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Computer ScientistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
Computer Science Applicant
Male · Hispanic/Latino · Georgia
🏷️ Yale Legacy, URM, Maybe a recruited athlete
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.9 (UW)
IB Courses
7
Extracurricular Activities
- Student Council Vice President
- Varsity Swim Team
- Club Swimming 16 hours per week
- Co-Leader of Investment Club
- Co-Founder/Co-Leader of CS Club - teach kids to code in Python and host coding exhibitions
- Summer Intern in 2019 (tech company)
- Volunteer for Fundraising Campaign - raised $20,000 in 7 weeks
- Math Tutor for an elementary schooler
- Programmer - programmed random stuff
- Investor
Awards & Honors
- ★Bilingual IB Diploma
- ★STEM Diploma
- ★Two-time state winner in stock trading game
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Main essay was about cultural heritage and Americanization. Not sure how I would rate this, but better than a 6/10 at least.
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Short and sweet, simple and clicked with the guy alright (7-8/10)
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Regular old interview, talked with the guy about Gamestop (6-8/10)
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Totally vibed with the guy and talked about athletics and life after college (8-9/10)
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Calm interview, cool discussion about math (7-8/10)
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: This one hurt, their wifi was awful so it was almost impossible to hold a conversation (Unrated/10)
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: Probably the best one - had a deep discussion about the ethics of AI and talked a lot about the state of the world (8-10/10)
Letters of Recommendation
Math Teacher
Not the most outstanding student but had a strong relationship with them and did alright in class (7-8/10)
CS Teacher
Strong relationship with teacher and did many projects with them (8-10/10)
Econ Teacher
Semi participating student but good grades (6-7/10)
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
Pennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity of GeorgiaGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Rejected (9)
University of California, BerkeleyBrown UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityDuke UniversityHarvard UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaPrinceton UniversityStanford UniversityYale University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipVice PresidentClubSTEM ClubVolunteeringFundraisingMath TutorInternshipEntrepreneurCodingRoboticsAcademic CompetitionScience OlympiadCreative Writing