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Computer ScientistClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem
Computer Science Applicant
Male · Chinese · Bay Area · Competitive Public
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1560
AP Courses
10
AP Exams Taken
AP StatisticsAP Physics CAP PsychologyAP LiteratureAP Government
Extracurricular Activities
- Captain of FTC Team
- President of Math Club
- Tutoring job at a math center
- Summer job as TA at a USACO teaching center
- Founder/Vice President of Game Design Club
- Leadership position in school's leadership class
- Random clubs
Awards & Honors
- ★4x AIME qualification
- ★USACO Gold
- ★National Merit Finalist
- ★3x FTC Regionals
- ★1x Worlds
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
9.5/10, edited by AP Language teacher, deemed perfect
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Supplemental
9/10, well-received by AP Language teacher
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: 6/10, first interview, a bit nervous
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, interviewer was interested in robotics
- Stanford University
- Performance/Outcome: 7/10, nothing unusual, received book recommendations
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, normal conversation, discussed extracurriculars
Letters of Recommendation
AP Computer Science Teacher
7/10, fairly generic but positive compliments
AP Language Teacher
9.5/10, highly favorable
College Decisions
Accepted (10)
University of California, Los AngelesGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of Maryland, College ParkPurdue UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
Waitlisted (3)
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyColumbia University
Rejected (8)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyStanford UniversityPrinceton UniversityCornell UniversityHarvard UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentClubAdvanced CourseworkMath CompetitionRoboticsTutoringCommunity Service