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PsychologistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+socsci
cognitive science Applicant
Male · White · upstate NY · competitive public
Income: greater than 120k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.9 (UW)
ACT
35
AP Courses
12
AP Exams Taken
AP lang - 5AP music theory - 5AP psych - 5AP world - 4
Extracurricular Activities
- long term music commitment7 hours per week, 40 weeks per year, 6 years
- volunteering teaching kids with disabilities10 hours per week, 8 weeks per year, 4 years
- research assistant at University of Rochester10 hours per week, 6 weeks per year, 1 year
- neurology internship at private practice12 hours per week, 4 weeks per year, 1 year
- principal horn of city's youth orchestra4 hours per week, 36 weeks per year, 3 years
- wind quintet3 hours per week, 36 weeks per year, 2 years
- part time job18 hours per week, 48 weeks per year, 2 years
- volunteer at cancer center6 hours per week, 8 weeks per year, 1 year
- school cancer organization secretary3 hours per week, 36 weeks per year, 2 years
- literary magazine2 hours per week, 36 weeks per year, 4 years
Awards & Honors
- ★NHS secretary
- ★Tri-M secretary
- ★National Latin Exam gold x4
- ★Random school award
- ★AP scholar with distinction
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
generally a good writer, satisfied with this; would call it strong but nothing outstanding
Interview Experiences
- University of Rochester
- Performance/Outcome: 9 out of 10, really liked my interviewer, around an hour long
Letters of Recommendation
AP Psych teacher
did well and participated in his class, but never really connected too much
Latin teacher
did very well and participated, talked regularly outside of class, still do
Internship director
read it, he said good things but it was very surface level
College Decisions
Accepted (8)
University at BuffaloBinghamton UniversityUniversity of PittsburghNortheastern UniversityOberlin CollegeColby CollegeCornell UniversityUniversity of Rochester
Waitlisted (6)
Colgate UniversityMiddlebury CollegeNew York UniversityTufts UniversityAmherst CollegeUniversity of Chicago
Rejected (3)
Brown UniversitySwarthmore CollegeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Profile Tags
ResearchVolunteeringLeadershipSecretaryMusic PerformanceInternshipCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)