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WriterClass of 2023other1200+/25+art/hum

English Applicant

Nonbinary · White/middle eastern · United States (won't specify for safety)

Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.1 (UW)
AP Courses
11
Honors
2
Extracurricular Activities
  • Jewish volunteering thingPlanning cohort and volunteer since 2018
  • Jewish book festival steering member
  • Jewish youth organizationOn chapter board 11th grade
  • GSACabinet member 12th grade
  • Unique school clubCabinet member 11th and 12th grade
  • School newspaperEditor 12th grade
  • Local Jewish centerCounselor in training 9th grade and counselor 11th grade
  • Theater programTech crew 9th grade
  • Poetry club
  • NHS
  • NEHS
Awards & Honors
  • Regional writing award 2020
  • Regional writing award 2021
  • Regional writing award 2022
  • Creative writing award from school 2020
  • English award from school 2021
  • English award from school 2022
  • Regional academic competition
  • Description: 3rd place in a writing category, 2022

Essay Topics

Common App Essay

Went through like 8 drafts and got it checked by 4 people

Interview Experiences
  • Bryn Mawr College
  • Performance/Outcome: 7/10, my first interview and I didn't really know what to expect but it went pretty well
  • Sarah Lawrence
  • Performance/Outcome: 10/10, we talked about books and English and it was very cool
  • Dickinson
  • Performance/Outcome: 8/10, we talked about my extracurriculars, LGBTQ life at the college, and Jewish life at the college
  • Trinity College CT
  • Performance/Outcome: 3/10, my brain blanked on a ton of stuff and I ended up not applying
  • Rice University
  • Performance/Outcome: 6/10, I don't remember much from this interview
  • Austin College
  • Performance/Outcome: 10/10, we talked about the struggles of online learning and my struggles in math, but we also talked about my heavy involvement with my local LGBTQ and Jewish communities
  • Carleton Univerity
  • Performance/Outcome: 6/10, I don't remember much from this interview and I ended up not applying
  • Connecticut College
  • Performance/Outcome: 8/10, I had to find a quiet place since I had to do it during school hours but we talked a lot about writing and me being a part of my school's newspaper
  • Mount Holyoke College
  • Performance/Outcome: 8/10, my computer almost died in the middle of my interview, but we talked about my writing and my Judaism
  • Southwestern University
  • Performance/Outcome: 9/10, we had a really good conversation about books and writing
  • Trinity University TX
  • Performance/Outcome: 8/10, I don't remember what we talked about but I remember feeling super confident afterwards
Letters of Recommendation
  • English teacher

    Loved her and confident she wrote an amazing rec letter

  • APUSH teacher

    Always sings my praises and he's iconic

  • Bio/anatomy teacher

    Had her for 3/4 years of HS, she likes me and was very willing to write my rec letter

College Decisions

Accepted (5)

Austin CollegeSouthwestern UniversitySarah Lawrence CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeDickinson College

Waitlisted (2)

University of Texas at AustinConnecticut College

Rejected (6)

Bard CollegeUniversity of Maryland, College ParkTulane UniversityTrinity UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeRice University

Profile Tags

ResearchVolunteeringCommunity ServiceLeadershipClubJewish youth organizationGSASchool newspaperCreative WritingWriting & PublicationsAcademic CompetitionEnglish AwardRegional Writing Award
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Quick Stats
CategoryWriter
Year2023
MajorEnglish
GPA3.1 (UW)
Acceptances5
Rejections6