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EngineerClass of 20223.4+1500+/34+stem
english Applicant
Female · Black (african) · southeast · magnet
🏷️ first-gen, urm
Income: efc 0
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.55 (UW)
SAT
1510
AP Courses
9
AP Exams Taken
BiologyPhysics IPhysics IIWorld HistoryArt HistoryUS HistoryHuman GeographyCalculus BC
Extracurricular Activities
- Assistant Captain Varsity Sports Team
- Hair Braider/Hair Care Business Owner
- Head of Minority-integration task forceThere are 8 Black students of 800+ students in my high school
- Div Chair superintendent's advisory council3 hours every other week
- Cofounder/copresident of after school maker space/mentorship programFor elementary school students to explore engineering
- Phys and Bio Leader Science Olympiad2 hours for a few weeks
- Robotics mentor for low-income middle school students of colorAt neighborhood civic center through a program
- Computer Repair Engineer at tech access nonprofitAt local library, 3 hours
- Slam poet/creative writer2 hours
- Founder/President Physics Team1 hour for a few weeks
- Employee at STEM tutoring center8 hours
Awards & Honors
- ★QB Finalist
- ★Description: National
- ★Science Olympiad Nationals Qual
- ★Description: State
- ★Physics Award
- ★Description: International with only 40 competitors
- ★State Sport Championships
- ★Description: State
- ★National African American Scholar
- ★Description: National
- ★Regional, national, and international writing awards
- ★Description: Included in additional information
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Reflection on growing connection to culture and family responsibilities
Interview Experiences
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10, meaningful and engaging, felt understood
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10, engaging but slow-paced
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, great connection, discussed slam poetry and creative writing
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Performance/Outcome: 5/10, summer interview, empathetic interviewer
Letters of Recommendation
Counselor
10/10, proud of the recommendation, highlighted personal context
History Teacher
7/10, valued perspective as a first-generation African
Science Teacher
6/10, generic but sweet, discussed leadership in physics team
Physics Research Mentor
100000/10, described as top 0.5% of students worked with
College Decisions
Accepted (11)
Duke UniversityColumbia UniversityHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityRice UniversityWashington University in St. LouisJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaNorthwestern UniversityTufts UniversityNew York University
Waitlisted (2)
Swarthmore CollegeSpelman College
Rejected (6)
Yale UniversityBrown UniversityNortheastern UniversityBoston UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyStanford University
Profile Tags
ResearchScience FairDebateLeadershipPresidentClubCommunity ServiceVolunteeringVarsity SportsRoboticsCreative WritingSustainability Projects