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Computer ScientistClass of 20223.6+1400+/31+stem

CS Applicant

Male · Asian · Texas (suburb), USA · Competitive Public

Income: 130K+

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.77 (UW)
SAT
1470
AP Courses
17
IB Courses
1
Honors
12
Extracurricular Activities
  • Advocate/ActivismI advocate for the Right to Repair over the summers, reaching out to small repair businesses, hospitals, and farmers and working with them to understand their issues. I generate awareness through presentations and social media, contact and work with local and state representatives, and create templates for others to reach out to their local and state-level representatives.
  • ProgrammingI do around 4-5 hours a week of programming over the school year and around 10-15 a week adding to my programming portfolio as well as doing online courses over Udemy, edX, YouTube, Coursera, etc.
  • ViolinI have been playing for my own satisfaction and sometimes help provide samples and recordings for my friend who is a producer.
  • Badminton and CoachingPracticed on a team and did some State level competitions and coached elementary kids. The practice stopped due to COVID.
  • CS ClubVice President
  • CS for EveryoneDeveloped easy classes and coursework to develop interest for younger people within low-income communities. Founder and President.
  • Business Professionals of AmericaParticipated in IT-related competitions both years I participated.
Awards & Honors
  • BPA State and Regional Finalist x2
  • International Hackathon Win
  • Badminton, Top 8 in State Tournament

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Personal Essay was pretty good though it was pretty generic and talked about conflict of ideologies and discourse.

Interview Experiences
  • Princeton University
  • Performance/Outcome: Super cool dude. We got along really well and were able to talk about everything from politics and culture to our specific majors and academic interests.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Performance/Outcome: Missed the first opportunity to interview and ended up giving a more in-depth technical analysis of some of my projects.
Letters of Recommendation
  • AP Chem Teacher

    Did pretty average in her class and was very interested in the subject.

  • AP World History Teacher

    Saw my effort in the discussion and questions.

College Decisions

Accepted (3)

University of Texas at DallasArizona State UniversityUniversity of Washington, Seattle

Rejected (6)

Princeton UniversityUniversity of Texas at AustinGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipFounderVice PresidentClubSTEM ClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionEntrepreneurshipPersonal Projects
Profile Ratings
65
Overall Score
Academic7.2
Extracurricular6.5
Awards5.5
Quick Stats
CategoryComputer Scientist
Year2022
MajorCS
GPA3.77 (UW)
SAT1470
Acceptances3
Rejections6