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EngineerClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+stem
bioengineering, biomedical engineering Applicant
afab non-binary · White · northern CA · small underresourced public
🏷️ geographic, disability related to intended major, rural queer in homophobic area
Income: around 300k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
4 (UW)
SAT
1560
Class Rank
1/81
AP Courses
4
Honors
4
AP Exams Taken
APUSH
Extracurricular Activities
- FBLA (state level)served as state officer, planned conferences for thousands of members, created member resources, implemented state Program of Work, 1st place in journalism presentation competition
- FBLA (section level)served as section officer for 3 years, planned conferences for area schools, implemented Program of Work, hosted leadership workshops, developed resources, 1st place in speaking competition
- FBLA (chapter level)served as chapter president and officer for 3 years, organized chapter events, supported individual members, led Chapter Officer Team, developed and achieved goals throughout the year
- COSMOSparticipated in a month-long research summer program with University of California, Irvine, completed research with brain-computer interfaces in a small group of students
- School Environmental Sciences Academylearned about environmental science through outdoor trips, facilitated school-wide recycling program, helped chaperone underclassmen trips
- Varsity Tennisserved as team captain, helped lead the team during multiple coaching changes, coached beginner players, 1 player in varsity singles and doubles
- Class Presidentorganized class float, wall, and spirit activities during homecoming weeks; represented student interests, elected 3 consecutive years
- Bandplayed bassoon and flute, represented students at district-wide music program nonprofit meetings, selected for multi-state honor band
- Outdoor School Cabin and Recreation Leaderled a group of middle school students at a week-long STEM-focused outdoor school, planned and supervised daily recreation activities
- Girl Scoutsdeveloped leadership skills through organizing various community service projects, earned Bronze and Silver Awards, currently completing Gold Award
Awards & Honors
- ★School Super Seven
- ★Description: top seven in class, awarded to juniors and seniors
- ★School Principal's Honor Roll
- ★Description: all As, awarded from 9-12
- ★California Scholarship Federation Member
- ★Description: member from 9-12
- ★Poetry Out Loud Winner
- ★Description: 3rd place at school, honorable mention at state
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
described motivation to learn to help others, framed within a story about spreadsheets
Interview Experiences
- Yale University
- Performance/Outcome: fine, interviewer was dry, answered questions well
- Cornell University
- Performance/Outcome: non-evaluative, good conversation with friendly interviewer
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: amazing interview, vibed well with interviewer, natural conversation
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: similar to Yale, interviewer was dry, did not vibe
Letters of Recommendation
Bio/Environmental Science Teacher & Environmental Sciences Academy Director
had him all four years, knows me well, speaks to my character and academic abilities
Business Teacher & FBLA Adviser
have read this recommendation, highlights my growth and character attributes
Counselor
new this year, has gotten to know me well, mentioned my resilience
College Decisions
Accepted (5)
Columbia UniversityLawrence UniversityRice UniversitySanta Clara UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Waitlisted (4)
Emory UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of California, DavisVanderbilt University
Rejected (7)
California Institute of TechnologyCornell UniversityDuke UniversityHarvard UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyStanford UniversityYale University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipFBLAEnvironmental ClubVarsity SportsCommunity ServiceAcademic CompetitionCreative WritingPersonal Projects