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EconomistClass of 20213.8+1500+/34+bus/fin
Economics Applicant
Male · White · Texas · Private, semi-competitive
Income: Upper
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4.1 (UW)
ACT
34
AP Courses
3
AP Exams Taken
AP Comp GovAP LangAP Chemistry
Extracurricular Activities
- Science OlympiadEngineering captain in junior and senior year
- Concert BandFirst chair trumpet, participated in various solo and ensemble competitions
- Stock Market InvestingAchieved 40% gains from the start of 2020 to early December
- InternshipRelated to accounting, later decided to focus on finance
- Honor Council RepresentativeElected position
- Junior Varsity GolfParticipated for four years
- Independent Mandarin StudyTook Mandarin since 7th grade, participated in a school-sponsored language immersion in Taiwan
- Introductory Microeconomics CourseCompleted a course at Northwestern over Zoom, received an A-
Awards & Honors
- ★AP Scholar
- ★Best World History Student
- ★Best Chemistry Student
- ★Best Mandarin Student
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about grandfather teaching metalworking and woodworking, discussed personal projects and failures
Interview Experiences
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: Straightforward interview, lasted 50 minutes
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: Best interview, lasted an hour and a half
- University of Texas at Austin Canfield Business Honors
- Performance/Outcome: Job interview style, lasted 30 minutes
- Emory University
- Performance/Outcome: Second best interview, lasted around an hour
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Solid interview, lasted around 45 minutes
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Same as Northwestern
Letters of Recommendation
Language Teacher
Solid letter, decent relationship
AP Chemistry Teacher
Solid letter, good relationship
Mandarin Teacher
Very good letter, long-term student
Counselor
Best letter, strong relationship
Internship Boss/Coordinator
Solid letter, detailed about internship work
College Decisions
Accepted (6)
Indiana University BloomingtonTrinity UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversityUniversity of Texas at AustinEmory UniversityRice University
Waitlisted (3)
Washington University in St. LouisDartmouth CollegeBrown University
Rejected (12)
Northwestern UniversityVanderbilt UniversityHarvard UniversityCornell UniversityYale UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaStanford UniversityDuke UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Profile Tags
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