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MathematicianClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
Mathematics Applicant
Male · African-American · NJ · Boarding School
🏷️ URM
Income: 100k-150k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
100 (UW)
SAT
1510
Class Rank
1/37
Honors
14
Extracurricular Activities
- NHS PresidentRunning the school store and volunteering locally.
- Academic Success Club Founder / PresidentTutoring service that I founded to assist those that struggled because of the pandemic.
- Community Service Club PresidentI arrange service activities for my school and have coordinated two mission trips to Jamaica.
- High Q Team MemberI participate in a regional trivia-like quiz competition.
- Football Team Captain
- LeadershipAt a military academy we have a rank hierarchy. I worked very hard to become a captain and now I'm the PAO and I coordinate admissions tours, open houses, and interviews.
- HomelifeI help take care of my older sister's children when I am home. She's a single mother of 6 and has cerebral palsy.
- Work ExperienceI spend my summers working as a factory laborer.
Awards & Honors
- ★2nd Place in PA SEED Environmental Literacy Hackathon
- ★Description: Designed an app that could both benefit the environment and help high school students get involved in their communities.
- ★National African American Recognition Award
- ★Description: Good test scores.
- ★Community Service Award
- ★Description: Most volunteer hours freshman and sophomore year.
- ★American Legion School Award Medal
- ★Description: Regional award for displaying patriotism and leadership qualities.
- ★Good Citizenship Award
- ★Description: Regional award for my performance in class and in my community.
- ★Dean of the Academy Medal
- ★Description: Top of my class.
- ★The President's Award
- ★Description: Best new student my freshman year.
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
I reflected on my childhood, discussing my privilege compared to some relatives who had to stay with us during a low-income period for my family. This situation taught me compassion towards others.
Interview Experiences
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: I think it went well except for University of Pennsylvania.
Letters of Recommendation
English Teacher
10/10
Math Teacher
9/10
History Teacher
10/10
College Decisions
Accepted (24)
Yale UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaCornell UniversityClaremont McKenna CollegeSwarthmore CollegeNew York UniversityUniversity of ChicagoColumbia UniversityCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPomona CollegeAmherst CollegeUniversity of Notre DameWashington University in St. LouisRice UniversityWilliams CollegeGrinnell CollegeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrinceton UniversityWashington and Lee UniversityColby CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityEmory UniversityWesleyan University
Waitlisted (2)
Harvard UniversityDenison University
Rejected (2)
United States Military AcademyStanford University
Profile Tags
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