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MathematicianClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
Mechanical Engineering, Math for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Applicant
M · Asian · Bay Area, CA · Public, Pretty competitive
Income: ~160k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1570
AP Courses
11
Honors
5
AP Exams Taken
Chinese (5)Physics 1 (5)Eng Lang (4)USH (5)Art History (5)Calc BC (5)
Extracurricular Activities
- Math Workbook AuthorWrote math workbooks with 550+ sales
- Summer Science Program Astrophysics Researcher
- Science Bowl President
- STEAM Club President
- Sunday School Teacher/Worship Team PianistIn my Church
- Community Service VolunteerAt Local After School
- Math Club Competitor and Elementary School Coach
- Online AMC 8 Course InstructorTaught over the summer
- Creative Writing ContributorPublished works 4x in school literary magazine
- Mental Health ResearchIncluded in RD updates
Awards & Honors
- ★4x AIME Qualifier
- ★1st Place, 3rd Place, and Honorable Mentions in Local Math Competitions
- ★School Math Department Award
- ★Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key
- ★Description: Honorable Mention (x2)
- ★PVSA Gold Award
- ★Description: 9,10 and Bronze (11)
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Hated my essay, struggled a lot with what to write about, rated super bad (4/10)
Rice University — Supplemental
Favorite essay was about playing board games (9/10)
uc essays — Supplemental
Good since I got to be straightforward (8/10)
Interview Experiences
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Liked my interview (8/10)
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Liked my interview (8/10)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Disliked my interview (5/10)
- Harvey Mudd College
- Performance/Outcome: Decent (7/10)
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Decent (7/10)
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: Decent (7/10)
Letters of Recommendation
Teacher
Around 6-8/10
College Decisions
Accepted (6)
Purdue UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, BerkeleyRice University
Rejected (10)
Yale UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityCornell UniversityDuke UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityHarvey Mudd CollegeNorthwestern University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubMath ClubCreative WritingCommunity ServiceVolunteeringAcademic CompetitionAIME QualifierScholastic Art and WritingPVSAScience BowlSTEAM Club