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Political ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+art/hum
International Relations Applicant
Female · East Asian · SoCal · semi-competitive public high school
Income: ~100k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1530
AP Courses
4
Honors
6
AP Exams Taken
AP Human Geo (5)AP Euro (5)AP Lang (5)APUSH (4)
Extracurricular Activities
- Exchange Program—CBYXyear-long exchange in Germany sponsored by the US Department of State.
- Passion Projectled an oral history project documenting the experiences of Japanese-American Angelinos at my church who were interned during WWII; wrote an award-winning grant proposal for it.
- Girl Scouts—Gold Awardeetransformed a storage room in my church into a youth ministry center; raised and handled $6000 in project funds; managed 50+ volunteers.
- MARCHING BANDtuba player for 2 years before being given the drum major position my junior year; structured and led a yoga & calisthenics program for our rookies.
- Student Government—Secretarytook the minutes; was the fine arts commissioner before being elected; kickstarted the first ever Arts Week to recognize the creatives in our school.
- Orchestraplayed since 4th grade; became principal cellist my junior year.
- Social Justice—Treasurer for district-wide clubfocused on encouraging political/civic engagement within the Asian community; organized a series of non-partisan volunteer events.
- Community Service—Trail Buildingspent 4 hours every other week repairing and expanding the local hiking/biking/recreational trails.
- Community Service—Kitten Fosterbrought kittens home from a non-kill shelter, raised them until they were adopted.
- Mountain Bikingparticipated in mountain biking.
Awards & Honors
- ★Congressional Gold Medal
- ★Misc. music awards related to marching band & cello
- ★AP Scholar with Honor
- ★Member of CSF & NHS
- ★Plaque for “most dedicated” and “biggest heart” in student government
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
first essay about synesthesia and how people's personalities have flavors; second essay about passion project and future aspirations.
Interview Experiences
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: average interview, discussed senior year in Germany.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: average interview, discussed senior year in Germany.
Letters of Recommendation
Band Director
long-term relationship, witnessed active improvement.
APUSH Teacher
average relationship, provided book and research paper recommendations.
Honors Precalc Teacher
average relationship.
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
United States Military Academy, West PointUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of Southern CaliforniaWilliam and Mary
Waitlisted (4)
American UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesBrown UniversityHarvard University
Rejected (2)
Princeton UniversityYale University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipClubCommunity ServiceVolunteeringVarsity SportsAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Social JusticeMusic PerformanceOrchestraStudent GovernmentPassion ProjectExchange Program