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MathematicianClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
Mathematics, Economics Applicant
Male · White · Rural Town in FL · Title I / poor public school
🏷️ Legacy to Duke/University of Virginia
Income: Title I / poor public school
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
ACT
35
Class Rank
10/626
AP Courses
6
IB Courses
6
Honors
4
AP Exams Taken
AP Human GeographyAP World HistoryAP Calculus ABAP StatisticsAP Calculus BCAPUSHIB Music SLIB Spanish B SL
Extracurricular Activities
- Mu Alpha ThetaPresident and Calculus Coach; organizes meetings, provides tutoring, coaches members, placed in multiple competitions, broke school records; 4 years; 3 hours/week; 30 weeks/year
- Drum MajorDrum Major of 200-person marching band; 15 hours/week; 15 weeks/year; 4 years
- Jazz BandLeader Trumpet Player; class begins an hour before the normal school day; 5 hours/week; 36 weeks/year; 2 years; awarded most improved in 11th
- ROOTs ClubVice President; founded club for ESOL kids at school; 2 hours/week; 18 weeks/year; 2 years
- Varsity TennisTeam Co-Captain; 18 hours/week; 16 weeks/year; 3 years
- Project Renew / Teen Advisory BoardFounded board at local library; raised $30,000 for renovations; 2 hours/week; 20 weeks/year; freshman/sophomore year
- Bridge ClubTop Pair and Vice President; first in regional tournament; 3 hours/week; 40 weeks/year; 2 years
- Red Cross ClubIHL Advocate; 1 hour/week; 20 weeks/year; 2 years
- National Honor Society1 hour/week; 36 weeks/year
- Developer InternshipInternship at local tech company; 6 hours/week; 15 weeks/year
Awards & Honors
- ★Mu Alpha Theta National Competition
- ★Description: Top 25 in Division
- ★Mu Alpha Theta Competition
- ★Description: 6th individual in state in division
- ★Mu Alpha Theta Individual
- ★Description: First in Calculus Division; Feb./Mar. Competitions; Second in Jan.
- ★Community Problem Solvers International Convention
- ★Description: 2nd Place
- ★Superior Awards
- ★Description: 8 Superiors at District/State Solo and Ensemble performances
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Focused on taking advantage of opportunities and pursuing passions; spent a large amount of time on them; 7.5/10
Interview Experiences
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: Interviewer implied that I would get in; very fun conversation; 10/10
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Connected very well with the interviewer; lasted a while; 10/10
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: Technical issues made it awkward; 5/10
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Went well; interviewer liked math people; 8/10
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: Rather interesting interview; interviewer was a musician; 9/10
Letters of Recommendation
Math Teacher
This guy is amazing; wrote my rec letter the day I first sent it to him; 10/10
English Teacher
Spent a lot of time talking about life/school; probably a little less than the math one; 9/10
Music Teacher
Spent a lot of time with my band director; he picked me as a drum major; 10/10
College Decisions
Accepted (3)
University of VirginiaUniversity of FloridaGeorgia Institute of Technology
Waitlisted (4)
Duke UniversityRice UniversityVanderbilt UniversityNortheastern University
Rejected (6)
Stanford UniversityYale UniversityBrown UniversityPrinceton UniversityDartmouth CollegeNorthwestern University
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