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Political ScientistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+socsci
political science, public policy, biology, environmental science Applicant
Male · White · Tennessee · tiny classical christian school
Income: 80k-120k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
ACT
35
Class Rank
1/4
AP Courses
1
Extracurricular Activities
- Mock TrialFounding member and lead attorney, led first year team to district finals and scrimmaged against national champions
- Work at Chick-Fil-AWorked for 3 years, in training for leadership, major time commitment (up to 35 hours per week)
- Music ProductionReleased music on Spotify and similar platforms, over 8,000 streams, featured in a local commercial
- TN Gov SchoolSummer program with college courses in statistics and biology, conducted statistical COVID research
- Freelance Graphic DesignServed about 15 clients during 9th and 10th grades
- Club SoccerPlayed with friends every spring
- Volunteering at ChurchContributed 5 hours per week
- Teacher AideAssisted lower school teachers with grading papers and reading buddies with 1st graders
- Political Leadership ProgramParticipated in mock legislature and attended talks by state politicians and lobbyists in 9th grade
- Local Teen CourtInvolved in real misdemeanor cases tried by high schoolers as attorneys and jury, completed training but did not participate in a case
- Documentary ProjectCurrently drafting/prepping to film a documentary on rural hospital closures during the pandemic
Awards & Honors
- ★1st Place in State Academic Physics Competition
- ★District Finalist in State Academic Math Competition
- ★National Merit Commended
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about how taking an order in the drive-thru taught me empathy and connected it to growing up in the South
Interview Experiences
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: It went well, had a lot in common with the interviewer, but felt unconfident as it was my first interview and lasted only 25 minutes
- Emory University
- Performance/Outcome: Went better than Dartmouth, interviewer was nice, conversation lasted about 40 minutes with only 4 questions asked
Letters of Recommendation
Counselor
Did not know me well, rating 4/10
Math/Physics Teacher
Rated 8/10, noted I was one of the best students she had ever had, wrote great recommendations
History/Civics Teacher
Rated 9/10, took 3 classes with her, designed special coursework for me junior year
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
Sewanee: The University Of The SouthEast Tennessee State UniversityUniversity of RichmondCornell University
Waitlisted (4)
Grinnell CollegeVanderbilt UniversityEmory UniversityDartmouth College
Rejected (6)
University of ChicagoBowdoin CollegeDuke UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityWashington University in St. LouisUniversity of Notre Dame
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipClubVolunteeringPolitical Leadership ProgramMusic PerformanceCreative WritingDocumentary Project