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EnvironmentalistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+steminternational
environmental science, chem/bio eng, public health Applicant
Female · East Asian · Southeast Asia · international school following the US system
Income: 20-30k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1550
AP Courses
8
AP Exams Taken
calc bc (5)chem (5)world history (5)Chinese (5)lang (4)
Extracurricular Activities
- Danceco-leader from 9 to 12
- Varsity trackparticipated from 10 to 12, received medals and broke school record in one event
- Research in the Pioneer Programfocused on environmental chemistry, paper nominated for publication
- Environmental clubled projects including research, petitions, and water purification from 9 to 11
- Founded service clubfundraised for and partnered with local NPOs in 12
- Translated for Khan Academycontributed from 11 to 12
- Tutorprovided tutoring from 9 to 12
- Student governmentserved in executive role in 11, helped run class store as finance manager
- Speech/Debateranked in some Southeast Asian conferences in 11
- Hobbiesmaintained a personal blog and social media dance account
Awards & Honors
- ★National earth science olympiad silver
- ★National Hackathon 2nd place
- ★National math competition silver
- ★Regional History Bowl medals
- ★School-wide course awards
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
captured a touching moment that changed the way I viewed myself and my goals. The language was a bit bland but it had the right amount of show and tell.
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: lowkey terrible, it was so awkward and I had an accident with my earphones.
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: loved it, Rice was my dream school and I think the interviewer could see my enthusiasm.
- Bryn Mawr College
- Performance/Outcome: first interview, pretty meh and boring.
- Smith College
- Performance/Outcome: the interviewer was a bit awkward like me so I don't think it went well.
- Mount Holyoke College
- Performance/Outcome: pretty meh.
- University of Chicago
- Performance/Outcome: shows who I am authentically, but I definitely could have put more effort into it.
- New York UniversityAD
- Performance/Outcome: candidate weekend, tried to answer questions and engage in sample classes as much as I could.
Letters of Recommendation
English teacher
He was my English teacher, speech coach, and student government sponsor. I think it should be pretty good because he asked me if I wanted him to write a rec for me.
Chem teacher
Pretty decent, I know her personally and did really well in chem. But I am a quiet student so I'm scared about that.
Counselor
I have no idea, pretty sure he just used a template or something.
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
University of South CarolinaAmsterdam University CollegeUniversity of British ColumbiaNew York University
Rejected (8)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyYale UniversityUniversity of ChicagoNorthwestern UniversityRice UniversitySmith CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeAmherst College
Profile Tags
ResearchEnvironmental ClubLeadershipFounderClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsAcademic CompetitionDebateCreative Writing