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PhysicistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
Physics Applicant
Male · White · California · Large public, semi-competitive
Income: ~100k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
ACT
36
Class Rank
1/677
AP Courses
20
Honors
6
AP Exams Taken
AP Calculus BC (5)AP Physics 1 (5)AP European History (5)AP Music Theory (5)AP Statistics (5)AP Computer Science A (4)AP Physics 2 (5)AP Chemistry (5)AP Language (5)AP US History (5)AP Physics C Mechanics (5, self-studied)AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism (5, self-studied)AP MacroeconomicsAP American GovernmentAP Art HistoryAP PsychologyAP LiteratureAP French IVAP Environmental ScienceAP Biology
Extracurricular Activities
- Published independent research in a niche area of General Relativity and Early-Universe Cosmology
- Academic Decathlon Captain
- Physics Club President/Founder
- Test Prep Club President/Founder
- NHS President
- Volunteering at Special Education Department of an Elementary school
- Rock Climbing
- School-wide volunteering organization to help freshmen
- Instrumental Music
Awards & Honors
- ★Academic Decathlon individual awards (20+, multiple firsts)
- ★Academic Decathlon Division Champions
- ★National Merit Finalist
- ★Coca-Cola Semifinalist
- ★Volunteer awards
- ★Regional 1st place for Climbing Competition
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Unique topic, rated 7/10
Interview Experiences
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: 5/10
- University of Oxford
- Performance/Outcome: 8.5/10
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10
Letters of Recommendation
Counselor
8/10
Physics Teacher
9.5/10
Academic Decathlon Coach
10/10
English Teacher
7.5/10
PhD Research Collaborator
8/10
PhD 2
10/10
College Decisions
Accepted (9)
Princeton UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of OxfordColumbia UniversityBrown UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, San Diego
Rejected (5)
California Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyYale UniversityHarvard UniversityUniversity of Chicago
Profile Tags
ResearchAcademic DecathlonLeadershipPresidentFounderVolunteeringVarsity SportsInstrumental MusicAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)