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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
Profile Ratings
77
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular7.5
Awards6.5
Quick Stats
CategoryComputer Scientist
Year2022
MajorComputer Science, Earth Science, Environmental Engineering, Information Systems
GPA3.97 (UW)
ACT36
Acceptances11
Rejections4