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PhysicistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem
Physics Applicant
Male · Asian · SoCal · large competitive public
Income: middle
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1550
AP Courses
13
AP Exams Taken
ChemistryCalculus ABCalculus BCComputer Science APhysics CBiologyEuropean HistoryHuman GeographyLanguage
Extracurricular Activities
- Intern/Mentor/Researcher/Exoplanet TeamFound exoplanet orbit ephemera. Wrote 2 papers. Mentor for College Student Research Papers. Worked with 2 T5's and a very well-known space agency.
- Independent ResearcherDesigned and experimentally tested a 3-valued computer processor, around 6x faster than Intel. Patent pending.
- Founder spacecraft teamLed team to get selected to send a probe to the surface of the moon.
- AmbassadorPresented on various topics from rocketry to alien detection.
- Intern/ResearcherLooking for Hep C correlation with liver cancer. Presented about finding new genes of interest.
- Web DesignCrafted 9 websites, worked at a company worth 20M+, earned $1,700.
- President, Treasurer, MemberWorked on various projects in a 90+ member club, volunteered over 60 hours.
- Co-President/CofounderTaught over 60 students AP chemistry basics over 2 summers.
- Hackathon ParticipantBuilt a project with a team, won 2nd place and a specific award at two hackathons.
Awards & Honors
- ★Regeneron ISEF First Place Grand Prize
- ★Davidson Fellow
- ★Massachusetts Institute of Technology Think Scholar Semifinalist
- ★NSS/NASA Space Settlement Contest, First Place
- ★Congressional App Challenge Winner for District
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Focused on nonacademic interests and personality, rated 7/10.
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Spent 3.5 hours, felt it went well, rated 9/10.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Interview lasted 45 minutes, felt like I vibed, rated 6/10.
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: Went very well, described as a genius, rated 9/10.
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Fun but mid, rated 5/10.
- University of California, Berkeley MET
- Performance/Outcome: Disaster, uninspired answers, rated 1/10.
Letters of Recommendation
AP Chemistry Teacher
Loved him, he seemed very interested, rated 8/10.
US History Teacher
Amazing teacher, rated 6/10.
Research Mentor
Tailored my rec for Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology, rated 9/10.
Counselor
Talked a lot, rated 7/10.
College Decisions
Accepted (6)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStanford UniversityCalifornia Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, San Diego
Waitlisted (2)
University of California, Los AngelesDuke University
Rejected (3)
University of California, BerkeleyNorthwestern UniversityColumbia University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipFounderInternshipHackathonAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)VolunteeringSTEM ClubScience OlympiadAcademic CompetitionMath CompetitionPublic SpeakingSchool AmbassadorCreative Writing