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Health SciencesClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
Neuroscience Applicant
Male · African American · Small Competitive Public
🏷️ First-gen, URM, Low income
Income: 35000-40000
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.85 (UW)
SAT
1560
AP Courses
11
Honors
5
Extracurricular Activities
- Research assistant at local universityConducted research and was published in computational neuroscience and neurobiology
- Chess club president10 hours per week
- Chess class A playerUniversity of Southern CaliforniaF rating approximately 2000, 15-20 hours per week
- Internship at research center10 hours per week
- Book writingSelf-published a book approximately 100 pages in length on computational neuroscience and the use of computer science principles in neurobiology
- Summer pre-college programs at Yale, University of Connecticut, Brown UniversityParticipated in virtual programs, did not pay
- Class presidentServed in 11th and 12th grade
- Volunteer250 hours in total, majority comprised of internship, tutoring, and Red Cross
Awards & Honors
- ★AP Scholar with distinction
- ★National Merit semifinalist and then finalist
- ★QuestBridge prepscholar finalist
- ★Mensa NHS platinum member
- ★Presidential volunteer award
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Discussed the loss of my sibling to a neurological illness and how it stimulated my drive for neuroscience and neurobiology, included family connections to homeland
Interview Experiences
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 5/10, felt confrontational
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10, natural conversation
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 4/10, felt awkward and questioning
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10, awkward and short
- Brown University
- Performance/Outcome: 2/10, felt out of it
Letters of Recommendation
AP Biology teacher
10/10, knew me since 9th grade and consoled me through the death of my sibling who had a neurological illness
AP Chemistry teacher
8/10, mentored me in getting internships and research positions at local universities through networking
AP Physics teacher
9/10, similar upbringing and childhood, consoled me through the loss of my sibling, discussed my drive, mindset, and perseverance
College Decisions
Accepted (7)
Johns Hopkins UniversityGeorgetown UniversityYale UniversityDuke UniversityUniversity of ConnecticutWesleyan UniversityTrinity College
Waitlisted (3)
Dartmouth CollegeUniversity of PennsylvaniaBrown University
Rejected (3)
Stanford UniversityHarvard UniversityPrinceton University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Academic CompetitionWriting & Publications