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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
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