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Computer ScientistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
computer science Applicant
Female · Asian · CA · public school
Income: upper middle class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.98 (UW)
SAT
1570
AP Courses
12
AP Exams Taken
AP Calculus ABAP ChemistryAP Computer Science AAP StatisticsAP BiologyAP United States HistoryAP Chinese
Extracurricular Activities
- competitive sportcaptain of varsity team and took a lot of initiative, president of same sport's club, competitive athlete who trained outside of school with previous national ranking.
- key clubvice president, made me a lot more social, loved the community.
- pre-college programprogram participant, took a computer science class, helped decide to pursue this field.
- online magazine publicationartist and later took up leadership role.
- hospital volunteerfront desk volunteer, had a previous interest in medicine.
- hackathon participantUI design for personal projects.
Awards & Honors
- ★Hackathon award
- ★National merit commended
- ★Regional finalist for art competition
- ★AP scholar with distinction
- ★HOSA State Competition
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
reevaluating self-worth and a shift in career aspirations from medicine to computer science.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Supplemental
straightforward and honest.
pre-penn deferral — Supplemental
not great, minimal editing.
post-penn deferral — Supplemental
better than previous essays, focused on personal growth.
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: solid experience, felt I rambled.
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: interviewer said I would be a great fit.
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: [None
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: [None
- Yale-NUS
- Performance/Outcome: shortlisted.
Letters of Recommendation
math teacher
amicable relationship, did well in class, standard letter.
english teacher
strong relationship, helped with common app essay.
school varsity coach
supportive in academics and sport.
College Decisions
Accepted (6)
Northeastern UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa ClaraGeorgia Institute of TechnologyCarnegie Mellon UniversityRice University
Rejected (8)
University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of Southern CaliforniaYale UniversityHarvard UniversityBrown UniversityCornell UniversityStanford University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubArt ClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsHackathonCreative WritingPersonal Projects