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EngineerClass of 2023other1500+/34+stem
Mechanical Engineering Applicant
Male · Asian Indian · First-world Middle East · Competitive Private
Income: Upper Middle Class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
40 (UW)
SAT
1520
Extracurricular Activities
- Yale Summer Program
- Johns Hopkins University's Centre for Talented Youth Maths Course
- Research Assistant for CERN physicist
- Member of environment and youth-based UN org
- Leader of club in school - discussed and taught environmental issues, systems, and solutions - created learning resources
- Leader of school's math society; school's creative executive
- Participant and leader of team which participated in The Earth Prize; selected as Lead Organizer of national conference, organized discussions, showcases, booths
- Founder of social justice org
- Visual Artist
- Musician - piano and celloTrinity Grade 7 on Piano, ABRSM Grade 4 on Cello
Awards & Honors
- ★Scholar distinction award, The Earth Prize
- ★Scholar's Award for GCSE examinations
- ★Description: All 8s and 9s out of a maximum possible grade of 9
- ★UKMT Senior Math Challenge Gold Award
- ★Description: Maximum possible achievement for two years in a row
- ★University of Washington, Seattleaterloo CEMC Cayley Math Competition Distinction Award
- ★CEMC Galois Math Competition Distinction Award
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Intertwined the process of painting with my relationship with my mom
Interview Experiences
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: I was good sometimes, bad in other times due to social awkwardness
Letters of Recommendation
Math teacher
Likes me, I like him, knows I try to work hard
Physics teacher
Loves me for some reason
Visual Arts teacher
Likes me, but not good at writing
Economics teacher
Okay with me, but I forced him to write during winter break
CERN Researcher
Thinks she liked me, but I didn't finish a research paper
NGO Project Manager
Loves me because of my involvement in UN processes
College Decisions
Accepted (3)
University of BathUniversity of Washington, SeattlePurdue University
Waitlisted (6)
University of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignUniversity of California, DavisGeorgia Institute of TechnologyCarnegie Mellon UniversityNew York UniversityUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Rejected (16)
University of Texas at AustinImperial College LondonCalifornia Institute of TechnologyUniversity College LondonUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Los AngelesHarvey Mudd CollegeJohns Hopkins UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaBrown UniversityCornell UniversityYale UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyDuke UniversityStanford University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipClubEnvironmental ClubMath ClubVisual ArtsMusic PerformanceSocial JusticeCommunity Service