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PhysicistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem

Physics Applicant

Male · Indian · Ohio · large competitive public

Income: 200k+

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
ACT
36
AP Courses
11
Honors
8

AP Exams Taken

statschemapushbiolanguagephysics c mechanicscalc bc
Extracurricular Activities
  • Science Olympiadgone to nationals twice, ~40 competitions attended, 100 medals won
  • ScioVirtualvolunteer instructor teaching 11-week virtual courses on STEM topics to middle schoolers
  • USAAAOastronomy and astrophysics olympiad, competed for two years
  • Pianolessons for 7 years
  • Violinlessons for 5 years
  • Quasar researchguided by a PhD student, analyzed quasar spectra to calculate distances and verified accuracy of different emission lines, awaiting publication in a nationally recognized journal
  • Science National Honors Societyvolunteered for fundraisers and enrichment events
  • Tutoringthrough school's peer tutoring program
  • Summer jobat a restaurant
  • Volunteeringat a local hospital
Awards & Honors
  • 5 medals from Science Olympiad Nationals
  • USAAAO top 50 x2
  • Violin solo award
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • National Merit Finalist

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Everything was around a 7.5/10

Interview Experiences
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Performance/Outcome: 7/10, interviewer was nice but nerves got to me
  • Princeton University
  • Performance/Outcome: 10/10, great interviewer, lots of personal connections
  • Harvard University
  • Performance/Outcome: 5/10, felt like I was being quizzed over physics, very few questions about my app
  • Stanford University
  • Performance/Outcome: 9/10, nice interviewer, kept in contact with me about my app and any questions I had
Letters of Recommendation
  • AP Physics teacher

    8/10

  • AP Language teacher

    7/10

College Decisions

Accepted (4)

The Ohio State UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

Rejected (10)

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityBrown UniversityYale UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDuke UniversityStanford UniversityPomona College

Profile Tags

ResearchScience OlympiadAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceTutoring
Profile Ratings
85
Overall Score
Academic9.5
Extracurricular8.5
Awards7.5
Quick Stats
CategoryPhysicist
Year2023
MajorPhysics
GPA4 (UW)
ACT36
Acceptances4
Rejections10