Political Science Applicant
Female · White · Australia, US/Australian dual citizen · Small-medium private nonselective
🏷️ University of Virginia legacy
Income: Full fee-paying
- Competitive horse ridingHeavy time commitment but little achievement due to time spent on feeding and mucking stalls; lots of volunteering at the local pony club.
- Semester exchange to the USAUnique program, collaborative and interdisciplinary; only international student.
- High school badmintonThree years, senior team captain.
- High school volleyballThree years.
- Part-time workEight months total at two different jobs, average 6-9 hours per week.
- Mayor's youth advisory councilLimited involvement but has a prestigious name.
- School art clubParticipated all four years.
- ★In-school academic honors
- ★Description: Received in all grades except 11th.
Essay Topics
Received positive feedback but felt it could have been more compelling; took a unique approach.
Typical extracurricular essay, nothing special.
Generic, but one about the open curriculum clarified goals.
Attempted a quirky approach that did not work out.
Confident with half of the short responses; loved the longer ones.
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: Pretty good; fumbled some questions but had a positive interaction.
Physics teacher
Known for a long time, estimated rating 8/10; saw both strengths and weaknesses.
Maths teacher
Known for four years, estimated rating 7/10; best class but less personal connection.
Counselor
Known since Kindergarten, estimated rating 9/10; supportive throughout.
Accepted (1)
Waitlisted (1)
Rejected (2)
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