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BiologistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
Biology, Pre-med Applicant
Male · White · Midwest · Public, Big City
🏷️ First-generation college student, first-generation immigrant
Income: Lower Middle Class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.91 (UW)
SAT
1550
Class Rank
13/775
AP Courses
3
IB Courses
7
Honors
11
AP Exams Taken
APUSH (4)AP Bio (5)AP Chem (5)AP Calc AB (5)AP Calc BC (5)
Extracurricular Activities
- Volunteered at local church working at the food pantry for the poor and as a babysitter at the daycare they provided
- Volunteered at my Polish school as an assistant teacher and as a bookkeeper, also worked in maintenance
- Math tutor since freshman year for students in high school, teaching mainly algebra, geometry, trig, pre-calc, and calc
- Worked in my dad's construction company
- Started an after-school course at my school to teach other students how to code in Python
- Shadowed at children's hospital
- Worked at a local Polish publication in my area as a columnist
- Was a part of an internationally-recognized Polish folk group that traveled about 5 months in the year throughout the world and was a student teacher in the younger categories in this group
Awards & Honors
- ★Student of the Month (High School) x5
- ★School Honor Roll
- ★Multiple literary contests for my poems and columns that I have written
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Discussed life growing up with high school dropout parents and a severe medical disorder
Letters of Recommendation
Biology Teacher
9.5/10, close relationship, wrote about progress and hard work
History Teacher
9/10, discussed growth and leadership in the classroom
Counselor
6/10, kind but limited interaction until senior year
Polish School Principal
8/10, personal letter discussing evolution as a student and community involvement
Personal Doctor
10/10, discussed experiences as a patient and future research plans
College Decisions
Accepted (2)
Northwestern UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Profile Tags
ResearchVolunteeringLeadershipClubCultural ClubMath CompetitionWriting & PublicationsCreative Writing