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MathematicianClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
Math Applicant
Male · WAsian (parents from France and Hong Kong) · Bay area (small competitive private school)
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4.56 (W)
SAT
1580
AP Courses
10
AP Exams Taken
Calculus BC 5Chemistry 5Computer Science A 4World History AP 3US History 5Physics C 5Physics C EM 5
Extracurricular Activities
- Competitive classical piano
- Physics research/debate tournament
- First-chair clarinet in school orchestra
- Summer college credit math course at Stanford
- Music performance volunteering at senior centers, hospitals, parks
- Figure skating
- Grad level summer math class with research paper
- Reading tutoring at community center
- Another summer college math program at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Mask sewing volunteering during pandemic
Awards & Honors
- ★Various piano awards (minor national/international competitions)
- ★AIME qualifier
- ★Award from EC2 for best in poster session
- ★Love of Learning Award from school (teachers nominate max 5 per year) x2
- ★Silver Medal in National French Contest
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about optimization algorithms and personal improvement
Interview Experiences
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Average
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Average
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Average
Letters of Recommendation
Math teacher for 3 post-AP classes
French teacher from 10th grade
Supplemental recommendation from piano teacher
College Decisions
Accepted (10)
University of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of California, Los AngelesCarnegie Mellon UniversityAmherst CollegeCarleton UniverityNortheastern UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoCase Western Reserve UniversityUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of Rochester
Waitlisted (4)
Brown UniversityVanderbilt UniversityWilliams CollegeUniversity of California, Irvine
Rejected (11)
Princeton UniversityYale UniversityStanford UniversityColumbia UniversityPomona CollegeJohns Hopkins UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDuke UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley
Profile Tags
ResearchAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)LeadershipClubMusic PerformanceVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionMath OlympiadNational Merit