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PhysicistClass of 20213.8+1400+/31+stem
Physics Applicant
Female · Mixed · South East Asia · International
🏷️ Maybe moving around a lot
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.83 (UW)
ACT
33
IB Courses
1
Extracurricular Activities
- Varsity SoftballPitcher/shortstop, captain since 10th grade, MVP
- Rugby4+ years, national team, played internationally
- Research PaperExplored the evolution of globular clusters using MESA, used Python to create graphs and fit stellar isochrones from large data sets
- Varsity Touch RugbyLeading position, did a bit of service as a team
- Knitting ClubMade blankets for orphanages affected by floods, learnt to knit using YouTube videos, taught other left-handed knitters
- Varsity VolleyballProgressed from no experience to playing in the international conference exchange, received character award
- Ultimate Frisbee ClubCoached and organized training sessions, won high school league
- Middle School VolleyballReferee/assistant coach
- Dental and Eye Clinics VolunteerVolunteer for dental and eye clinics
Awards & Honors
- ★Scholar-athlete award
- ★Description: For the international sports conference
- ★Finalist for the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition
- ★Mu Alpha Theta Maths Honor Society
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Addresses love for natural history and conflict with moving around the world, well-received with comments on curiosity
Interview Experiences
- Harvey Mudd College
- Performance/Outcome: Nice but assumed not influential, interesting interviewer, common interests
- University of Cambridge
- Performance/Outcome: Not enjoyable, disliked organic chemistry, struggled with synthesis mechanism, enjoyed physics and maths part
- Yale-NUS
- Performance/Outcome: Loved the interview, went in with little knowledge, left wanting to attend
Letters of Recommendation
HL Physics
Encouraged to study physics, expressed confidence in future as a physicist, top student, assumed well-written
SL Literature
Described as especially strong, observed hard work to go from passing to top student
College Decisions
Accepted (8)
Harvey Mudd CollegeUniversity of TorontoUniversity College LondonDelft University of TechnologyYale UniversityUniversity of St. AndrewsUniversity of AmsterdamUniversity of Exeter
Waitlisted (1)
University of Chicago
Rejected (2)
University of CambridgeImperial College London
Profile Tags
ResearchAdvanced CourseworkLeadershipCaptainClubVolunteeringVarsity SportsScience OlympiadMath CompetitionHonor SocietyCreative Writing