5'7 asian boy hits buzzer beater acceptances and cracks hypsm
Demographics
- Gender: male
- Race/Ethnicity: chinese
- Residence: south
- Income Bracket: 200k+
- Type of School: private (not a feeder maybe 1-2 ivy+ per year)
- Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): none
Intended Major(s): aerospace engineering
Academics
- GPA (UW/W): 4.7
- Rank (or percentile): school doesnt rank
- # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc: 10
Standardized Testing
List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.
- SAT I: 1550 (750RW, 800M)
- AP/IB: all 5s except for lang 😡
Extracurriculars/Activities
List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achievements, etc.
- nasa internship
- independent research published in journal
- personal project
- non profit leadership
- school leadership
- band
- debate
- sport captain
- summer job
- personal hobby
Awards/Honors
List all awards and honors submitted on your application.
- world record for personal project
- niche olympiad gold medal
- usnco national qualifier
- stem essay comp
- national merit semis
Letters of Recommendation
(10/10) language teacher we were hella tight
(8/10) math teacher i was in her class for a few years but didnt really connect with her super crazy but she def still wrote good things
(9/10) research mentor he lowk glazed me in my thing and think it was prob a big help having professional recommendation
Interviews
(Briefly reflect on interview experiences, if applicable.)
mit (8/10): i really vibed with the guy at a coffee shop, we had so many common interests and his life path seemed really interesting to me and might have even shifted what i want to do a little bit
stanford(5/10): this was a online interview and she was lowk grilling me, i might have fumbled the bag a lil with this one and she was getting to the bottom of all my glaze
duke(7/10): my interviewer was not fully fluent in english but i think this kinda helped bc she really messed with the stuff i was saying and talking about how im hella wise
Essays
i spent a few months on my essays, and ended up getting some professional edits, i wrote about my background and how i came to my current hobbies and enjoyments.
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
Acceptances:
- instate schools ea
- georgia tech ea
- stanford rd
- duke rd
Waitlists:
- upenn rd
- michigan ea defer-> rd waitlist
Rejections:
- ut austin ea
- mit rd
Additional Information:
lowk all i have is generic advice, for senior year first sem make sure NOT to stack too many difficult classes, make sure you are taking a courseload that you know you can handle reasonably. for the essays definately get started early, i didnt even apply to too many schools and they stacked up quick. also the professional essay help that i got was extremely helpful, i only did it for my rd schools and i did better in rd despite applying to "harder" schools. and although i did get essay help, i truly dont believe that people NEED to hire college counselors, honestly over 90% of the information is out on the internet if you look hard enough. another generic piece of advice is its not over till its over, make sure to always have hope and know that you have a shot. just know that this process is genuinely random asl just look at some of my results. truly all it takes is one. if you have any questions about my profile or are looking for some advice feel free to dm or comment im just not tryna dox myself, this community really has provided so much help to me during the process and im just trying to give some back.