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Computer ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
Computer Science, Earth Science, Environmental Engineering, Information Systems Applicant
Female · Asian · Bay Area · Public
🏷️ University of Pennsylvania grad school legacy
Income: 500k+
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.97 (UW)
ACT
36
AP Courses
7
Honors
3
AP Exams Taken
Calculus BC - 5Statistics - 5Chinese - 5AP US History - 4Chemistry - 4AP Environmental Science - 4
Extracurricular Activities
- University of California, Santa Cruz SIPProject was on an environmental topic and involved coding
- President of local branch of one of the largest nationwide organizations to teach girls coding
- Officer on a team that runs a hackathon for minorities
- Taught kids coding online during COVID
- Co-founded a club at school that combines computer science and humanities
- Climate advocacy and marketing with a local youth group
- Science Olympiad
- Yearbook design editor
- School team for environment-related Olympiad
- Officer for graphic design club
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Semifinalist
- ★Regional Science Olympiad award
- ★Hackathon award
- ★Presidential Volunteer Service Award Bronze
- ★National French Contest, 3x gold medal
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Struggled to find a topic and settled on one about environmental advocacy and what was learned from it, rated 6/10
Interview Experiences
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10 - Lasted for 45 minutes but was basically just a Q&A
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10 - Cornell does not consider interviews, but I think I hit it off well with the interviewer
Letters of Recommendation
AP Chemistry teacher
Had during online learning and talked after class often, but not personally known
11th grade literature teacher
Had during online learning and talked after class often, but not personally known
College Decisions
Accepted (11)
University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignUniversity of California, San DiegoCarnegie Mellon UniversityPurdue UniversityUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of Washington, SeattleUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
Waitlisted (4)
Georgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborWashington University in St. LouisNortheastern University
Rejected (4)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCornell UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaNorthwestern University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubEnvironmental ClubScience OlympiadAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)VolunteeringCommunity ServiceCodingHackathonCreative WritingPublic Speaking