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BiologistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+steminternational
Computational Biology Applicant
Male · Asian (Chinese) · Europe (small-ish country) · Local uncompetitive public school
Income: full pay
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
41 (UW)
SAT
1510
IB Courses
6
Extracurricular Activities
- Nationally prestigious summer research internship2 projects, no publications yet, 45 hours/week, 8 weeks/year, 1 year
- Computational Biology research internshipWrote novel software for labs to be used in publications and worked on computational methods to be published, 9 hours/week, 30 weeks/year, 1 year
- Competitive debatingDebated internationally many times, now on the national debate team, top debater in nation, debate club president, fundraised for the school club, 1-3 hours/week, 40 weeks/year, 3 years
- Organizer for national debating eventsHosted several tournaments, public workshops, recruited volunteers, built websites, 1-3 hours/week, 25 weeks/year, 2 years
- Student government secretaryRaised over 10k USD for school-wide events, 0.5 hours/week, 40 weeks/year, 2 years
- In-school organization for fundraisersParticipation only, 1 hour/week, 30 weeks/year, 1 year
- Independent/collaborative bioinformatics projectsLearning and training for STEM Olympiads, 3 hours/week, 30 weeks/year, 4 years
- Independent long-term bioinformatics research projectHelp from national research institute, no publication, 1 hour/week, 20 weeks/year, 2 years
- Guitar playingWon some small in-school competitions, hobby
- ArtHad several works exhibited, hobby
Awards & Honors
- ★Many International and national Debate awards
- ★Description: Split into three awards
- ★National CS Olympiad T60
- ★National Chem Olympiad T130
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Tried to be special with a personal scientific goal, turned out to be scatterbrain and mid at best
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Interviewer was nice, mostly me talking
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: Extremely pleasant interview, in-depth discussion on research fields and life at Stanford
- Tufts University
- Performance/Outcome: Best interview, interviewer seemed to really like me, said I'm the perfect fit
Letters of Recommendation
Bio Teacher
Said I'm one of his best students of all time, top of his class, close relationship
Econ Teacher
Very average relationship, seems to like me, excited to write a LOR
University Professor
Close relationship, still work together, not his best student
Local University Debate Society Leader
Allowed me to write the recommendation, close interpersonal relationship
Counselor
Excited to write a LOR, barely interacted
College Decisions
Accepted (6)
University of California, BerkeleyBoston UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of PittsburghStony Brook University
Waitlisted (2)
Northeastern UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine
Rejected (6)
Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyStanford UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaTufts University
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateLeadershipPresidentClubAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)VolunteeringCommunity ServiceScience OlympiadMath CompetitionAcademic CompetitionPersonal Projects