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EngineerClass of 20213.8+1400+/31+stem
chemical engineering Applicant
Female · taiwanese · north east coast · large public school
🏷️ legacy at cornell
Income: 150k+
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1450
AP Courses
3
AP Exams Taken
AP ChemistryAP Computer Science PrinciplesAP Physics 1
Extracurricular Activities
- competitive gymnast for 10 years
- head special olympics gymnastics coach for 3 years
- varsity diver for 4 years, captain for senior year
- worked as a gymnastics teacher for 3 years
- gymnastics summer camp counselor for 2 years
- executive board for an outreach science program in my area for 2 years
- volunteer at my church's food cupboard for 5 years
- volunteer distributing meals to people experiencing homelessness for 4 years
- president of chinese honor society
- smaller leadership roles in clubs like NHS and student council
- jv track for 3 years
Awards & Honors
- ★best chemistry student junior year
- ★president's gold service learning for 4 years
- ★principle's award
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
spent a lot of time on it, received feedback from multiple people
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor — Supplemental
essays were not great, regret applying early action
University of Pennsylvania — Supplemental
similar to University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Interview Experiences
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: positive interaction, clicked well, made me excited about the school
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: positive interaction, learned a lot about the school
Letters of Recommendation
chem teacher
7/10, good letter, had him for both honors and AP Chemistry, relationship was reserved
calc teacher
5/10, probably generic, did not have a close relationship
College Decisions
Accepted (7)
Temple UniversityDrexel UniversityUniversity of DelawareUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of PittsburghNortheastern UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Waitlisted (2)
University of Michigan, Ann ArborCornell University
Rejected (2)
University of PennsylvaniaColumbia University
Profile Tags
ResearchCommunity ServiceLeadershipPresidentClubHonor SocietyVolunteeringVarsity SportsAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Academic Competition