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Computer ScientistClass of 20213.8+1400+/31+stem
Computer Science Applicant
Male · Asian (Chinese) · NYC · Competitive Private School
Income: Middle Class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.93 (UW)
SAT
1440
AP Courses
5
Honors
2
AP Exams Taken
AP Comp Sci AAP Physics 1AP Language and CompositionAP Physics 2AP ChemistryAP Calculus BCAP English Literature
Extracurricular Activities
- Participant at a bunch of College Hackathons
- Class Leader and Black belt in Taekwondo
- Head Developer/Founder of an app for school community and administration
- Head Organizer/Founder of a 12-hour hackathon; raised $13,000 in sponsorships
- Head Organizer/Founder of a 48-hour online hackathon
- President of Comp Sci Club; developed a year-curriculum to teach fundamentals of Python
- Captain of an Academic Bowl Team; led team meetings and taught topics in Math, Science, and English
- Varsity Sport; fastest to qualify for Varsity in school history
- Founder/President of Robotics Club
- Community Service; a little over 200 hours
Awards & Honors
- ★Hackathon Awards
- ★Personal CS Project Awards
- ★Harvard CS50 edX
- ★JROTC Awards
- ★NHS
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Discussed personal experiences, including childhood abuse, racism, and bullying
Interview Experiences
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10 - Went alright, nothing crazy special
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10 - Easy-going conversation, flowed naturally
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10 - Lasted about 2 hours, discussed projects and personal endeavors
- Columbia University
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10 - Technical conversation, learned a lot, received thumbs of approval
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10 - Awkward, hard to keep the flow of conversation
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10 - Casual alumni talk, conveyed knowledge about Cornell
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10 - Casual conversation, discussed PhD application process
Letters of Recommendation
Algebra/Algebra 2 Teacher
9/10 - She really loved me, she thought I was some type of genius
Freshman English/Senior AP Lit Teacher
8/10 - Really liked the way I wrote and knew what kind of student I was
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
University at BuffaloTemple UniversityNew York Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
Waitlisted (5)
Binghamton UniversityStony Brook UniversityUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborPurdue UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Rejected (10)
Stanford UniversityHarvard UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrinceton UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityVanderbilt UniversityUniversity of Maryland, College ParkGeorgia Institute of TechnologyNortheastern University
Profile Tags
ResearchHackathonLeadershipPresidentClubCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Academic Competition