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EngineerClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem

Engineering Applicant

Male · Asian · Massachusetts · Relatively High Achieving Public School

🏷️ Legacy to Cornell

Income: Middle Class

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1570
AP Courses
7

AP Exams Taken

ChineseAPUSHAP Chem
Extracurricular Activities
  • Class Officer on Class Planning BoardManaged 42k Budget
  • ViolinSchool Honors Orchestra/Local Orchestra/Local Music Festivals
  • Science Olympiad CaptainCouple Invitational/State Awards
  • School Newspaper Editor-in-ChiefQuadrupled Digital Readership/Launched App
  • SoccerVarsity Starter Senior Year
  • BME Internship at a t50 collegeDidn't do much, Helped with ongoing research
  • Internship/Project With a Local Sustainability Organization
  • Mock Trial
  • STEM ClubClub Officer
  • UltimateVarsity
Awards & Honors
  • Brown University Book Award
  • NMSQT Semifinalist
  • Tri-M
  • NHS
  • World Language National Honors Society

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

My personal statement was about my growth over the years/becoming more extroverted.

Interview Experiences
  • Rice University
  • Performance/Outcome: Wasn't great at interviews.
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Performance/Outcome: Wasn't great at interviews.
  • Cornell University
  • Performance/Outcome: Wasn't great at interviews.
  • Duke University
  • Performance/Outcome: Wasn't great at interviews.
Letters of Recommendation
  • Junior Year Math Teacher

    9/10 - Has seen me grow since freshman year.

  • French Teacher

    8/10 - Definitely a good writer, and I had a great time in her classes.

  • Guidance Counselor

    5/10 - We've met like once individually, but she knows I'm a good student.

College Decisions

Accepted (6)

Worcester Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of Massachusetts, AmherstGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of RochesterCase Western Reserve UniversityCornell University

Rejected (7)

Brown UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyDuke UniversityTufts UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaNorthwestern University

Profile Tags

ResearchScience OlympiadLeadershipClass OfficerSTEM ClubInternshipCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsSoccerMock TrialEditor-in-ChiefAP TestingNHSNMSQT SemifinalistBrown University Book Award
Profile Ratings
77
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular7.5
Awards6.0
Quick Stats
CategoryEngineer
Year2021
MajorEngineering
GPA4 (UW)
SAT1570
Acceptances6
Rejections7