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WriterClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+art/hum

English Applicant

Female · White · University of Wisconsin, Madison · small private school

🏷️ legacy at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Yale

Income: Not eligible for aid

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1530
IB Courses
1
Extracurricular Activities
  • Creative Writingpublished creative writer with a few publications, awards, and programs
  • Literary Magazine Founder & Lead Editorstarted school's literary magazine, created brand, grew team
  • Theater Director, Stage Manager, and Playwrighthighly involved in school theater, including writing and directing own show
  • Student Government President
  • Arts Management Intern at regional theater companyled development of new program, involved in leadership team meetings
  • Admissions/Communications Internworked within school's admissions office on newsletters for incoming and prospective students
  • Model UN
  • Brother's tutortaught brother on the autistic spectrum writing and executive functioning skills
  • Hospitality Volunteer at local hospicevolunteered all 4 years of high school
  • Lifeguard part-time job
Awards & Honors
  • Scholastic Gold Key
  • Top school award
  • National Merit Semifinalist
  • Description: eventually finalist
  • CIMUN Honorable Mention Delegate
  • MIMUN Outstanding Delegate

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

focused on love for storytelling and leadership, tying different parts of application together

Interview Experiences
  • Duke University
  • Performance/Outcome: best interview
  • Northwestern University
  • Performance/Outcome: [None
  • Yale University
  • Performance/Outcome: [None
  • Tufts University
  • Performance/Outcome: [None
  • Harvard University
  • Performance/Outcome: worst interview, somewhat awkward
Letters of Recommendation
  • English/TOK Teacher

    close relationship, had him in two classes junior year, also met with him as EE advisor

  • Math Teacher

    had him for two years, close relationship

  • Counselor

    knew me well, highlighted contributions to school community

  • Head of School

    worked closely with school's administration as president and in internship

College Decisions

Accepted (13)

Yale UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDuke UniversityWilliams CollegeJohns Hopkins UniversityEmory UniversityTufts UniversityUniversity of VirginiaWesleyan UniversityUniversity of RichmondNortheastern UniversityFordham UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

Waitlisted (5)

Princeton UniversityBrown UniversityNorthwestern UniversityBarnardUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Rejected (1)

Harvard University

Profile Tags

ResearchCreative WritingLeadershipPresidentClubTheaterVolunteeringCommunity ServiceInternshipAdmissions/Communications InternArts Management Intern
Profile Ratings
83
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular8.5
Awards7.0
Quick Stats
CategoryWriter
Year2022
MajorEnglish
GPA4 (UW)
SAT1530
Acceptances13
Rejections1