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ArtistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+art/hum
fine arts Applicant
Female · Asian · OC/CA · less competitive, smaller public school
Income: low income
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.8 (UW)
SAT
1530
AP Courses
12
Honors
6
AP Exams Taken
AP HUG (3)AP EURO (4)APUSH (5)AP PSYCH (5)AP CALC AB (4)IB ESS (6)
Extracurricular Activities
- AAPI ClubCofounder/president of AAPI Club at school for two years
- Water PoloJV-Varsity water polo for three years
- National Honor SocietyTreasurer
- Nonprofit Math OrganizationFounder, teaching math to low income middle schoolers
- Art ProgramLocal and somewhat selective art program
- LifeguardPaid job
- Key ClubEditor
- Self Employed Tutor
- Local MuseumDedicated volunteer
- College OrchestraPlayed the violin and took college violin courses
Awards & Honors
- ★United Nations Certificate of Recognition
- ★Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key
- ★National Merit, Commended
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★Certificate of Congressional Recognition
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about relationship with math, being low income, and starting math organization
uc essays — Supplemental
Thought they were excellent
Interview Experiences
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Terrible, awkward experience
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Fantastic, great conversation and life advice
Letters of Recommendation
Teacher 1
Closer relationship, rated 8/10
Teacher 2
Not that close, rated 6/10
Counselor
Knew me well enough, rated 7/10
College Decisions
Accepted (8)
Vanguard UniversityConcordia UniversityUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraWellesley CollegeSwarthmore College
Waitlisted (8)
Pomona CollegeUniversity of California, Los AngelesBoston UniversityOccidental CollegeWesleyan UniversityMiddlebury CollegeColby CollegeGrinnell College
Rejected (11)
University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of ChicagoNortheastern UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCarleton CollegeWashington University in St. LouisNew York UniversityPrinceton UniversityYale UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipClubArt ClubVolunteeringNonprofitCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsAcademic CompetitionMath CompetitionWriting & PublicationsCreative Writing