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PhysicistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem
Math, Physics, Chemistry Applicant
Female · CaucAsian · NY · Public
🏷️ University of Pennsylvania legacy
Income: ~65k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1580
AP Courses
13
Honors
7
AP Exams Taken
AP Bio (5)AP World (4)AP Calc BC (5)AP Calc AB Subscore (5)AP Lang (5)AP CSA (5)APUSH (5)
Extracurricular Activities
- Optical Physics Student Researcher
- 1st Tenor Saxophone: Jazz Band/Athletic Pep Band
- Caretaker for Dad (while under chemo)
- Science Olympiad (qualified for state competition)
- Acting in Community Theater + Directing a School Play
- Job as a Math Tutor
- Black Belt + Assistant Sensei (over 300 hrs of community service)
- Content Developer for 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
- Math Honor Society
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Semifinalist (now Finalist)
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal
- ★National Music Award (for Jazz Band)
- ★Local Math/Physics Awards
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Started with tying shoes as a metaphor for childhood, connected to favorite passage from The Little Prince, emphasized childhood curiosity through math tutoring, whimsical tone with humor.
Interview Experiences
- University of Rochester
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10, went surprisingly well, interviewer was sweet
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 10/10, kind and invested interviewer
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, solid interview, shared anecdotes
- Middlebury College
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, bubbly and warm interviewer
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: 4/10, very painful and awkward experience
Letters of Recommendation
English Teacher
10/10, very good writer, wrote a "very nice letter"
Math/Comp Sci Teacher
9/10, shared a similar sense of humor, appreciated strong sense of inquisitiveness
College Decisions
Accepted (9)
Stony Brook UniversityBinghamton UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of RochesterHamilton CollegeWesleyan UniversitySmith CollegeAmherst College
Waitlisted (3)
Middlebury CollegeGrinnell CollegeWellesley College
Rejected (6)
Williams CollegeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologySwarthmore CollegeYale UniversityPrinceton UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Profile Tags
ResearchScience OlympiadMath Honor SocietyLeadershipCommunity ServiceVolunteeringMusic PerformanceTheaterAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Tutoring