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EconomistClass of 20213.8+1400+/31+socsci
Economics Applicant
Male · Vietnamese · University of Wisconsin, Madison · Mid-sized urban public high school
🏷️ First-generation student
Income: $40,000 - $110,000
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1430
Class Rank
1/338
AP Courses
14
AP Exams Taken
AP US History (5)AP English Language and Composition (5)AP Psychology (4)AP Chemistry (3)AP World History (3)
Extracurricular Activities
- Home care for a grandparent who has Parkinson's Disease, diabetes, and hypertension
- Member of a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing educational opportunities for youth
- President of Student Council
- Varsity basketball
- Key Club
- Vice President of the National Honor Society
- Varsity track and field
- Captain of Science Team
- School Newspaper
- Member of a district-wide School Spirit program
Awards & Honors
- ★Finished in the top 20% in the 2020 Breakthrough Junior Challenge
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★High Honor Roll
- ★Basketball varsity letter
- ★Boys State
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about surprising family with Christmas gifts while connecting to first-generation theme. Reflected on memories associated with places seen while driving to buy gifts.
Interview Experiences
- Brown University
- Cornell University
- Bowdoin College
- Lawrence University
Letters of Recommendation
AP World History teacher
APUSH teacher
AP Chemistry teacher
Faculty advisor for Student Council
Peer recommendation from younger brother
College Decisions
Accepted (12)
University of Wisconsin, MadisonCoe CollegeLawrence UniversityAmherst CollegeBowdoin CollegeSwarthmore CollegePomona CollegePrinceton UniversityYale UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaCornell University
Waitlisted (5)
University of ChicagoWashington University in St. LouisRice UniversityDartmouth CollegeStanford University
Rejected (5)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityDuke UniversityHarvard UniversityBrown University
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