- University of Connecticut Scholarship
- Performance/Outcome: Good conversation, found common interest
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Performance/Outcome: Went fine, not great
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: Good conversation, informational only
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: Good conversation with a nice interviewer
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: Short interview, interviewer not interested
- Rochester
- Performance/Outcome: On-campus interview, fine experience
Computer Science Teacher
Had her for AP CSP and AP CSA, praised as one of the best students
English Teacher
Had for AP English Lang, wrote an easy and positive recommendation
Math Teacher
Had for Honors Algebra II and AP Calc BC, praised for creativity
Guidance Counselor
Considers me a top student and strong leader
Tech Internship Supervisor
Provided praise but lacked specifics
Accepted (8)
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