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EnvironmentalistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+socsci
Environmental Science Applicant
Female · White · Suburban Midwest · Top public high school in state, consistently ranked somewhere in top 5
🏷️ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor legacy, older brother worked there, disabled
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4.25 (W)
SAT
1540
AP Courses
9
AP Exams Taken
APUSH (5)US Gov. (5)Psych (5)German (5)Lang. (4)Microecon (4)Biology (3)
Extracurricular Activities
- JV athlete for D1 cross country teamTeam manager for a year, earned the Coaches' Award junior year
- Show and concert choirsSection leader for 2 years, varsity performer for 3
- Supervising photographer for school newspaperConsistently best in state
- Creative writingWritten four books, dabbled in poetry submitted to a few schools
- Research project through Oberlin CollegeFocused on race, journalism, and social psychology, received an A but not published
- Independent photographerPublished in local newspapers, yearbook, and had online presence for two years
- NHS memberVolunteered with literacy programs and food banks
- German club and German NHS president
- Classical German vocal lessonsCompleted for two years
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Finalist
- ★Description: Was only semifinalist at time of applying
- ★AP Scholar with Distinction
- ★National Honor Society
- ★German National Honor Society
- ★Gold Presidential Honor Roll on the national German exam
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Writing 50,000 words of my first novel in 30 days (NaNoWriMo) and overcoming perfectionism
Interview Experiences
- Middlebury College
- Performance/Outcome: Interviewer said I was refreshing and insightful, had a 20-30 minute talk
Letters of Recommendation
German teacher
Had for 5 years, previously wrote great rec letters
AP Lang teacher
Did not speak up much, fan of my writing
Professor from Hamilton College
Evaluated my research paper, praised my writing
Cross country coach
Had for 4 years, great guy, liked me
College Decisions
Accepted (4)
University of Michigan, Ann ArborOberlin CollegeKenyon CollegeWesleyan University
Waitlisted (6)
Middlebury CollegeSmith CollegeHamilton CollegeWellesley CollegeVassar CollegeVanderbilt University
Rejected (7)
Yale UniversityBarnard CollegeWashington University in St. LouisWilliams CollegeSwarthmore CollegeColby CollegeBrown University
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