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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

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Profile Ratings
77
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular7.5
Awards6.5
Quick Stats
CategoryComputer Scientist
Year2020
MajorComputer Science
GPA4 (UW)
SAT1600
Acceptances5
Rejections9