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EngineerClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem

Mechanical Engineering Applicant

FTM · White · Rural Iowa · Rural public

Income: Lower middle class

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
ACT
35
AP Courses
1

AP Exams Taken

APUSH
Extracurricular Activities
  • FTC Robotics4 years, team captain 11th and 12th, typically pretty solid team for awards
  • Part-time jobStarted during the pandemic, and still there, a lot of time spent during the summer and a decent amount during the school year
  • Ethics Bowl10-12, team captain this year
  • AEOP research apprenticeshipSummer before 12, pretty interesting, and it was paid
  • Football9th and 12th + off-season lifting the summer before each season
  • Volunteer position at the libraryNot many hours a month, but long term 10-12
  • Part-time jobSummer before 9th and 10th, wasn't during the school year
  • Junior RotaryJust senior year
  • Science bowl10th and 12th, team captain this year
  • Community bandWeekly performances in June, non-selective
Awards & Honors
  • FTC Dean's List Finalist
  • Description: State/regional
  • National Merit Semifinalist
  • Description: National
  • Silver Chord for 100 hours of volunteerism
  • Description: School
  • Department Award - Math
  • Description: 11th grade, picks one student out of 11th and 12th who's demonstrated a high level of academics
  • Department Award - Science
  • Description: 9th and 10th grade, won both years out of all the students in 9th and 10th

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Personal essay was a sports essay that tied into my gender and the interconnectedness between them

Letters of Recommendation
  • High school calculus teacher

    One of the best students in her tenure at the school

  • Humanities teacher / ethics bowl coach / football coach

    Knows a bit more about me as a person

College Decisions

Accepted (3)

Iowa State UniversityJohnson & Wales UniversityNorthwestern University

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipCaptainClubVarsity SportsAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Community ServiceVolunteeringAcademic CompetitionScience OlympiadNational Merit
Profile Ratings
73
Overall Score
Academic8.5
Extracurricular7.2
Awards6.5
Quick Stats
CategoryEngineer
Year2021
MajorMechanical Engineering
GPA4 (UW)
ACT35
Acceptances3