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Political ScientistClass of 20223.8+1400+/31+art/hum

Philospohy, Politics, and Law Applicant

Male · White · VA · Rural public school

Income: 150-200k

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.92 (UW)
SAT
1400
Class Rank
3/300
AP Courses
4
Extracurricular Activities
  • Travel Baseballton of hours/week
  • Church Lectorread readings at Mass, 2hrs/week, 25 weeks/yr
  • Volunteer for Cotillion6 hrs/week, 12 weeks/yr
  • High School Football
  • Self Run Landscaping Company20 hrs/week, 20 weeks/yr
  • Co-Founder of a Latin Tutoring Club
  • High School Baseball
  • Podcast Host
  • Pianoplayed for 12 years - recitals, practice, gigs, etc
Awards & Honors
  • National Honor Society
  • BETA
  • Mu Alpha Theta

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Wrote a love/goodbye letter to baseball; super personal and visceral and everyone who read it loved it. Spent about 6 hours (10/10)

Interview Experiences
  • Georgetown University
  • Performance/Outcome: Went pretty well but was my first so not amazing.
  • Northwestern University
  • Performance/Outcome: Went well but there were a lot of weird questions that I don't know if I answered as best as I could've.
  • Dartmouth College
  • Performance/Outcome: Went okay but didn't really connect with him.
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Performance/Outcome: Went super well; we connected about a lot of stuff including NBA basketball.
Letters of Recommendation
  • Latin Teacher

    I've known/had him since 6th grade - read the recommendation and he emphasized every quality I was trying to exhibit to colleges. (10/10)

  • English/Film Teacher

    Known/had since freshman year; we are pretty close and I never read his rec but I'm sure it was great. (8/10)

  • Football Coach

    Knew him pretty well (I only joined junior year but became a starter immediately); probably pretty decent (7/10)

  • Counselor

    Got a new counselor this year so she didn't know much about me but all of our exchanges have been great (5/10)

College Decisions

Accepted (7)

Saint Louis UniversityUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Maryland, College ParkReed CollegeWilliam and Mary

Waitlisted (3)

Colorado CollegeBoston CollegeWashington and Lee University

Rejected (5)

Northwestern UniversityGeorgetown UniversityBrown UniversityDartmouth CollegeUniversity of Pennsylvania

Profile Tags

ResearchAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)LeadershipClubVolunteeringVarsity SportsPublic SpeakingCreative Writing
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Quick Stats
CategoryPolitical Scientist
Year2022
MajorPhilospohy, Politics, and Law
GPA3.92 (UW)
SAT1400
Acceptances7
Rejections5