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BiologistClass of 20233.8+1400+/31+stem
Biology Applicant
Male · White · USA, Minnesota · Private
🏷️ I have a brother with a severe mental disability but that's about it
Income: Upper class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
ACT
32
Class Rank
3/250
IB Courses
6
Extracurricular Activities
- Founder and president of my school's Language Club
- Raised my sibling with a genetic and mental disability to help my working parents
- Paid camp counsellor at a summer camp
- Founder of my school's investment club, helped us participate in a Wharton youth competition
- Science Olympiad - won several medals and was a leader
- Personal investing - developed an algorithm to evaluate stocks
- Tennis - Varsity and JV, mostly just for fun
- Founder of another investment club
- Founder and president of ping-pong club - organized a successful school-wide tournament
- Student Ambassador
Awards & Honors
- ★Minnesota State Scholar Award
- ★University of Wisconsin science program applicant nomination
- ★1st place anatomy science olympiad regional competition
- ★1st place cell biology science olympiad regional competition
- ★Several other science olympiad medals
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about a genuine love for biology
Interview Experiences
- Washington University
- Performance/Outcome: Did well, interviewer lacked energy
- Tufts University
- Performance/Outcome: Spoke with a higher-up, very positive experience
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Great chemistry, pleasant conversation
Letters of Recommendation
History teacher
Great relationship, letter was well-received
Spanish teacher
Strong relationship, letter was well-received
School counsellor
Fairly well-known, unsure about letter quality
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
University of DenverDrake UniversityUniversity of RochesterEmory University
Rejected (9)
Tufts UniversityWashington University in St. LouisWesleyan UniversityBrown UniversityStanford UniversityDuke UniversityEmory CollegeMcGill UniversityVanderbilt University
Profile Tags
ResearchScience OlympiadLeadershipFounderClubInvestment ClubLanguage ClubCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsPersonal Projects