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ChemistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem
Chemistry Applicant
Female · Asian · Michigan · Public
🏷️ Sibling went to University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Income: 100-150k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1590
AP Courses
8
AP Exams Taken
APUSHWorldStatsChemSpanishLitCalcBio
Extracurricular Activities
- Coding camps organizerOrganized and hosted coding camps for kids in underserved regions in partnership with local libraries.
- Debate captainLed the debate team from 10th to 12th grade.
- Speech captainLed the speech team from 9th to 12th grade.
- HOSAParticipated in HOSA with a leadership position from 9th to 12th grade.
- Science OlympiadCompeted in Science Olympiad from 10th to 12th grade.
- Youth SymphonyParticipated in Youth Symphony from 11th to 12th grade.
- FRC RoboticsInvolved in FRC Robotics from 9th to 10th grade.
- National Honor SocietyTutored chemistry from 11th to 12th grade.
- Food service jobWorked 24 hours per week and 40 hours per week over breaks with a leadership position in 12th grade.
Awards & Honors
- ★USNCO Honors
- ★USNCO Locals first place x2
- ★Scioly State top 3 award for chemistry
- ★Debate local tournament first place novice award
- ★HOSA internationals top 5-10th place
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about attending Catholic mass as someone raised atheist, focusing on open-mindedness and breaking down biases.
Interview Experiences
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, nice and easy conversation, strong recommendation promised.
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10, details forgotten.
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Performance/Outcome: 5/10, nice interviewer but no common interests.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: 6.28/10, hardest interview, nervous due to age of interviewer, decent overall.
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, emphasized financial reasons for not applying ED, flowed well.
Letters of Recommendation
STEM teacher
Close relationship, likely a strong letter.
English teacher
Close relationship, likely a strong letter.
Organic chemistry professor
Swapped for Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard applications, claims to write fantastic letters.
College Decisions
Accepted (2)
Michigan State UniversityUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Waitlisted (7)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityUniversity of Notre DameJohns Hopkins UniversityVanderbilt UniversityEmory UniversitySwarthmore College
Rejected (5)
Yale UniversityPrinceton UniversityNorthwestern UniversityWashington University in St. LouisDuke University
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateLeadershipClubSTEM ClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Science OlympiadRoboticsCreative Writing