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Computer ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
CS Applicant
Male · Asian-American (Indian) · US citizen in North Carolina · Public (somewhat competitive — ~1200 avg SAT)
Income: 200-300k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1590
Class Rank
4/450
AP Courses
15
AP Exams Taken
CSPCSAChemCalc AB subscoreCalc BCMicroLangAPESSeminar
Extracurricular Activities
- DebateCaptain 12th grade/Junior Captain 11th grade; competed in numerous tournaments; mentored one team to success at the national level.
- CS ClubPresident 12th grade; taught members about computer science and coordinated outreach program with local college.
- MusicPlayed piano for 11 years, viola for 6 years, and trumpet for 3 years; also played in local youth orchestra.
- VolunteeringVolunteered at local science museum; taught kids about 3D printing and making paper airplanes.
- Working on CS textbookAssisted a professor at the University of Michigan with a computer science textbook; significant role in developing interest in computer science.
- Indian Sunday SchoolLearned Sanskrit and Hindu culture.
- Spanish ClubOfficer; helped plan events.
- Self-studying CS coursesStudied approximately six computer science courses independently.
- VolunteeringSimilar to previous volunteering experience but at a summer camp with a different organization.
- NHS / SNHS
Awards & Honors
- ★National-level debate championship
- ★Description: 11th grade.
- ★NSDA All-American
- ★Description: 12th grade.
- ★National Spanish Exam Gold
- ★Description: 10th grade.
- ★National Spanish Exam Silver
- ★Description: 11th grade.
- ★USACO Silver
- ★Description: 11th grade.
- ★USNCO national qualifier
- ★Description: 11th grade.
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about favorite words.
why cs — Supplemental
Early draft rated 7/10 (wrote about mother); RD draft rated 8/10 (wrote about extracurriculars).
diversity — Supplemental
Early draft rated 6.5/10 (wrote about vegetarianism); RD draft rated 8/10 (wrote about being from the South).
Interview Experiences
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre; came off as robotic.
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre; came off as robotic.
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre; came off as robotic.
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Pretty solid; discussed debate and the state of modern medicine.
Letters of Recommendation
Debate coach / English teacher
Decently strong; knew personality well but did not see mentoring at the time of recommendation writing.
AP Chemistry teacher
Somewhat strong but generic; did well in class and interacted actively, despite it being online.
College Decisions
Accepted (7)
University of North Carolina, CharlotteNorth Carolina State UniversityPurdue UniversityUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignDuke University
Rejected (6)
Stanford UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, BerkeleyHarvard UniversityYale UniversityPrinceton University
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateLeadershipPresidentClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceNHSAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Academic CompetitionMath OlympiadScience Olympiad