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BiologistClass of 20203.8+1400+/31+stem
Biology and Society, Biomedical Engineering Applicant
Female · Ghanaian American · North Jersey · Pre-college dual-enrollment
🏷️ Underrepresented Minority, geographic
Income: 40k, single mother, two siblings
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.97 (UW)
SAT
1440
AP Exams Taken
BiologyMath I
Extracurricular Activities
- Team Leader of School's Olympiad TeamWon several district, state, and one national olympiad in different STEM subjects
- Lab Assistant at schoolAssisted biology teacher who is a Ph.D.
- Presented research on lead concentration in waterPresented at state university
- Shadowed a leading physicianShadowed for a month at a prominent NYC hospital
- Team Member of first Girls Frisbee teamHelped organize the team
- Leader of Cancer Awareness GroupLed marches, held fundraisers, and spread awareness in school
- Speech PerformerParticipated in a speech and social activist group, performed several speeches
- Cashier at supermarketWorked 20-30 hours during the school year, 40-50 during the summer to support family
- Volunteered at children's library and homeless shelterVolunteered to give back to the community
Awards & Honors
- ★3rd Place in district Math competition
- ★3rd Place in state Science Olympiad
- ★2nd Place in state Science Olympiad
- ★3rd Place in national Science Olympiad
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about financial issues throughout high school and their influence on hard work and perseverance, using a glass castle analogy
Interview Experiences
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: Messy due to phone issues
- Brown University
- Performance/Outcome: Enjoyable conversation, rushed due to work
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Awkward at first, ended with advising
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Awkward start due to connection issues, positive experience
Letters of Recommendation
STEM Teacher
Extremely close
STEM Teacher
Close in a student-teacher way
Princeton Faculty
Seemed to really like me
Language Teacher
Really liked me
College Decisions
Accepted (17)
Princeton UniversityCornell UniversityVanderbilt UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillUniversity of VirginiaBaylor UnviersityStony Brook UniversityRutgers UniversityMontclair State UniversityKean UniversityRider UniversityRowan UniversityMichigan State UniversitySpelman UniversityHofstra UniversityPennsylvania State University, University Park
Waitlisted (4)
University of PennsylvaniaRice UniversityWesleyan UniversityYale University
Rejected (1)
Brown University
Profile Tags
ResearchScience OlympiadLeadershipClubVolunteeringVarsity SportsJob ExperiencePublic SpeakingSustainability Projects