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Computer ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem

Computer Science Applicant

Male · South Korean · Minnesota · Public, not competitive

🏷️ Legacy at Washington University in St. Louis, near conservatory level violin proficiency

Income: Middle class

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.97 (UW)
ACT
35
Class Rank
2/358
AP Courses
13
Extracurricular Activities
  • Independent research in using machine learning to classify solar sunspots and effects on earth climate
  • NASA summer virtual internship at Langley, created a CNN to analyze void content in polymer composites
  • Mentorship with hospital, developed a neural network to classify protein localization abnormalities
  • SciOly
  • Independent coding projects
  • Youth orchestra concertmaster, won concerto competition
  • Violin-piano duets at nursing homes
  • Math club
  • Class instructor of math classes in pre-algebra for 25-30 students
  • Junior varsity tennis
Awards & Honors
  • Alternate musician for Carnegie Hall's NYOUSA
  • AIME qualifier x2
  • Regional music guild grand winner
  • SciOly state top 5 medals
  • PVSA Gold

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Talked about research, acne, and Mahler, weaved subjects together in a refreshing way

Interview Experiences
  • HYSM
  • Performance/Outcome: All pretty standard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology interview went quite well
  • Duke University
  • Performance/Outcome: Opted out of interview
  • Princeton University
  • Performance/Outcome: Opted out of interview
Letters of Recommendation
  • Chem Teacher

    Really lukewarm, did not participate much in class

  • English Teacher

    Did not participate much in class, but was one of the best writers

  • Counselor

    New counselor, very generic

  • Mentor

    Well-written, portrayed me as very qualified

College Decisions

Accepted (2)

Duke UniversityUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities

Rejected (13)

Stanford UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyColumbia UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityBrown UniversityYale UniversityNorthwestern UniversityCornell UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of Southern California

Profile Tags

ResearchScience FairMath CompetitionAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipClubMusic PerformanceVolunteeringCommunity ServiceJunior VarsityInternship
Profile Ratings
82
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular8.5
Awards7.0
Quick Stats
CategoryComputer Scientist
Year2022
MajorComputer Science
GPA3.97 (UW)
ACT35
Acceptances2
Rejections13