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AthleteClass of 20203.8+1400+/31+bus/fin

Business, Finance Applicant

Male · White · WA · T100 public school in the state

Income: $250k+

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1490
Class Rank
1/450
AP Courses
13
Honors
6

AP Exams Taken

AP World 4AP Lang 4AP Bio 4AP Calc AB 3AP Lit 3AP Stats 5AP US 4AP Calc BC 4 (AB Subscore 5)AP Comp Sci A 5AP Environmental 4AP Gov 3AP Calc BC (retake) ?AP Psych ?AP Physics Mechanics ?
Extracurricular Activities
  • Boy's Varsity High School Swim Team4 years, team captain senior year, multiple all-conference, state qualifier, various team awards
  • Girl's Varsity High School Swim Team Manager2 years
  • Year-round club swimmer
  • Special Olympic Swim Team Unified Partner2 years
  • Piano8+ years, state contests
  • Speech & DebateFreshman year, state qualifier in expository
Awards & Honors
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • School District Honor Roll
  • State Honors Award
  • Description: GPA based

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

The first draft was awful. Panicked two days before the Penn ED deadline, deleted the first essay and wrote my second, and final, draft at 3am on a Wednesday. Ended up being one of my best pieces of writing, brought multiple people to tears (Wrote about overcoming Aspergers).

Interview Experiences
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Performance/Outcome: Great experience with the interviewer. Started off rough but transitioned the interview well. Ended up talking for 90+ minutes over Skype at 9pm.
  • Stanford University
  • Performance/Outcome: Horrible. Guy told me he had no friends from Stanford, I was a below-average applicant, talked about other applicants that were "better than me". This interview made me glad I didn't get in.
Letters of Recommendation
  • Creative Writing Teacher

    Loved my writing style/how risky I was willing to be on graded assignments. Asked me to participate in poetry contests/use my writing as examples. Became close and was a very passionate writer/teacher = 7-8/10

  • AP Stats Teacher

    Put no effort in at the beginning of the year, but realized how much I loved stats and became an extremely active student. Later told her that her class ignited my passion for business and working with numbers. Did well in her class and liked me as a student = 7/10

  • AP Environmental Teacher

    Loved the subject, actively participated in class, related well with the teacher on an individual level. I don't know how great of a writer they are, but definitely liked me as a student and person = 7-6/10

  • High School Swim Coach

    Changed me as a person as he worked with me over the 4 years. Watched me grow as a person, student, and athlete. Worked with him while team managing girls, participating in guys swim, and special Olympics. Tailored my letter to business and emphasized leadership = 9.5-10/10

College Decisions

Accepted (7)

Villanova UniversityPennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity of Washington, SeattleOberlin CollegeKenyon CollegeNew York UniversityUniversity of Southern California

Waitlisted (4)

University of North Carolina, Chapel HillCarleton UniverityGrinnell CollegeDenison University

Rejected (4)

Stanford UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaClaremont McKenna College

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipVarsity SportsCreative WritingPublic SpeakingCommunity ServiceVolunteering
Profile Ratings
65
Overall Score
Academic8.5
Extracurricular7.0
Awards3.0
Quick Stats
CategoryAthlete
Year2020
MajorBusiness, Finance
GPA4 (UW)
SAT1490
Acceptances7
Rejections4