9th → 10th
US permanent resident
First gen immagrant
Rigorous private school (non boarding)
Previous boarding experience
No legacy
Not applying for financial aid
Academics
- Top 5 in grade
- All As
- 2380+ SSAT
- Taking 3 AP classes in 9th including Calculus BC
- All 4 other classes are honors
- 4.0 GPA
Awards
- Honor Roll
- Economics award
- AMC10 distinction
- ABRSM Grade 7
- ACA certificate
- USACO gold
- IEYI China 2020 SIlver
EC
- Community service
- Computer club leader
- Passionate about computers (multiple personal projects)
- Expand: engaged in open source software and has projects with 500+ downloads
- Varsity soccer, club soccer (not state level)
- Business experience
- Kayaking in the summers
What I go into detail about me:
- Computers → how it has been a key for me to discover the world and how it has shown my curiosity and adaptability over and over again. My projects also show my initiative.
- Business → communication, how I am ambitious and seek new opportunities. I also talk about facing adversity and challenging what’s impossible
Rec Letters
Strong-medium, likely strong but I cannot be sure (new teachers in high school that I do not yet know super well)
Very strong EC letter (computing)
Schools
Exeter, Lville, Milton, Loomis, Taft, Episcopal HS, Blair, Hill
Questions
- What is it like to go to an elite boarding school without a strong family background?
- While I am not looking to increase my college app chances, will I be put at a disadvantage applying with others that might be legacy/donors?
- What is the environment in these schools like behind closed doors? Drugs, alcohol etc.