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EngineerClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
Biomedical/Biological Engineering Applicant
Female · Asian · MD · Competitive Public
Income: Less than $45,000
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1570
AP Courses
14
Honors
4
AP Exams Taken
AP BiologyAP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP ChineseAP Computer Science PrinciplesAP English LangAP Modern World HistoryAP US Gov & PoliticsAP ChemistryAP FrenchAP Physics C MechanicsAP Computer Science AAP PsychologyAP Statistics
Extracurricular Activities
- Girls in STEMProvided free tutoring resources and organized guest talks to encourage more girls to enter the STEM field; 1,000+ hours, PVSA Gold Medal
- Biology ClubPresident
- SGA Executive BoardTreasurer
- FBLAMentor - 100% of mentees qualified for nationals in 2021; two-time state champion and two-time nationals placer
- Club SoccerTeam Captain
- High School SoccerJV Captain & Varsity Starter - JV team MVP and leading goal scorer; 2021 State Finalists, 3rd leading scorer on team, 21st leading scorer in the county
- Chinese SchoolTeacher's Assistant - Translated for bilingual class; received scholarship for academic excellence & cultural responsibility
- French Honors SocietyVice President - Organized French cultural meetings for over 100 members; worked with SGA to plan French culture related spirit days
- FreeCodeCampCertified Coder - 700+ hours of self-paced coding; Certified in Responsive Web Design & JavaScript Algorithms + Data Structures
- MusicViolinist & Pianist - Senior Keyboard Musicianship Award recipient; Piano Examination diploma; All State Orchestra
Awards & Honors
- ★U.S.A. Biology Olympiads Semifinalist
- ★FBLA State and National Achievements
- ★National Merit Scholar Semifinalist
- ★HOSA Sports Medicine Achievements
- ★Grand Concours Gold Medal Levels 1-5
- ★U.S. Presidential Scholar, National Merit Scholar Finalist
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Explored how humbling my experiences with high school soccer tryouts were and how I grew from those rejections as a person; Showcased my personality but the premise was rather generic. Submitted to Harvard, Purdue, Georgia Institute of Technology, Case Western Reserve University, CMU, Columbia, Duke, Johns Hopkins University, NEU, Princeton & University of Virginia.
Interview Experiences
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Really insightful experience that lasted about 30 minutes long
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Performance/Outcome: HAIL Interview where I spent 30 minutes asking my interviewer questions
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: My most relaxed interview; we spent most of the 45 minutes talking about Duke life and she went into how Duke differed from Hopkins & Notre Dame where her sons go
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: By far my best and most unique interview; spent close to an hour talking about my passions outside of my major and discovered we both really loved history and traveling
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Interviewer was very nice and relaxed but we didn't have too much in common; Was a rather more direct question and answer format so it felt a little stiffer than the other interview experiences
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Definitely my worst interview performance; Interviewer was really strict on time and followed a strict set of questions that left very little room to showcase my personality
- Case Western Reserve University
- Performance/Outcome: Went a lot longer and more in depth than I expected. Really interesting, learned more about the school and thought I answered the questions pretty well.
Letters of Recommendation
Calculus Teacher
Knew me very well - taught me in 9th & 10th grade + I was a TA for her in 12th grade
French Teacher
Taught me 9th, 10th & 11th; I was one of the top students in her class - she recommended me to skip French IV and take French V in 11th; Involved in French Honors Society as an officer
School Counselor
Interacted with me once a year to schedule courses
College Decisions
Accepted (9)
Purdue UniversityUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Maryland, College ParkGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of VirginiaNortheastern UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Waitlisted (3)
Johns Hopkins UniversityColumbia UniversityDuke University
Rejected (6)
Cal TechMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityBrown UniversityPrinceton UniversityStanford University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentFounderCaptainClubSTEM ClubMusic PerformanceAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)VolunteeringCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionMath OlympiadScience OlympiadNational MeritDebate ChampionshipRobotics CompetitionWriting & PublicationsCreative Writing