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EngineerClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem

Civil Engineering Applicant

cis Female · White / European · Illinois, US · competitive public, ~2k students

Income: upper-middle class

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1570
AP Courses
11
Honors
12

AP Exams Taken

Physics 1LangPsychHuman GeoPhysics 2Euro
Extracurricular Activities
  • National Honor Society Executive Positionlead meetings, coordinate service outings, communications
  • Science Olympiadsome regional and invitational medals
  • Church Youth Groupleadership team, serving events, social media managing
  • Work 1summers only, niche sport camp
  • Engineering Summer Programs3 for enrichment, 1 for credit
  • Environmental Nonprofitwater testing
  • VolleyballFresh A, JV, Varsity, attitude award
  • STEM Programsponsored by local Congressperson, applied and selected to represent school
  • Work 2tutor and admin at tutoring center
  • Student Councilnon-elected position
Awards & Honors
  • National German Exam - Gold Levels 1-3
  • Description: earned 4 in March, did not update apps
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • Description: 2021
  • National Merit Commended Scholar
  • Description: 2021
  • National Honor Society
  • School Level Language Award
  • Description: 9-11

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

spent time prepping, writing, revising, and tweaking personal statement about identities

purdue university — Supplemental

completed optional essays, proud of them

cornell university — Supplemental

completed optional essays, proud of them

Interview Experiences
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Performance/Outcome: optional interview, felt it went quite well (8/10)
Letters of Recommendation
  • Junior year AP Lang teacher

    only on Zoom, demonstrated significant growth in writing and discussion skills, participated in an EC she nominated me for (7.5/10)

  • Sophomore year Algebra II Honors teacher

    enjoyed her class, wrote a fantastic rec letter for a STEM program (9/10)

  • Counselor

    one of his most organized and ambitious students, stops in for meetings (9/10)

College Decisions

Accepted (6)

Colorado School of MinesPurdue UniversityCornell UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Rejected (3)

Valparaiso UniversityNorthland CollegeUniversity of Arizona

Profile Tags

ResearchScience OlympiadAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipClubEnvironmental ClubVolunteeringVarsity SportsInternshipJob Experience
Profile Ratings
69
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular6.5
Awards5.5
Quick Stats
CategoryEngineer
Year2022
MajorCivil Engineering
GPA4 (UW)
SAT1570
Acceptances6
Rejections3