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EngineerClass of 20233.8+1500+/34+stem
biomedical engineering Applicant
Female · Black/african american · georgia · title i hs
🏷️ URM
Income: middle of the road
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1500
Extracurricular Activities
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyES Semester/MOSTEC
- Research Intern for a Lab @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Developer for Personal Coding Projects
- Vice President of Community Service, Secretary, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Dual-enrollment Mentoring Organization (DEMO), High School Ambassador/ Executive Board Member
- Absentee Ballot Clerk
- Georgia Girls State Citizen + roles held during the program
- Vice President/Member of the Celebration Committee, Beta Club
- Member of the Celebration Committee, National Honor Society
- Sunday School Secretary/Childrens' Church Aid
Awards & Honors
- ★National Merit Commended Scholar
- ★National African American Recognition Program
- ★Best of Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyES Semester Science Writing Award
- ★Placed 8th in the Business Ethics Competitive Event - Future Business Leaders of America
- ★Description: qualified for nationals in a different event
- ★Governor's Honor Program Semifinalist (Engineering Programming Category)
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
explained my journey of accepting my naturally curly hair using the scientific method
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Supplemental
wrote about Harry Styles and incorporated Hozier songs
Harvard University — Supplemental
wrote roommate essay about Percy Jackson
Yale University — Supplemental
enjoyed writing short answer questions, included TS Madison and dissed Elon Musk
Interview Experiences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: very nice, casual conversation lasting about 1 hour
- Princeton University
- Performance/Outcome: favorite interview, relaxed conversation
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: in-person interview lasting over 2 hours
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: enjoyable conversation connecting over shared background
Letters of Recommendation
I haven't taken a class at my high school since the 9th grade, so I do not have a strong connection with a lot of teachers. My MOSTEC evaluations/LOR from research mentor were very flattering, so I think weaker LORs from my home school was compensated for.
College Decisions
Accepted (16)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityYale UniversityCornell UniversityPrinceton UniversityBrown UniversityDuke UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyVanderbilt UniversitySpelman UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of GeorgiaHoward UniversityUniversity of AlabamaMercer University
Waitlisted (3)
Columbia UniversityNortheastern UniversityUniversity of Chicago
Rejected (2)
University of Southern CaliforniaNew York University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipVice PresidentClubCommunity ServiceVolunteeringAcademic CompetitionNational MeritEntrepreneurshipPersonal Projects