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EngineerClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering Applicant
Female · White, Asian (Chinese) · Illinois · Public
🏷️ Legacy at Cornell, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.97 (UW)
SAT
1590
AP Courses
12
Honors
11
AP Exams Taken
MicroMacroAPUSHCalc BCLangPhysics 1
Extracurricular Activities
- BandSection Leader, Teaching Assistant
- Freshman Transition Leader
- Scholastic Bowl
- Math Peer Tutor
- Badminton
- CS Club
- EmpoWer
- Costume Crew
- Paid Teaching Assistant
- Paid Hostess
Awards & Honors
- ★Science Student of the Year (Accel Bio, Accel Chem, AP Phys 1)
- ★National Merit Semifinalist/Finalist
- ★National Honor Society
- ★Tri-M Music Honor Society
- ★National Spanish Exam Silver (three years)
- ★Illinois We The People Competition Winner and Best Unit Award
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Experiences and activities that have shaped identity and career goals.
Interview Experiences
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Ok interview, interviewers seemed uninterested, not very long.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Ok interview, interviewers seemed uninterested, not very long.
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: Loved the interviewer, wished it counted.
- University of Southern California Scholarship Interview
- Performance/Outcome: Terrifying and felt like an interrogation but overall not bad.
Letters of Recommendation
AP Physics 1 Teacher
Earned student of the year in his class, finished both semesters with a good grade, currently enrolled in AP Physics C and actively participates in class.
AP Calc BC Teacher
Very active participant in class, volunteered frequently, maintained work during school suspension, earned an A both semesters.
College Decisions
Accepted (9)
Eastern Illinois UniversityIowa State UniversityUniversity of Minnesota Twin CitiesPurdue UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Colorado, BoulderGeorge Washington University
Waitlisted (3)
Northwestern UniversityTulane UniversityCornell University
Rejected (2)
University of PennsylvaniaHarvard University
Profile Tags
ResearchHonor SocietyAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipClubMusic PerformanceVolunteeringAcademic Competition