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EconomistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+bus/fin
Econ Applicant
Male · Asian · Texas · large very competitive Public school
Income: 200k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.8 (UW)
SAT
1550
AP Courses
16
Extracurricular Activities
- Debatemy primary EC and lots of involvement. Qualified for state thrice, and attended camp during summer for 2 years, nationals qualified.
- VP and founder of volunteering clubwe go to elementary schools every week to teach communication and speaking skills. One of these elementary schools is low income.
- VP and founder of a political clubwe asked and got multiple local politicians to come to our school to talk about their careers and why civic engagement is important.
- Board of a nonprofitaims to educate people about a specific global issue - pretty large impact through organized events.
- TSAengineering club, didn't dedicate any time but did ok in the competition.
- NHS
- Science NHS
- Pianofor 5 years
Awards & Honors
- ★Elim rounds at National tournament/tournament of champions in debate
- ★Degree standing in the national speech and debate association
- ★Description: pretty high
- ★TSA engineering award
- ★AP scholar with distinction
- ★National merit commended
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
5/10, the essays were technically competent but honestly I didn't have a consultant, I have no special talent for writing and I didn't wholesale bullshit my experiences so in reality they probably didn't stand out.
Interview Experiences
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: 4/10, covered my bases but didn't really enjoy it.
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: 5/10, standard.
Letters of Recommendation
STEM teacher
7/10, had in 2 small upper level STEM classes with this teacher. Consistently writes letters that get people into good schools.
Humanities teacher
5/10, all around meh.
College Decisions
Accepted (8)
University of HoustonUniversity of Texas at DallasBaylor UnviersityTexas A&M UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Waitlisted (2)
University of California, BerkeleyEmory University
Rejected (7)
University of Texas at AustinGeorgia Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityVanderbilt UniversityWashington University in St. LouisRice UniversityDuke University
Profile Tags
DebateLeadershipFounderClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)National Merit