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Political ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+socsciinternational

education sciences, political science, public policy analysis Applicant

Female · mixed race · South Asia · private, small international

🏷️ no hooks, maybe geography

Income: no financial aid

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1530
IB Courses
6
Extracurricular Activities
  • editor in chief of school newsletter
  • internship with startup company helping students to learn English
  • reporter for national teen magazine
  • philosophy and education research with professor at top 3 liberal arts college
  • played in orchestra as a violinist (1st chair) and in multiple international concerts as a soloist
  • founder of service club that helps stray cats
  • founder of mental health club
  • student council for 3 years
  • president of multiple service clubs
  • volunteered at a local sanatorium to help the elderly for 3 years
Awards & Honors
  • iGem silver medal

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

procrastinated, wrote mostly in 1 day

Interview Experiences
  • Princeton University
  • Performance/Outcome: very formal, nervous, not conversational
  • Columbia University
  • Performance/Outcome: loved the interviewer, had a lot in common, talked for around 1 hour
Letters of Recommendation
  • global politics teacher

    good relationship, highly regarded

  • music teacher

    good relationship, highly regarded

  • professor from research

    good relationship, highly regarded

College Decisions

Accepted (14)

Binghamton UniversityUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of Southern CaliforniaBoston CollegeBoston UniversityTufts UniversityRice UniversityEmory UniversityNorthwestern UniversityDuke UniversityCornell University

Waitlisted (5)

Princeton UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of ChicagoAmherst CollegeNortheastern University

Rejected (1)

Stanford University

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionWriting & Publications
Profile Ratings
82
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular8.5
Awards6.0
Quick Stats
CategoryPolitical Scientist
Year2022
Majoreducation sciences, political science, public policy analysis
GPA4 (UW)
SAT1530
Acceptances14
Rejections1