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Health SciencesClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem
Biology, Philosophy Applicant
F · Black and Asian · Bay Area · Private
🏷️ URM, legacy to two of my targets and one of my reaches
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.9 (UW)
SAT
1500
AP Courses
4
Honors
8
AP Exams Taken
AP LanguageAP US HistoryAP World HistoryAP Chinese
Extracurricular Activities
- Stanford summer pre med research (virtual)
- Teaching assistant at science summer camp
- Flute section leader in school orchestra
- Flute section leader in school Pep band
- Affinity group leadership
- Newspaper managing editor
- Ethics bowl team member
- Literary magazine board member
- Volunteer ESL tutoring
- Virtual pre med internship and research project on maternal mortality for BIPOC
Awards & Honors
- ★National African American Recognition
- ★NMSQT commended
- ★AP Scholar with honor
- ★Random school award
- ★Ethics bowl competition recognition
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
8.5/10, about literature and its impact on my understanding of the world
Interview Experiences
- Bryn Mawr College
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, first interview, nervous but nice alum
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Performance/Outcome: 8.5/10, intense but nice student interviewer, bonded over music
- Case
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10, fast and kind of boring
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: 8.75/10, nervous but great student interviewer
- Wesleyan University
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10, loved the interview, great vibes
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, solid and fast-paced
- Pomona College
- Performance/Outcome: 7.5/10, phone call made it hard
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: 8.5/10, nervous but good overall
- Tufts University
- Performance/Outcome: 12/10, down to earth interviewer, best performance
Letters of Recommendation
English teacher
8.5/10, super sweet guy but not close, performed well
Precalculus teacher
6.5/10, class was hard, known for writing short letters
Anatomy teacher
9/10, enjoyed hearing about my interest in medicine
Counselor
9/10, intense and persuasive, proud of my work
College Decisions
Accepted (11)
Drexel UniversityUniversity of PittsburghCase Western Reserve UniversityUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, Los AngelesBryn Mawr CollegeTufts UniversityRice UniversityWellesley CollegeWashington University in St. Louis
Waitlisted (3)
Pomona CollegeWesleyan UniversityDartmouth College
Rejected (4)
Brown UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of California, BerkeleyYale University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Ethics BowlMusic PerformanceTeaching AssistantInternshipPublic SpeakingDiversity & Inclusion