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Computer ScientistClass of 20223.8+1400+/31+stem
CS Applicant
Male · South East Asian · SoCal · Public; mostly known for sports but everyone else in top 10 got into t10 unis
🏷️ First Gen, Low Income
Income: 30-50k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4.67 (W)
SAT
1480
Class Rank
3/450
AP Courses
12
AP Exams Taken
Human GeographyComputer Science PrinciplesChemistryEuropean History
Extracurricular Activities
- Personal AI projectsI spend the majority of my free time working on personal projects. This also encompasses one of my startups, where I made glasses to help visually impaired people navigate their environments auditorily.
- Online BusinessBusiness I started and independently managed to support my family. Worked with manufacturers abroad, and sold online and to local stores. Earned over $50k in about a year.
- International Web Design Lead at NonprofitHelp make some social-justice initiatives happen.
- Machine Learning Engineering Intern at a small companyUsed a feed-forward neural network to create a recommendation engine. Implemented with AWS Lambda. Offered a permanent role at the end.
- President of Coding and Engineering ClubsRaised club membership from 3 members to over 100, becoming the second-largest club on campus. Coordinated with other schools to create a district hackathon.
- State Computer Science Education Board at NonprofitDeveloped the curriculum and visual supplementary materials for one of the coding courses that were used nationally. Taught Web Development to children.
- Started a mental health Instagram accountPosted about coping techniques. Had a little over 1k followers.
- Bass Section Leader in Choir; Private Voice TeacherLed choir through sectionals and taught new repertoire when the director was absent. Taught private voice lessons to supplement my family's income.
- Healthcare Intern at Chiropractic OfficeShadowed lead chiropractor. Assisted with patient interactions, managing the tools, and ensuring patient comfort through personalized accommodations.
- Varsity Wrestler
Awards & Honors
- ★International AI Hackathon Winner
- ★Description: Won a hackathon for the glasses project.
- ★SkillsUSA State Champion and National Qualifier
- ★NSLI-Y Recipient (Chinese)
- ★X-Prize at a local startup competition
- ★Finalist at a notable supranational organization's competition
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
I wrote about how showing my dad how to use “ok google” inspired me to explore the intersection of AI and accessibility.
Interview Experiences
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: Loved this interview. My interviewer produced one of my favorite childhood shows and we just personality matched really well.
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: I really enjoyed my Yale interview. We were laughing throughout the majority of it and I think that, regardless of my admission decision, my interviewer gave me some super amazing and applicable advice for making the most of the next 4 years.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: My interviewer was super into my business and kept mentioning how she was amazed that a teenager was able to support his family with a business he started himself.
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: My interviewer was 10 hours late to my interview and literally laughed at me when I told him that I wanted to major in CS to improve upon assistive technology.
Letters of Recommendation
AP Chem/Engineering Teacher
I've had this teacher all four years and we're super close. Talked about how he would sneak me into the Engineering room over the summers so that I could make cool robots and other projects. Also mentioned some other stuff about my character and such.
AP Lit Teacher
I'm kind of a STEM guy so this one was weaker. She mentioned to me that she was “super impressed” with the things that I do and the classes that I took.
College Decisions
Accepted (5)
California Polytechnic State UniversityNew Mexico State UniversityHamilton CollegeCalifornia State University, East BayUniversity of California, San Diego
Waitlisted (6)
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyTufts UniversityUniversity of California, DavisCalifornia Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Rejected (17)
University of PennsylvaniaNorthwestern UniversityHarvard UniversityYale UniversityRice UniversityUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Los AngelesCornell UniversityStanford UniversityCalifornia Institute of TechnologyWilliams CollegeNew York UniversityUniversity of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSan Jose State UniversitySan Diego State University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubSTEM ClubCoding/ProgrammingRoboticsEntrepreneurVolunteeringCommunity ServiceInternshipJob Experience