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MathematicianClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
applied math Applicant
Female · chinese-american · northern california · very mid public school
Income: upper-middle class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
ACT
35
AP Courses
13
Honors
12
AP Exams Taken
calc ab (5)chem (5)physics 1 (5)bio (5)lang (5)spanish lang (5)apush (5)stats (5)other scores not yet released
Extracurricular Activities
- cofounder and president of nonprofit making stem more accessible to underrepresented groups
- local pageant titleholder with platform being promoting women in stem and did lots of community service around the title and platform, placed in state competition
- summer science program in astro, submitted research paper as research supplement
- head coach of local mathcounts program, teaching middle-schoolers math
- organized and painted women in stem mural for local library to educate about overlooked Female pioneers in stem
- organized online stem summer program for youth in my community under nonprofit organization, got sponsorship from big company to help fund workshop kits, provided everything for free to make stem more accessible to all
- pianist for school band
- president of school math club
- volunteer puppy raiser for canine companions for independence
- organized and painted mural to raise money for firefighters after local wildfire
Awards & Honors
- ★3x aime qualifier
- ★usapho semifinalist (top ~400)
- ★congressional art competition winner, art hung in capitol building
- ★local pageant title + 3rd runner up for state title + state top talent award
- ★2x scholastic art and writing gold key
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
wrote about pageant experience and struggles with gender stereotypes, connected to women in stem extracurriculars
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: very mid; first interview, mainly discussed academics and extracurriculars
- harvey mudd college
- Performance/Outcome: very informal, more informational than admissions related
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: very chill, discussed random topics instead of academics
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: good straightforward interview, discussed the community
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: scariest interview, focused on extracurriculars and values
Letters of Recommendation
teacher/counselor relationships were positive, participated a lot in class
College Decisions
Accepted (8)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityStanford UniversityYale UniversityColumbia UniversityCalifornia Institute of TechnologyHarvey Mudd CollegeUniversity of California, Berkeley
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubSTEM ClubArt ClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionMath OlympiadScience OlympiadWriting & PublicationsCreative WritingPublic SpeakingSustainability Projects