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MathematicianClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem

applied math, math, computational biology, bio Applicant

F · East Asian · CA · Public, competitive

Income: $100-150k/yr, but due to some reason my financial aid needed is very high

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.92 (UW)
SAT
1520
AP Courses
14

AP Exams Taken

BioCalc BCCSPPhysics 1Physics C MechanicsStatsChemPhysics 2LangWorld History
Extracurricular Activities
  • Co-founder of organization that hands out free math materials
  • Internship at a hospital
  • Badminton team varsity captain and club president
  • TA for math organization
  • Event organizer of some volunteering activities
  • Added some random not-so-important activities here
Awards & Honors
  • AIME qual x3, distinction in 10th
  • Top 18.5% in some math modeling challenge
  • CAML school top 10
  • AP Scholar
  • PSAT Commended Scholar

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

wrote about founding my organization and how I tried to spread love of math; wasn't outstanding

University of Pennsylvania supp — Supplemental

thank you note to 7th grade math teacher; contribute to Penn by founding fair trade club and play badminton; why Penn because computational bio and their research opportunities

ucs — Supplemental

leadership, creative side, academic subject that inspires me, make community better place

Interview Experiences
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Performance/Outcome: 8/10; online; he was nice but I stuttered a bit on a question about my research
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Performance/Outcome: 8/10; in person; I had a 45-minute chat with her and I learned a bunch about life, workplaces, and obviously Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Rice University
  • Performance/Outcome: 9/10; online; I loved my interviewer! She's a graduate student at University of California, Los Angeles, and she's super nice
  • Duke University
  • Performance/Outcome: 7/10; online; my interviewer looked very strict but she was probably paying attention to what I was saying instead of controlling her facial expressions
Letters of Recommendation
  • Math teacher

    8/10, had him for three classes, TAed for him but wasn't super close

  • Econ teacher

    7/10, had her for US History and AP Econ, talked in class but wasn't that close

  • Professor of research

    8-9/10, made my mentor write the letter and showed my dad and according to my dad it was pretty strong

College Decisions

Accepted (5)

University of California, DavisUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, RiversideUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of Cambridge

Waitlisted (4)

Carnegie Mellon UniversityNew York UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, San Diego

Rejected (15)

University of PennsylvaniaBrown UniversityCalifornia Institute of TechnologyColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDuke UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityPomona CollegeRice UniversityUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of Southern California

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipClubVolunteeringVarsity SportsAdvanced CourseworkMath CompetitionAcademic CompetitionCreative Writing
Profile Ratings
69
Overall Score
Academic8.5
Extracurricular6.5
Awards6.0
Quick Stats
CategoryMathematician
Year2023
Majorapplied math, math, computational biology, bio
GPA3.92 (UW)
SAT1520
Acceptances5
Rejections15