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Computer ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem

CS, CS+Ling, DS Applicant

Male · Asian · SoCal

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.83 (UW)
SAT
1500
AP Courses
10
Honors
3
Extracurricular Activities
  • cybersec competitionnational semifinalist and captain of team (4 years)
  • cs mentorship at UC1 year program, very selective
  • bioinformatics research program @ another UC1 year program
  • independent NLP research2 years, research on my own and made my own independent projects
  • paid tutor in math3 years
  • quizbowl2 years
  • TED talk organizer @ my school2 years
  • Leadership in nonprofit that helps underprivileged children in CS and Entrepreneurship2 years
  • Various CTF competitions2 years
  • piano performing4 years
  • various random clubs like robotics, speech and debatenever did much
Awards & Honors
  • cybersec $2500 scholarship
  • 4x national semifinalist in ec 1
  • 4th in CA cyber comp
  • National merit commended
  • AP scholar
  • various hackathon awards

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

It was about movies and my relationship with my mom, didn't work too well though.

Stanford University — Supplemental

All original and probably my best written work.

Interview Experiences
  • Rice University
  • Performance/Outcome: Both were good, around 6-7/10, some connection, but the Columbia one was actually an alumni of my school.
  • Columbia University
  • Performance/Outcome: Both were good, around 6-7/10, some connection, but the Columbia one was actually an alumni of my school.
Letters of Recommendation
  • Recommender's Role: None

    Both my rec teachers were people that I had good relationships with and were in challenging classes my junior year. One teacher had an extensive vetting process for LOR.

College Decisions

Accepted (6)

Arizona State UniversityNortheastern UniversityPurdue UniversityUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, RiversideSan Diego State University

Waitlisted (3)

University of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, San Diego

Rejected (15)

Cornell UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of California, BerkeleySan Jose State UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesColumbia UniversityWashington University in St. LouisYale UniversityNorthwestern UniversityBrown UniversityRice UniversityStanford UniversityDuke UniversityUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Davis

Profile Tags

ResearchCybersecurityLeadershipNonprofitTutoringPublic SpeakingAcademic CompetitionCommunity ServiceVolunteeringAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)
Profile Ratings
71
Overall Score
Academic7.8
Extracurricular7.5
Awards6.0
Quick Stats
CategoryComputer Scientist
Year2022
MajorCS, CS+Ling, DS
GPA3.83 (UW)
SAT1500
Acceptances6
Rejections15