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LinguistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+art/hum

Chinese Language Applicant

Male · Black/AA · Southeast · Private

🏷️ URM

Income: $200,000+

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1520
Class Rank
3/200
AP Courses
11
Honors
10

AP Exams Taken

AP ChineseAP BiologyAP HistoryAP CalculusAP English Literature
Extracurricular Activities
  • Track/XC team captain4 years, 20 hours/week
  • Chinese Club President4 years, 3 hours/week
  • Student Council Government Representative2-5 hours/week
  • Paged for City Council4 hours/week but only certain months of the year
  • Music (Instrumental)Played piano, guitar, violin, and drums competitively for 12 years, 10 hours/week
  • Various Community ServiceInvolved with two unique community service projects that rallied support and bettered the community
  • Work (Paid)Employed at a local running store for two years during summer and school year, also volunteered at local road races, 10-20 hours/week
Awards & Honors
  • National Chinese Essay Competition
  • Description: Highest tier award
  • School Honor Roll
  • Description: Awarded to the top 10% of the grade GPA wise
  • National Honors Society
  • National Chinese Honors Society
  • University of Pennsylvania Book Award

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Wrote about hobbies, personality, culture, family, and running, revised over two months, 8.5/10

Interview Experiences
  • Georgetown University
  • Performance/Outcome: 8.5/10, connected well with the interviewer
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Performance/Outcome: 5/10, interviewer seemed disinterested
Letters of Recommendation
  • AP History Teacher

    10/10, very close, had her for two years

  • AP Biology Teacher

    7/10, decently close

  • AP Chinese Teacher

    10/10, wrote that I was one of the best students she had ever taught

College Decisions

Accepted (2)

Georgetown UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame

Rejected (1)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Volunteering
Profile Ratings
76
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular7.5
Awards6.0
Quick Stats
CategoryLinguist
Year2022
MajorChinese Language
GPA4 (UW)
SAT1520
Acceptances2
Rejections1