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Political ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+socsci
Political Science, International Politics Applicant
Non-Binary · East Asian/Korean · Bay Area · Public school
Income: Bay Area high middle class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.91 (UW)
SAT
1580
AP Courses
13
Honors
3
AP Exams Taken
AP World (5)AP Calculus AB (5)AP Literature (4)AP Psychology (5)AP US History (5)AP Biology (CB error)
Extracurricular Activities
- Co-founder, co-executive director of a nonprofit for public speakingCreated curriculum for international schools in 8 countries, raised over 5000 dollars for low-income communities, taught over 125 students, copyrighted original material, featured on Forbes for young entrepreneurs
- Chapter president, founder of a district-wide advocacy groupIntroduced student representative on school board, fought for CRT curriculum in K-12 English, exposed implicit racial discrimination in faculty, proposed new district-wide COVID regulations
- Chapter president, founder of a US politics and government clubIncreased city-wide voter turnout through campaigns, organized events with nearby chapters
- Creative writer with an active blogPosts poems, narratives, and short stories, participated in NaNoWriMo for 6 years, currently writing an original LGBTQ+ romance novel, wrote over 100000 words on a separate publishing platform, featured on local radio
- Vice President of Mock Trial clubOrganized workshops with university teams, received Best Attorney recognition, team was quarterfinalist in county
- Korean culture instructorCreated grammar and culture lesson plans, made traditional food for weekly potlucks, organized donation drives for Korean books
- Class Representative, Section Leader in BandPlayed for 8 years, committed to every football game, played two instruments (clarinet and bassoon)
- Vice President of two feminism clubsIntroduced male peers to discuss period poverty and discrimination, organized donation drives of menstrual products, created lectures on Female legislation
- Bassoon section leader in music clubContacted senior centers to coordinate public performances, mentored younger musicians
- ResearcherStudied moral ethics of the death penalty, annotated research and philosophical texts and films
- Alto Section Leader in ChoirPR manager, recruited donors for fundraising concerts, performed at prestigious international events
Awards & Honors
- ★Presidential Volunteer Service Award Gold 2019-2021
- ★Description: Over 700 hours of volunteering
- ★Top 100 out of 500 teams in an international entrepreneurship competition
- ★Description: Healthcare app
- ★National Merit Semifinalist
- ★Description: Later became Finalist
- ★State Seal of Biliteracy for French
- ★Band Director's Choice Award 2020-2021
- ★Description: For consistent participation, volunteering before and after classes, being go-to person for peer and teacher support
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Cliché topic about heritage tied to thirst for knowledge and curiosity through relationship with grandmother
Stanford University — Supplemental
Submitted a different essay about lifelong dream and role of a toy brand
uc essays — Supplemental
Explored creative writing, gender identity, heritage, and personal brand of curiosity
Interview Experiences
- Georgetown University
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre experience
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre experience
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre experience
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre experience
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Mediocre experience
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: No response
Letters of Recommendation
English 10/AP Lang teacher
Talked about pride in culture and role model status (knew for 3 years)
APUSH/AP Gov teacher/Club advisor
Discussed work ethic in managing clubs and participation in class (knew for 2 years)
Band teacher
Highlighted leadership skills and reliability (knew for 4 years)
Law DE professor
Impersonal due to online classes, mentioned eagerness to challenge self despite being youngest in class
Philosophy DE professor
Spoke on personal nature and encouragement of participation in live lectures
College Decisions
Accepted (9)
University of Washington, SeattleUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, DavisNew York UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityDartmouth College
Waitlisted (4)
University of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, IrvineRice University
Rejected (10)
Georgetown UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityYale UniversityNorthwestern UniversityDuke UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaBrown University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipFounderClubCreative WritingVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionPersonal ProjectsPublic SpeakingSustainability Projects