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Health SciencesClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+art/hum
cognitive science, pre-med Applicant
F · East Asian · NY · smallish public class size ~200
Income: ~150k applied for financial aid
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4.1 (UW)
SAT
1520
AP Courses
7
AP Exams Taken
ChemLangCS Principles
Extracurricular Activities
- Ambulance corps volunteer
- Nonprofit business co-manager
- Various orchestras
- Lifeguard
- Shadowed a physician
- Foreign language club secretary
- Music outreach club member
- Student researcher
- Varsity swim
- Computer science club secretary
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Semifinalist
- ★National Merit Finalist
- ★National community service award
- ★National violin competition silver
- ★Le Grand Concours Bronze
- ★Honor societies national and French
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about how I developed my origami hobby and learned more about my potential for crafts during quarantine, and how I began making masks for the community.
Interview Experiences
- University of Rochester
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10 first interview, felt kind of awkward, didn't know what to say
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10 the interviewer was funny and I was able to elaborate on many of my ECs this time around
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: 5/10 my alarm went off in the middle of the interview and it's a super quirky alarm so oof. Also the interviewer was late.
- Tufts University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10 got to show off some of my origami collection. He was the youngest of all the interviewers, felt it was easier to connect to him.
Letters of Recommendation
Default counselor rec letter that I didn't read
Didn't get to read any of my teacher recommendations but they were all very good teachers
Ambulance corps captain
He knows me well but also writes letters for all of the junior volunteers who ask so there's a certain level of cookie cutter in his letter
College Decisions
Accepted (5)
Fordham UniversityBinghamton UniversityStonybrook UniversityUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Rochester
Waitlisted (5)
Wellesley CollegeBoston CollegeVassar CollegeBarnard CollegeDartmouth College
Rejected (4)
Tufts UniversityBoston UniversityCornell UniversityNorthwestern University
Profile Tags
ResearchVolunteeringNonprofitCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsLeadershipClubHonor SocietyAdvanced Coursework APCreative Writing