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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
Profile Ratings
88
Overall Score
Academic8.5
Extracurricular9.2
Awards8.5
Quick Stats
CategoryBiologist
Year2020
MajorBiology and Society, Biomedical Engineering
GPA3.97 (UW)
SAT1440
Acceptances17
Rejections1