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WriterClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+art/hum
communication studies Applicant
F · Asian · east asia
🏷️ legacy to one school
Income: full-pay
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4.07 (W)
SAT
1520
AP Courses
11
AP Exams Taken
AP English Language and CompositionAP US HistoryAP World HistoryAP PsychologyAP StatisticsAP Calculus ABAP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Environmental ScienceAP Spanish LanguageAP Art History
Extracurricular Activities
- Academic ClubLed and trained around 70 students in debate and writing and organized yearly domestic and international trips to the academic competition
- Varsity Sport Captain
- Independent WritingContributed to online anthology, published fanwork online
- Model UNPart of organizing team for a school conference
- English-teaching school clubBi-yearly trips to rural parts of my country to teach English and host camps
- OrchestraSection leader, officer board for one year
- National Honor Society
- Humane Society and animal shelter volunteer
- School Newspaper
- Stop-Motion VideosCreated videos for a language class and posted them to YouTube
Awards & Honors
- ★Academic Competition
- ★International Writing Competition Honorable Mention
- ★National Merit Scholarship Commended
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about love for learning from Wikipedia and Jeopardy
Interview Experiences
- Syracuse University
- Performance/Outcome: Felt it was neither particularly good nor bad, gave a relatively good impression
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: Did not think it went well, mostly discussed the interviewer's experience
Letters of Recommendation
AP Language Teacher
Strong recommendation, taught both in middle school and high school, could discuss growth in writing and leadership
US History Teacher
Taught for two years consecutively, club director, knew the student well
Physics Teacher
English is not her first language, but the recommendation was still relatively good
Guidance Counselor
Knew the student reasonably well due to a small grade size, unsure of the strength of the letter
College Decisions
Accepted (7)
Northeastern UniversitySanta Clara UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraNew York UniversityBoston UniversityNorthwestern University
Rejected (1)
University of Southern California
Profile Tags
ResearchDebateModel UNHonor SocietyAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipClubVolunteeringVarsity SportsWriting & Publications