Biology Applicant
Male · White · Kansas · Public School (top district in state)
🏷️ First-Gen, Low-Income, LGBTQ, Geographic
Income: Less than 30k
AP Exams Taken
- President of Science National Honor Society
- DECA - 3x national qualifier, 3x first place at the state competition
- BPA - 1st and 4th at nationals, personally recognized at televised school-board meeting and in newspaper
- Part-Time job at local restaurant, leadership positions, worked there since 8th grade
- Track & Field - competed varsity for three years, recognized as one of the top 40 athletes in the state, works as an officiant at JV-level meets
- Science Outreach - officer, travels to local elementary schools to demonstrate science experiments
- SAFE (Seatbelts Are For Everyone) Club - co-president, works with local officers to generate awareness for seatbelt use
- Basketball - competed until 10th grade, participated in summer leagues and played on three different school teams
- Hiking - I hike in local areas, and have hiked in multiple national and state parks
- Member of National English Honor Society
- Member of National Latin Honor Society
- Member of National Honor Society
- Member of Mu Alpha Theta
- ★1st at BPA Nationals
- ★4th at BPA Nationals
- ★National Merit Semifinalist
- ★3x DECA nationals qualifier
- ★School-district special recognition award (presented by superintendent)
Essay Topics
Discussed becoming a passenger on three different vehicles and how it connected with close relationships, unique idea, rated 9/10
Wrote about the perfect location of Duke and aspirations in science, included personal experience of visiting Duke on 18th birthday
Discussed overcoming homophobia and developing a personality of understanding and kindness, rated 9/10
Talked about being first-generation and motivation through school, rated 8/10
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Went very well, connected on many topics, around 9/10
Chemistry Teacher
Good relationship, may be a little copy-and-paste sounding, around 8.5/10
AP Biology Teacher
Amazing relationship, likely wrote about transition from freshman to senior, around 9/10
Gifted Education Teacher
Amazing relationship, respected as a student, letter likely a large component of acceptance, around 15/10
Accepted (3)
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