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Computer ScientistClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem

Computer Science Applicant

Male · Asian and White · Florida · Large suburban uncompetitive public

Income: Middle class

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1590
Class Rank
1/473
AP Courses
12

AP Exams Taken

AP Computer Science AAP PsychologyAP Human GeographyAP Calculus BCAP Environmental ScienceAP LanguageAP MicroeconomicsAP World HistoryAP Statistics
Extracurricular Activities
  • Open-source contributor/engineer for research labContributed to a few projects, won an award from a FAANG company
  • Founding engineer at a startupBuilt everything/only engineer up until fundraise, raised a ~$4.5 million seed round at a ~$20 million post-money valuation
  • Built platform for student safety/security/wellnessEdtech project
  • Built learning platformSimilar to Khan Academy or Fiveable but not super successful
  • Started biology chapter club volunteer initiative
  • BWSI
  • Competitive Math and Programming
  • Wrote two CS/programming booksFinally getting them published, taught free live classes using them
  • Community service
  • Social good software engineeringWorked with organizations like World Bank and WHO
Awards & Honors
  • Big magazine award shortlist
  • Big tech company international award
  • Government award for Computer Science
  • FAANG program fellowship
  • Top 10 students in region from regional scholarship

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Explained the motivation behind work in edtech

Interview Experiences
  • Stanford University
  • Performance/Outcome: Seemed excited about the conversation regarding changing education with technology
Letters of Recommendation
  • AP Environmental Science Teacher

    Good (7/10)

  • Dual Enrollment English Teacher

    Good+ (8/10)

  • Guidance Counselor

    Okay to Good+ (5/10)

  • Startup Co-founder

    Good+ (8/10)

College Decisions

Accepted (2)

University of Central FloridaStanford University

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipFounderCommunity ServiceVolunteeringSocial good software engineeringAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Academic CompetitionCreative Writing
Profile Ratings
95
Overall Score
Academic9.5
Extracurricular10.0
Awards9.0
Quick Stats
CategoryComputer Scientist
Year2022
MajorComputer Science
GPA4 (UW)
SAT1590
Acceptances2