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UnclassifiedClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+other

Astronomy Applicant

Male · Asian - Chinese Hui/Dungan · Southern California · Competitive Californian public school

🏷️ Legacy at Cornell

Income: Middle-upper class

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.9 (UW)
ACT
35
AP Courses
17

AP Exams Taken

Math IIChemistryChinese with listening
Extracurricular Activities
  • QuizbowlTeam captain and led team to 14th place at nationals; ranked top 10 in regular season; coached teams and players; created study videos.
  • Academic Competition FederationWrote quizbowl questions for the main college quizbowl organization; first high school student to write for their Regional's tournament.
  • Science OlympiadMember of varsity team; coached Astronomy event; teams swept top 5 places at regionals; qualified for State's but event was canceled due to COVID.
  • USAAAOQualified for the United States Astrophysics and Astronomy Olympiad.
  • Taking care of brotherSpent significant time caring for brother with autism.
  • Math clubQualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Invitation.
  • Youth symphonyPrincipal trumpet in a major city's youth symphony.
  • ChurchStudent leader and drummer at church.
Awards & Honors
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • "Superior" award at school's marching band's solo and ensemble competition

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Wrote about brother's autism and desire to help others; also wrote about love of trivia and journey to quizbowl captaincy.

Interview Experiences
  • Harvard University
  • Performance/Outcome: Interviewer was distracted; ended early due to negative insinuation.
  • Princeton University
  • Performance/Outcome: Positive experience; discussed books and maintained contact afterward.
Letters of Recommendation
  • AP Statistics Teacher

    Knew the student well; advisor and coach for Quizbowl; rated 6-7 out of 10.

  • AP English Literature Teacher

    Knew the student well; rated 9 out of 10; strong writer.

  • Counselor

    Never met the counselor; rated 0 out of 10.

College Decisions

Accepted (1)

University of California, San Diego

Rejected (25)

Cornell UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of ChicagoHarvard UniversityYale UniversityPrinceton UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaBrown UniversityDartmouth CollegeStanford UniversityDuke UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityNorthwestern UniversityVanderbilt UniversityRice UniversityPomona CollegeSwarthmore CollegeCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

Profile Tags

ResearchScience OlympiadAcademic CompetitionQuiz BowlLeadershipCaptainClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceYouth MentorMusic PerformanceDrumCreative WritingPersonal Projects
Profile Ratings
65
Overall Score
Academic8.5
Extracurricular7.5
Awards2.0
Quick Stats
CategoryUnclassified
Year2021
MajorAstronomy
GPA3.9 (UW)
ACT35
Acceptances1
Rejections25