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WriterClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+art/hum

English, Creative Writing Applicant

Female ยท East Asian ยท charter school in noncompetitive state

๐Ÿท๏ธ legacy at Columbia, sibling legacy at Cornell

Income: did not need financial aid

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4.65 (W)
SAT
1570
Class Rank
1/250
AP Courses
5

AP Exams Taken

AP French 5AP Calculus AB 5AP Calculus BC 4AP Chemistry 4
Extracurricular Activities
  • WritingParticipated in prestigious writing summer camps such as Adroit and IYWS for all high school summers
  • Dating Game ShowCreated a dating game show
  • Wildlife CharityWorked for a semi-famous international wildlife charity as a content creator
  • AI ProgramDeveloped an AI program under the advising of a Harvard Medical School professor and a Duke Medical School professor
  • Published BookAuthored a book that won multiple national and international awards
  • RowingRowing recreationally
Awards & Honors
  • โ˜…Scholastic Gold Medals
  • โ˜…Description: Received five Scholastic Gold Medals and numerous Gold Keys, with five American Voices nominations over two years
  • โ˜…YoungArts
  • โ˜…Published Book Awards
  • โ˜…Description: The published book won four national and international awards
  • โ˜…Miscellaneous Writing Awards
  • โ˜…Miscellaneous Regional Art Awards
  • โ˜…Description: Received various regional art awards, some displayed in galleries
Interview Experiences
  • Harvard University
  • Performance/Outcome: Defer
  • University of Chicago
  • Performance/Outcome: Waitlist
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Performance/Outcome: Waitlist
  • Williams College
  • Performance/Outcome: Reject
  • Amherst College
  • Performance/Outcome: Waitlist
  • Pomona College
  • Performance/Outcome: Reject
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Performance/Outcome: Waitlist
  • Northwestern University
  • Performance/Outcome: Accept
  • Carnegie Mellon University (Information Systems)
  • Performance/Outcome: Waitlist
  • Middlebury College
  • Performance/Outcome: Accept
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Performance/Outcome: Accept
  • Duke University
  • Performance/Outcome: Waitlist
  • Brown University
  • Performance/Outcome: Reject
  • Columbia University
  • Performance/Outcome: Waitlist
  • Cornell University
  • Performance/Outcome: Waitlist
  • Dartmouth College
  • Performance/Outcome: Accept
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Performance/Outcome: Accept in A&S, reject in Huntsman
  • Princeton University
  • Performance/Outcome: Reject
  • Yale University
  • Performance/Outcome: Reject
  • Stanford University
  • Performance/Outcome: Reject
Letters of Recommendation
  • Harvard Medical School Professor

    Very individualized, likely very good

  • Duke Medical School Professor

    Very individualized, likely very good

  • Boss at Wildlife Charity

    Nice guy, likely above average

  • High School Counselor

    Very good, great relationship

  • Math Teacher

    Kind, but not a close relationship

College Decisions

Accepted (5)

Northwestern UniversityMiddlebury CollegeVanderbilt UniversityDartmouth CollegeUniversity of Pennsylvania

Rejected (7)

Harvard UniversityWilliams CollegePomona CollegeBrown UniversityPrinceton UniversityYale UniversityStanford University

Profile Tags

WritingLeadershipCreative WritingCommunity ServiceVolunteeringArtMiscellaneous Writing AwardsPublished Research
Profile Ratings
92
Overall Score
Academic9.2
Extracurricular9.5
Awards9.0
Quick Stats
CategoryWriter
Year2022
MajorEnglish, Creative Writing
GPA4.65 (W)
SAT1570
Acceptances5
Rejections7