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Computer ScientistClass of 20213.8+1300+/28+stem
Computer Science Applicant
Female · White · Rural area · Public, Tech school
Income: Low/middle
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1310
AP Courses
5
Honors
1
AP Exams Taken
AP Computer Science Principles (4)AP Computer Science A (4)AP Calculus AB (4)
Extracurricular Activities
- Vex RoboticsCaptain, 10 hours per week, 1st in the state junior year
- Girls Coding ClubFounder, 2 hours per week
- CyberstartOnline cybersecurity competition, Gold award, National Scholarship winner, 2 hours per week
- YearbookWriter and editor, 3 hours per week
- Paid Internship at Local Tech CompanyFull-time employee during summer, level 2 engineer, 40+ hours during summer, 15 during the school year
- Facial Recognition AppDeveloped an app that works with a mask
- Games/Apps DevelopmentPublished numerous games/apps to Google Play, including a VR escape room game with 9k+ downloads
- Science Olympiad4th place overall at regionals, team qualified for states, personally placed 1st and 3rd in two events, 2 hours per week
- CyberpatriotStarted an all-girls team, qualified for state competition senior year, 3 hours per week
- Volunteer at Local Thrift StoreDealt with tech stuff, 3 hours per week
- Job at Local Candy Store15 hours per week during the school year, 25-30 during summer
Awards & Honors
- ★National Technical Honor Society
- ★Description: School award, 11th grade
- ★National Honor Society
- ★Description: School award, 11th grade
- ★National Math Honor Society
- ★Description: School award, 11th grade
- ★National English Honor Society
- ★Description: School award, 11th grade
- ★NCWIT National Honorable Mention & Maryland State Winner
- ★Description: National award, 11th grade
- ★First Place Vex Robotics Skills Competition
- ★Description: State award, 11th grade
- ★1st Place Detector Building
- ★Description: Regional award, 10th grade
- ★Presidential Service Award
- ★Description: National award, 11th grade
- ★Girls Go Cyber National Finalist
- ★Description: National award, 10th grade
- ★1st Place Computer Programming
- ★Description: School district award
- ★Cyberstart Gold Award
- ★Description: National award, 11th grade
- ★National Cyber Scholar
- ★Description: National award, 11th grade
- ★Rensselaer Medalist
- ★Description: National award, 11th grade
- ★Google Change the Game Contest Winner
- ★Description: National award, 10th grade
- ★AP Scholar
- ★Description: Standard award
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about getting in trouble for hacking and now pursuing cybersecurity
why this college — Supplemental
Specific to each college related to their CS program
what do i like to do for fun — Supplemental
Discussed dumpster diving and fixing computers
passion for cs — Supplemental
Talked about interest in Tesla and desire to work as a software developer
diversity questions — Supplemental
Expressed frustration with being asked to write about gender in a male-dominated field
family/world i came from — Supplemental
Discussed family background in commercial fishing
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Interview went okay, discussed coding and building a supercomputer, interviewer seemed unimpressed with AP classes
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Performance/Outcome: Interview with head IT person, seemed interested in fit for IT department
Letters of Recommendation
Computer Science Teacher
10/10, had her for AP CS classes, worked together at a tech company
Design and Photography Teacher
7/10, wrote a letter as requested
Guidance Counselor
0/10, had a negative experience
College Decisions
Accepted (6)
Salisbury UniversityUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland, College ParkNortheastern UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteWilliam and Mary
Waitlisted (3)
Virginia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyCarnegie Mellon University
Rejected (4)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCornell UniversityJohns Hopkins University
Profile Tags
ResearchCybersecurityLeadershipCaptainClubSTEM ClubRoboticsScience OlympiadVolunteeringCommunity ServiceInternshipJob ExperienceEntrepreneurCodingCreative WritingPersonal Projects