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Computer ScientistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
Computer Science Applicant
Male · Asian · Maryland · Large Public
🏷️ Shuffled around interest for running D3 at some schools but never anything official, Dad is also legacy of University of Maryland, College Park: College Park
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1530
AP Courses
13
AP Exams Taken
Computer Science Principles (4)Government and Politics (5)Statistics (5)English Language (4)Physics 1 (4)Psychology (5)Calculus AB (5)Chemistry (5)Calculus BC (5)Macroeconomics (5)Microeconomics (5)
Extracurricular Activities
- Varsity Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor TrackTeam Captain junior and senior year, 2x state qualifier in cross country, school record holder in the 4x800 and 3rd all-time 800m indoors and outdoors
- Squirrel Robotics (FRC)Software captain for 2 years and wrote and developed the software of our robot
- Computer Science ClubMentor in the club, helped plan hackathons and mentor kids with their homework
- Boy ScoutsAchieved Eagle Scout midway through my senior year
- Local nonprofitChief of recruitment for a local non-profit to help smaller non-profits, expanded membership by over 150% in a little over 6 months
- Busser at a restaurantOnly important because I detailed my essay about being a busser
- Freelance Writer for MileSplitWrote multiple articles, conducted interviews and attended and recorded meets as part of the social media team
- PianoPlayed piano for 11 years, performed in competitions and recitals for the elderly
Awards & Honors
- ★National AP Scholar
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★Eagle Scout
- ★PSAT National Merit Semi-finalist
- ★ACSL national qualifier
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Thought my essays were solid, main essay received positive feedback from friends and Reddit users
Interview Experiences
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: Was really nervous but it went pretty well, only struggled with a question about favorite book
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: Interviewer was impossible to reach, had a bad experience, but some good conversations
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: Really good time talking with my interviewer, told me to keep in contact
Letters of Recommendation
AP Computer Science A
Did really well in the class, maintained a good relationship though I heard the letters she sends out are pretty cut and paste (6/10)
AP Language
Did pretty good in her class, active throughout and maintained a unique but good relationship (8/10)
Counselor
We didn't really speak much at all, but she helped me during the college application process (6/10)
College Decisions
Accepted (2)
University of Maryland, College ParkGeorgia Institute of Technology
Waitlisted (1)
Carnegie Mellon University
Rejected (6)
Stanford UniversityRice UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaJohns Hopkins UniversityCornell UniversityUniversity of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipVarsity SportsAdvanced CourseworkRoboticsCommunity ServiceVolunteeringFreelanceMentorEagle ScoutAcademic CompetitionNational Merit