- US Citizen, NY
- Competitive Public HS
Cost Constraints / Budget
- SAI: 80k
Intended Major(s)
Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering (only for MIT)
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
- 3.91 UW
- 4.2 W
- Class Rank: no rank
- ACT/SAT Scores: 1580, 800 reading, 780 math
List your HS coursework
- English: English I, AP Seminar, AP Lang, AP Lit
- Math: Geometry I, Algebra II, Precalc, AP Calc BC, Multivariable Calc
- Science: Living Environment (summer), Chemistry, AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Physics I
- History: Global History I, AP World, AP US History, AP Macro, AP Micro, government
- Foreign language: 3 years of high school level Spanish
- Arts: 4 years of symphonic band, 3 years of jazz ensemble (a class), Music Theory I, AP Music Theory
- Other courses: Science Research 10, 11, and 12
Awards
3rd Place Grand Award Winner at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
Finalist in major environmental advocacy competition (international, thousands of applicants)
US Air Force Award for Achievement in STEM
3rd Place in major green tech design contest, received 10k
Honorary Citation from County Executive for advancement of minorities in STEM
Additional Info: National Merit Finalist, Co-author in journal publication with a 24 impact factor, 2nd place at the New York State Science and Engineering Fair, 1st place poster presentation at conference event, 3rd place at regional JSHS fair
Invited to the US Capitol this May for green activism awards
Extracurriculars
- Science research (lab internship, much of my hours are spent here)
- Working musician
- Environmental activism (participated in NYC climate week at UN affiliated events)
- Theater (all four years of high school, cast and pit pianist for productions)
- Hospital volunteering
- Assisted professor in creating a college course (grad level)
- Columbia Science Honors Program
- Music volunteer at nursing/assisted living homes
Essays/LORs/Other
I’ve been told my personal statement is very strong, can’t say for sure though. I have a distinct writing voice (as an avid reader), so I think my supplemental essays are strong as well.
I have a very strong LOR from my research mentor
LORs: Haven’t read my science one, but my music theory teacher emphasized how collaborative and kind I was in a school that focused mainly on competition.
Schools
- Columbia ED - deferred
- MIT EA - deferred
- Fordham EA - accepted, full ride
- Caltech RD - rejected
Rest are RD
- Harvard
- Yale
- Princeton
- MIT
- Stanford
- Columbia
- UPenn
- NYU
- Vandy
- Emory
- Chicago
- Brown
- Barnard