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Computer ScientistClass of 20213.8+otherstem
Computer Science Applicant
Male · White · Bay Area · Public
Income: Greater than 100k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.95 (UW)
AP Courses
8
Honors
5
AP Exams Taken
Computer Science (5)Language (5)Physics 1 (4)Calculus BCPhysics C MechanicsPhysics C Electricity and MagnetismUS Government and PoliticsSpanishStatistics
Extracurricular Activities
- Founder/Developer, Small StartupSpent 2 years building an end-to-end IoT platform from scratch, created smart garage door opener Raspberry Pi device and mobile app.
- Co-President & Co-Founder, Coding ClubTaught beginners how to code in Java and Python junior year, taught Algorithms senior year, built club website, and participated in hackathons and competitions.
- Film Contributor through CodingCreated animation in Java for an award-winning novelist and Berkeley professor, part of an Austrian government-funded short film about spreading positivity and hope during the pandemic.
- School Website DeveloperHelped create school clubs' website.
- Vice President, Leo's ClubLed meetings, organized events, and promoted community service and school activities, including teaching local seniors how to use technology.
- Co-President and Tutor, Homework Help ClubMentored and tutored struggling students, hosted weekly peer-to-peer tutoring sessions.
- Secretary/Lecturer, Math ClubFrequently lectured on math and its applications in physics and computer science, organized meetings, and communicated with members.
- Volunteer/Tutor, Croatian ChurchEmbraced cultural identity, volunteered, and helped peers learn the Croatian language.
- Self-Paced Student, Coursera + UdemyCompleted 17 computer science-related online courses.
- WaPo/Swim, Junior Varsity PlayerPlayed freshman and sophomore years (did not mention this on most applications).
Awards & Honors
- ★Spanish Scholar Award
- ★AP Scholar Award
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Centered around dreams of becoming an entomologist being crushed by parents, struggling with a lost sense of passion and direction, and discovering true passion through coding as artistic expression during the pandemic.
Interview Experiences
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: 8.5 out of 10, had a class of 2020 graduate interview me, it was very relaxed, might have been too colloquial.
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: 4 out of 10, stuttered a lot and was unaware it was only a 20-minute interview.
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: 10 out of 10, amazing interview, everything went perfectly, very articulate, expressive, and funny, shared many stories.
Letters of Recommendation
AP Computer Science Teacher
Had a 2.5-hour long philosophical talk prior to him writing it, had a good relationship throughout the year, always overdid every assignment and project.
US History Teacher
Said my letter of recommendation was glowing, very supportive, always overdid assignments, and he is an ex-stockbroker.
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
Arizona State UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of California, Merced
Waitlisted (9)
California Polytechnic State UniversityUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraNortheastern UniversityUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, RiversideNew York University
Rejected (21)
Stanford UniversityThe University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignCalifornia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Washington, SeattleGeorgia Institute of TechnologyJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesVanderbilt UniversityWashington University in St. LouisUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborNorthwestern UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeColumbia UniversityHarvard UniversityYale UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipFounderClubCodingRoboticsCommunity ServiceVolunteeringAcademic CompetitionAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)EntrepreneurshipPersonal Projects