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HistorianClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+art/hum
History Applicant
Male · East Asian · California · Competitive Public
🏷️ Legacy at University of Southern California
Income: Upper Middle Class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.98 (UW)
SAT
1540
AP Courses
16
AP Exams Taken
AP English LitAP ResearchAP StatsAP Physics 1AP GovAP Euro
Extracurricular Activities
- University of Notre Dame Summer ScholarsAccepted into the Leadership Seminar, but it was canceled due to COVID; received a scholarship for the Summer Scholars Program.
- Trumpet Player1 of 4 trumpets at a semi-competitive music festival.
- Internship ProgramInternship at a local state school with a history professor.
- World Food Prize Global Youth Institute
- School History ClubPresident and founder.
- Various Music OrganizationsPrincipal trumpet in district honor band, school wind ensemble, city youth symphony, music education outreach director.
- BSAEagle Scout (was Life at the time of applying, received Eagle rank and updated application).
- Speech and DebateParticipated for four years, did not win much.
- Community ServiceVolunteered at various organizations including a homeless shelter and home/latrine building in the Dominican Republic.
- Miscellaneous InternshipsInterned at an AI startup and a medical center in South Korea.
Awards & Honors
- ★Honorable Mention
- ★Description: For some journal.
- ★National Merit Finalist
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★National Honor Society
- ★Elks MVS Quarterfinalist
- ★Description: Received notification later and updated all RD schools.
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about the Korean American experience and cultural separation in identity; tied in interest in history.
Interview Experiences
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Thought the interview went well; connected deeply with the interviewer.
- Dartmouth University
- Performance/Outcome: Standard interview; no particular memories.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Standard interview; felt no strong connection with the interviewer.
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Thought it went well, but was cut short.
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: First interview in early round; felt it was neither good nor bad.
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Interviewed with a professor from the local state school; discussed experiences.
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Decent interview; asked specific questions about the law track.
- Columbia University
- Performance/Outcome: Thought it might have been disastrous due to a scheduling issue, but it went well.
Letters of Recommendation
History Teacher
Was his student for three years; sparked interest in history.
English Teacher
Had her for AP English Language; seemed to like me.
Counselor
Did not speak much with her throughout high school.
Sister
Provided a peer letter for Dartmouth.
History Professor
Interned for her for two years; seemed to like me.
College Decisions
Accepted (18)
Brown UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversityCornell UniversityDartmouth UniversityDuke UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityPrinceton UniversityRice UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaWilliams College
Waitlisted (4)
Columbia UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of ChicagoVanderbilt University
Rejected (4)
Amherst CollegeHarvard UniversityPomona CollegeYale University
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateHonor SocietyAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipPresidentClubMusic PerformanceCommunity ServiceVolunteering