surprising results for an a2c addict - keeping this vague so lurkers don't find me
Demographics
- Gender: female
- Race/Ethnicity: asian
- Income Bracket: over $100k
- Type of School: public competitive school in tri-state
- Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): none
Intended Major(s): cs & humanities degree (varied from philosophy to sociology to poli sci depending on school's program strength)
Academics
- wGPA (UW/W): 4.37 W (school doesn't do UW but i had mostly A's, a good chunk of A-, and one B-)
- Rank (or percentile): school doesn't do rank but likely around top 30% honestly my school is cracked
- # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 11 AP courses, 5 dual enrollment, 10+ honors
Standardized Testing
List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.
- SAT: 1560, only one attempt
- AP/IB: submitted 3 5's and 4 4's
Extracurriculars/Activities
List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achievements, etc.
- research at unis in cs + humanities (state school and 2 t10 schools + only HS in grad/PHD levels) -> this was 3 different spots, but i made an initiative at my hs to have the profs come and discuss how students should implement the findings of the research
- policy work (writing legislature for k-12 online safety that got approved)
- school Mock Trial team (won once lol)
- non profit work both locally and internationally
- part time job tutoring
- executive positions in school clubs
- writing fanfic...
- some independant chud ass coding projects
Awards/Honors
List all awards and honors submitted on your application.
- mock trial
- nmsqt
- national latin exam
- national law competition thing
- nhs stuff at school/honors societies
Letters of Recommendation
junior yr physics teacher: 7/10 --> was stupid af in his class but freshman year was w him and got a B- and junior year got an A so he's seen me grow
history teacher: 9/10 --> loves me sm we're best friends + advisor in my club
cs teacher: 8/10 --> also a chud in his class but we yap a lot he likes me
research mentor: 10/10 --> been in his lab for 3 years now, super super close
Interviews
yale: the worst interview i've ever done. he hated me and i could tell from the moment i sat down. there was an orchestral concert going on behind us it felt like i was descending into hell.
georgetown: mid but i think he liked me
princeton: incredible - we went past the allotted time yapping and we had a connection
Essays
personal statement: talking about different objects/trash i collect in my junk journal relate to different moments in my life/relationships and how it connects to why i wanna study ai
supps: lots of stuff on combining cs and law, connecting it w pop culture and more vignettes of my life/school involvement (none of them were great but i poured SO MUCH time into them)
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
Acceptances:
- rutgers ea
- njit ea
- umd cs ea
- upitt ea
- stony brook ea
- umass amherst ea
- JHU rd
- NYU rd
- gtech cs rd
- cornell rd (committed!)
Waitlists:
- barnard rd
- georgetown rd
- cmu rd
Rejections:
- brown ed
- uva ea
- yale rd
- upenn rd
- columbia rd
- umich rd
- princeton rd
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i'm so happy with my results and literally could not have asked for anything different. i was constantly comparing myself to others throughout hs but this whole process has made me realize (as cliche as it sounds) that you literally just need to have faith in yourself and put in the hours (i prob spent like 3 hours a day on my supps for a month).