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EngineerClass of 20233.6+1500+/34+stem
Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering Applicant
Male · White · Chicago · Small Public Boarding School
Income: Low-Income
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.6 (UW)
SAT
1560
AP Courses
1
AP Exams Taken
AP Human Geography
Extracurricular Activities
- Boy ScoutsReached Eagle Scout after 6 years
- FRC4 years, eventually assistant mechanical head
- CAD Club2 years, 1 year as board member/instructor
- Makersquad2 years, student group that runs the maker lab
- Internship with Argonne Labs and University of ChicagoStudied alternative energy
- Global Entrepreneurship Summer ProgramStudied business in Berlin for 3 weeks and won a pitch competition
Awards & Honors
- ★Pitch Competition Winner
- ★Description: Won during Global Entrepreneurship Summer Program
- ★National German Exam Medalist
- ★Description: Two-time recipient
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about passion for aviation, felt it was well written but not unique
additional information — Supplemental
Discussed history of health issues affecting school attendance and family health issues
Interview Experiences
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Went terribly, talked too fast, got nervous
Letters of Recommendation
History Teacher
Pretty close relationship
Calculus Teacher
Spent daily time in her office trying to get caught up after health issues
College Decisions
Accepted (7)
University of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Maryland, College ParkRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Colorado, BoulderValparaiso UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Rejected (12)
Princeton UniversityCornell UniversityStanford UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, RiversideHarvey Mudd CollegeUniversity of FloridaUniversity of VirginiaGeorgia Institute of Technology
Profile Tags
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