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Computer ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
Computer Science Applicant
Male · Asian · Midwest · Large public high school
🏷️ First-generation
Income: Middle Class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1550
AP Courses
5
IB Courses
2
AP Exams Taken
AP Human GeographyAP BiologyAP United States HistoryAP StatisticsAP Computer Science AAP Calculus BCIB Chemistry SLIB Spanish B SL
Extracurricular Activities
- FIRST RoboticsLead the team as Team Captain since 11th grade, involved as a programmer and in build and design.
- Congressional DebateFinalist places at regional tournaments and competed at nationals.
- STEM InternshipInterned at a Fortune 100 healthcare company, worked within manufacturing and R&D.
- Local App ContestWon the contest in 11th grade and was featured in school and local news.
- Math ClubParticipated from 10th to 12th grade.
- Hobby Programming/ScriptingExplored interests in computer science through programming and small projects.
- National Honor SocietyPresident, helped plan and lead service activities for around 50 students.
- Other misc volunteering and a cultural club.
Awards & Honors
- ★FIRST Robotics Dean's List Finalist
- ★2x State & National Debate Tournament Qualifier
- ★Winner in Local App Contest
- ★Description: For a tutoring website.
- ★Outstanding Community Service
- ★Description: Awarded by school's student council.
- ★National Merit Semifinalist
- ★Description: Now a finalist but did not update any colleges.
- ★Various school awards
- ★Description: Selected by teachers from each subject area.
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Discussed fear of public speaking, years of speech therapy, and success in debate.
Interview Experiences
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Interviewer was chill, enthusiastic conversation.
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Standard interview, allowed discussion on COVID impact.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Structured question and response format, focused on school environment.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Interesting connection, longest interview at almost 90 minutes.
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: Good connection, discussed technology's impact on healthcare.
Letters of Recommendation
Counselor
Did not meet very much until this year but seemed enthusiastic.
APUSH Teacher
Good letter discussing qualities in the classroom, but limited knowledge outside class.
Math Teacher
Familiar with personality and work ethic since 10th grade.
Robotics Coach
Discussed leadership qualities and abilities as a software engineer.
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
Georgia Institute of TechnologyYale UniversityBrown UniversityDuke University
Waitlisted (9)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCarnegie Mellon UniversityCornell UniversityHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaJohns Hopkins University
Rejected (5)
University of ChicagoNortheastern UniversityStanford UniversityNorthwestern UniversityBoston University
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateSTEM InternshipAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipPresidentClubNational Honor SocietyRoboticsMath ClubCommunity Service