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Computer ScientistClass of 20203.8+1500+/34+bus/fin
Computer Science Applicant
Male · Asian · Cali · Public
Income: Upper Middle
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1600
AP Courses
18
AP Exams Taken
Human Geography - 5Government (Self-study) - 5CS Principles - 5Euro - 5CS A - 5Calc AB - 5Environmental Science (Self-Study) - 5APUSH - 5Macro - 5Micro - 5Calc BC (Self-Study) - 5Chem - 5Lang - 5Physics - 4Bio - 5Lit - 5Chinese - 5Art History - 5
Extracurricular Activities
- FBLA ClubPresident, ~40 members, 4 years
- MUNFounder and President, ~30 members, 4 years
- Nonprofit for TutoringFounder, raised 5,000 dollars for school supplies, 4 years
- Econ Research at University of Southern CaliforniaParticipated, research not published
- Leadership in the Business World Summer ProgramParticipated at Wharton
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology LaunchX Summer ProgramParticipated
- Varsity Tennis4 years, not ranked high
- Math ClubSecretary, competitive math
- Coding ClubSecretary, focused on USACO and other competitions
Awards & Honors
- ★Local and State Level FBLA Awards
- ★Description: Multiple top 3 finishes, top 5 finish at nationals junior year
- ★USACO Gold
- ★AIME Qualifier
- ★Description: 2x (Sophomore and Junior year)
- ★MUN Conference Awards
- ★Description: Multiple Delegate awards
- ★National Merit Semi-Finalist
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Tied in personal circumstances with passion for econ, considered vague and generic
Interview Experiences
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Went well, nothing stood out, said I had a very good shot of getting in
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Went well, again nothing stood out
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Didn't really vibe with him, things almost got political
- Brown University
- Performance/Outcome: Decent interview
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Not good, was kinda sick and wasn't feeling too good
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: Just like the rest
Letters of Recommendation
Econ Teacher
Said I was the best student in the class, talked about helping others understand econ and applying other courses to Econ
APUSH Teacher and MUN Advisor
Talked about leadership in MUN and prowess in APUSH and writing skill
Counselor
Kinda generic, reiterated main extracurriculars, said I was driven
College Decisions
Accepted (5)
University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, IrvineGeorgetown UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Berkeley
Rejected (9)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityWharton at PennCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeYale UniversityUniversity of ChicagoStanford UniversityPrinceton University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentFounderClubModel UNAdvanced CourseworkVolunteeringNonprofitCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsMath CompetitionDebate