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Political ScientistClass of 20223.8+1400+/31+art/hum
Government and Politics Applicant
Female · White (Half European Half Middle Eastern) · New York City · Private
Income: 100-150k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.95 (UW)
SAT
1470
AP Courses
3
AP Exams Taken
AP English LiteratureAP Calculus ABAP Spanish LanguageAP Biology
Extracurricular Activities
- Co-Editor-In-Chief of school newspaper
- MUN Co-Captain
- Debate Co-Captain
- Quiz Bowl Co-Captain
- Co-Captain of Varsity Soccer
- Taught a class at a non-profit organization providing free education to low-income students
- Summer intern at a law firm
- Guided mentorship summer program through school, published research
- Did marketing for another non-profit organization
- Politics Club Member
Awards & Honors
- ★MUN award
- ★Award for redesigning school newspaper's website
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Personal statement was good but did not stand out, rated 7/10
Interview Experiences
- Columbia University
- Performance/Outcome: Interview was 30 minutes, interviewer didn't seem interested, cut me off, and was reading off a list of questions
- Brandeis University
- Performance/Outcome: Short interview, went well, nothing special
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 1 hour and 30 minutes, went really well, interviewer said he would push for admission
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: OK interview, 45 minutes, mostly a Q&A about Princeton
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: Purely informational, got along well with the interviewer
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: 1 hour, went really well, interviewer seemed impressed with achievements
Letters of Recommendation
History teacher
Probably 10/10, knew him for four years, was also the MUN advisor, we were pretty close
English teacher
7/10, she liked me well enough, but I had her online, and I wasn't the top of my class
College Decisions
Accepted (5)
Binghamton UniversityUniversity of Maryland, College ParkBrandeis UniversityEmory UniversityCornell University
Waitlisted (1)
Boston University
Rejected (6)
Columbia UniversityHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityYale UniversityNew York UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Profile Tags
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