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MathematicianClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+stem
Applied Math, Pure Math, Chemical Engineering Applicant
Male · White · Tiny underrepresented state · Public, transferred to selective private senior year
Income: Approximately 50k but significant assets
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1560
AP Courses
9
Extracurricular Activities
- National involvement in a club
- Varsity / club swimming
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology summer program
- Volunteer first responder
- Chemistry / materials science research intern
- Math tutor
- Social justice club
- Camp worker
- Biotechnology internship
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Finalist
- ★College Board National Rural and Small Town Recognition Scholar
- ★State math contest finalist
- ★New York Times Op Ed award
- ★National AP Scholar
Interview Experiences
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: 5/10, lengthy but interviewer focused on themselves
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10, strange interviewer but seemed to like responses
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: N/A, missed opportunity
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, good rapport and casual conversation
- Columbia University
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10, decent but blanked on a question
- Swarthmore College
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, conversational and engaging
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, similar to Rice interview
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10, indicated a lack of fit
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, conversational and friendly
Letters of Recommendation
English teacher
7/10, had her for two years, discussed contributions in class, fairly generic
Math teacher
9/10, praised as one of her best students, very strong letter
Massachusetts Institute of Technology program supervisor
10/10, phenomenal letter, corroborated essays and rounded out applications
College Decisions
Accepted (8)
Yale UniversityUniversity of Washington, SeattleUniversity of OregonWashington University in St. LouisVanderbilt UniversityRice UniversityColumbia UniversityDartmouth College
Waitlisted (5)
Carleton CollegeSwarthmore CollegeWilliams CollegeNorthwestern UniversityBrown University
Rejected (4)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDuke UniversityPrinceton UniversityHarvard University
Profile Tags
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