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EngineerClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
computer engineering Applicant
Male · biracial (Black/White) · University of Wisconsin, Madison · small catholic
🏷️ notre dame triple legacy, urm
Income: greater than 200000
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.9 (UW)
ACT
34
Class Rank
2/70
AP Courses
8
AP Exams Taken
APUSH (5)AP CS A (5)AP Calc BC (5)AP Euro (5)AP Chem (4)AP Lit (4)
Extracurricular Activities
- Varsity Track CaptainState Championships qualifier/broke a conference record as a sophomore, 2x conference champion.
- Varsity XC CaptainState Qualifier as a senior and 2x conference champion.
- Boy ScoutsAssistant Senior Patrol Leader.
- Assistant Programming Teacher
- CodingUSACO Silver and listed some personal projects.
- CYM Basketball
- Retreat LeaderApplied and was selected to lead a big school retreat.
Awards & Honors
- ★Eagle Scout
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★National Merit Commended
- ★National African American Scholar
- ★Wisconsin All-State Athlete
- ★National Honor Society
- ★Salutatorian
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about specific plans related to career aspirations in research, focusing on chemistry, physics, math, and computer science.
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Went fairly well, felt more like an interview than a conversation.
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: Not an interview but was super nice and seemed really interested in my future plans.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Went super well, shared a church connection.
- Harvard pt. 2
- Performance/Outcome: Went super well, nerded out over niche topics.
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Phone call, a bit awkward but overall pretty good.
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Went super well, had a friendly conversation.
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: Asked for an interview but didn't get one.
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Banger interview, had a lot in common with the interviewer.
Letters of Recommendation
Calc Teacher
I struggled a lot early on but went to her for help later. I was also in a tiny class.
Chem Teacher
Despite my 4 on the exam, I had a 97 in the class and she thought I would get a 5.
Counselor
Meh. I never talk to her.
College Decisions
Accepted (2)
University of Notre DamePrinceton University
Rejected (9)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, BerkeleyNorthwestern UniversityCornell UniversityStanford UniversityYale UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaHarvard University
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