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Political ScientistClass of 20203.8+1500+/34+socsci
Political Science Applicant
F · Asian · East Asia · private international school
🏷️ grad school legacy to University of Chicago
Income: a bit under 100K
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
97.2 (UW)
SAT
1570
AP Courses
10
AP Exams Taken
Math 2LiteratureWorld History
Extracurricular Activities
- British Parliamentary Debatewon speaker/team awards at international tournaments, made to multiple semis and finals, spoke against top speakers
- Varsity Forensicsextemporaneous speaking and parliamentary debate, multiple breaks and awards in the high school circuit
- BP/WSDC Adjudicatoradjudication core, 3rd Best Adjudicator, independent adjudicator, only high school judge picked for last two tournaments
- School journalwrote & edited pieces, expanded breadth of coverage as editor
- Community servicetaught local students English, 80+ hours in sophomore year
- Political clubco-president & co-founder, founded club as one of five approved out of 80+ applications
- History clubparticipated in two tournaments against other regional schools
- Community servicetranslated & subtitled posts and videos on YouTube into English, subtitles approved by makers
- Summer programtook 3 for-credit courses at University of Chicago over summers, got As in two and an A- in one
Awards & Honors
- ★Scholastic Gold Key in Poetry
- ★Description: international competition
- ★Finalist and 8th Best Speaker
- ★Description: international competition
- ★3rd Best Adjudicator
- ★Description: adjudication core at national and international tournaments
- ★Extemporaneous Finalist 4x & 2nd place 1x
- ★Description: regional competition
- ★4th Overall Individual
- ★Description: math competition on school team
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
multicultural background connected to debating and community building
University of Chicago — Supplemental
included many programs, organization was so-so Uncommon Essay
Letters of Recommendation
Government teacher
close relationship, active in class, above average writing
Math teacher
not super close, speaks to perseverance and work ethic, slightly above average writing
English/History teacher
very close, knows academic strengths, good writing abilities
College Decisions
Accepted (1)
University of Chicago
Profile Tags
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