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Computer ScientistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
Computer Science Applicant
Ostensibly Female · White · VA · Public
🏷️ Legacy at Stanford
Income: 200k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.94 (UW)
SAT
1590
AP Courses
13
Honors
10
AP Exams Taken
WorldComputer ScienceStatisticsCalculus ABCalculus BCPsychologyLanguageUS History
Extracurricular Activities
- Paid summer internship at a relatively large tech corporationGot a corporate award and learned how to code in a professional environment. Long hours, short weeks.
- Captain of my school's small speech teamWon a couple awards in regional competitions and expanded the team. Volunteered to teach speech classes for charity. Short hours, long weeks.
- HackathonsParticipated in a couple every year and won a few. This year, volunteered as a judge for online hackathons. Long hours, short weeks.
- Coach of a middle school science competition teamTeam won 3rd place a couple years ago. Short hours, long weeks.
- Science fair participantWon a few school awards and a few regional awards, got to states one year. Medium hours, short weeks.
- Engineering/public speaking competition participantWon a couple awards on the regional and state levels. Short hours, medium weeks.
- SongwritingAccepted into selective songwriting program, performed music for nonprofit events. Short hours, full year.
- Model UNCouple awards, no gavels, nothing special. Long hours, short weeks.
- Computer science honor societyNormal club duties, wanted to show CS interest. Short hours, medium weeks.
- Volunteered at a community mental health centerDid I&R over the late spring and summer. Short hours, medium weeks.
Awards & Honors
- ★Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal
- ★Brandeis Book Award
- ★National AP Scholar
- ★NMS Semifinalist
- ★Honor roll
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Good
Interview Experiences
- William and Mary
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10. Stress-free, passed the vibe check.
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10. Cool interviewer, memorable experience.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10. Sweet interviewer, discussed academic interests.
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: 5/10. Limited interaction, mostly about Philadelphia.
Letters of Recommendation
CS Teacher
9/10. Great teacher, sees potential in me.
Lit Teacher
10/10. Huge advocate, went out of her way to support me.
Physics Teacher
7/10. Cool teacher, but submitted recommendation at the last minute.
Stats Teacher
8/10. Liked me a lot, passionate about the subject.
Art Teacher
6/10. Wonderful teacher, unsure if recommendation was submitted.
College Decisions
Accepted (7)
Brown UniversityWilliam and MaryUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of RochesterGeorge Mason UniversityBard CollegeCarnegie Mellon University
Waitlisted (3)
Harvard UniversityPomona CollegeHarvey Mudd College
Rejected (6)
Columbia UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaYale UniversityPrinceton UniversitySwarthmore UniversityStanford University
Profile Tags
ResearchHackathonLeadershipCaptainClubComputer Science Honor SocietyVolunteeringCommunity ServicePublic SpeakingCreative Writing