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Computer ScientistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem

Computer Science Applicant

Male · Hispanic/Latino · Georgia

🏷️ URM

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.9 (UW)
SAT
1520
AP Courses
7
IB Courses
7
Extracurricular Activities
  • Student Council Vice President
  • Varsity Swim Team
  • Club Swimming 16hrs/week
  • Co-Leader of investment club
  • Co-Founder/Co-leader 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 7/10 at least

University of Pennsylvania — Supplemental

About a CS project I made and how it sparked my love for CS and essay 2 was about international environments and the ability to meet new people

carnegie mellon supplementals — Supplemental

Talked about CS, Research goals, and Charity Other supplementals were very variant in quality, some were done with care, and some were done in a rush. Ranged from 5/10 to 9/10.

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 stock madness (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 I did many projects with them (8-10/10)

  • Econ Teacher

    Semi participating student but good grades (6-7/10)

College Decisions

Accepted (6)

Pennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity of GeorgiaGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of MichiganCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania

Waitlisted (2)

University of California, BerkeleyDuke University

Rejected (6)

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBrown UniversityHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityYale UniversityStanford University

Profile Tags

ResearchLeadershipVice PresidentClubSTEM ClubVolunteeringFundraisingCommunity ServiceVarsity SportsInternshipEntrepreneurCodingCreative Writing
Profile Ratings
68
Overall Score
Academic8.5
Extracurricular7.2
Awards4.5
Quick Stats
CategoryComputer Scientist
Year2021
MajorComputer Science
GPA3.9 (UW)
SAT1520
Acceptances6
Rejections6