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EnvironmentalistClass of 20223.8+othersocsci
Environmental Science Applicant
Female · White · California · Public School
🏷️ First-Gen, Disabled Parent
Income: Low/Middle Class
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.97 (UW)
AP Courses
10
AP Exams Taken
Human Geography (4)
Extracurricular Activities
- Work Part TimePromoted up a position which is uncommon for the company, 20 hours/week
- Caretaker of Sick Mother
- Popular Author on Writing App1 million reads
- Mental Health Social Media Resource1k+ followers
- President of 2 ClubsBoth clubs fit my story
- All Honors societies for 2 yearsTutoring in the mornings
- Freelance Content WriterAbout 10 hours a week
- Water Polo PlayerUp until sophomore year
- Food Drive VolunteerEvery summer at the same food bank out of state
Awards & Honors
- ★Scholarship from my school district
- ★Award from my Part-Time Job
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about my biggest life struggle, how I got through it, and how it helps me become a better person and student now
uc application — Supplemental
2 about my biggest life struggle, 1 about my favorite subject (geography), and 1 about my part-time job
Interview Experiences
- Pennsylvania State University, University Park
- Performance/Outcome: Went well, did it for the Honors college, letters of rec were not sent in
- Duke University
- Performance/Outcome: Best interview, had a great conversation, felt relieved
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: Awkward at first, ended up having a good conversation
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: Amazing conversation, talked on a personal level
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: Completely bombed, did not relate
Letters of Recommendation
Sophomore Year History Teacher
Very close, spoke very highly of my character and saw me go through some trauma
Junior Year Math Teacher
Pretty close, saw my funny side, knows I am a hard worker, wrote about my work ethic
College Decisions
Accepted (11)
John Cabot UniversityThe American University of ParisUniversity of Colorado, BoulderUniversity of DenverUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasUniversity of South CarolinaPennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of OregonUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Waitlisted (1)
University of California, San Diego
Rejected (18)
University of ChicagoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, BerkeleyNortheastern UniversityRice UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaNew York UniversityVanderbilt UniversityBrown UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityYale UniversityDuke UniversityStanford University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubVolunteeringCommunity ServiceFood Bank VolunteerAdvanced Coursework (AP/IB/Dual Enrollment)Writing & PublicationsCreative WritingPersonal Projects