NJ AI Ethics Geek chances at Yale REA?

au1218
Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:59:54 +0000

Guidelines

Demographics

US domestic

State/Location of residency: NJ

Type of high school (or current college for transfers): Public

Other special factors: N/A

Cost Constraints / Budget
N/A

Intended Major(s) Sociology and Computer Science (Double Major)

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

Unweighted HS GPA: 3.90

Weighted HS GPA: 4.37/4.0

Class Rank: N/A

ACT/SAT Scores: 1560

List your HS coursework

English: English I, Honors English II, AP Language, AP Literature

Math: Advanced Algebra II, Honors Precalculus, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, Multivariable Calculus & Linear Algebra

Science: AP Physics 1, Advanced Chemistry, Honors Biology, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C E&M, Quantum Physics

History and social studies: Honors American Government, AP US History, Honors World History, AP Psychology

Language other than English: Honors Latin (2 years)

Visual or performing arts: Chorus

Other academic courses: Introduction to Computer Science, AP CSA, Dual-Enrollment Mobile Application Development, Virtual Reality Game Building, Game Design, Data Structures, Independent Studies into Computer Science

Awards

1. National Merit Semifinalist

2. Mock Trial 1st Place in the County (1st time in school’s history)

3. National Latin Exam Magna Cum Laude

4. Online Judicial Competition 4th Nationally

5. Various school honors (honor roll, honors societies, etc.)

Extracurriculars

1. Research at Yale Digital Ethics Center (only HS in the world working on projects with PHDs, writing my own paper on satellites, visited the building for meetings, it’s really fun)

2. Research at my state school’s AI Ethics Department (international research team)

3. Mock Trial school captain

4. Director of a student led NPO sponsered by Penn Med, partnered with orgs like Rutgers Cancer, etc.

5. Research at a student-led think tank for AI Ethics/Regulation @ UVA

6. Policy paper writer for a student-led organization for digital safety

7. Work part time as a coding tutor

8. Independant developer (apps, image detection models, etc.)

9. Foreign language teacher

10. On Executive Board for school’s GWC club & FBLA Club

11. Started an initiative to interview local artists and sell their art and lead art workshops at local public libraries to raise awareness about minority artists in NJ

Essays/LORs/Other
Counselor: 8/10 I talk to her a lot but have no idea what she thinks about me LOL
Physics Teacher: 9/10 had him for 2 years and I was like the only student participating in there and I loved that class and we talk all the time
Government Teacher: 9/10 my mock trial advisor talk to her 24/7 literally best friend
Common App Essay: no way of gauging this lol maybe like 7-8/10? about my passion for junk journaling and how different objects in my journal connect to different anecdotes about me helping others/my values

Schools
(List of colleges by your initial chance estimate; designate if applying ED/EA/RD; if unsure, leave them unclassified)

Extremely Likely: NJIT

Likely: UPitt, Rutgers

Toss-up: Stevens Institute of Technology

Lower Probability: UVA, UMD

Low Probability: Harvard, Princeton, Yale REA, Stanford, Brown, Dartmouth, UPenn, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Barnard, Columbia,Cornell

I really do love NJIT which is why I’m applying to so many reaches. In the (high) probability I get into none of them, I’d be really happy at NJIT - love the campus and all the programs and the community there.

Thank you so much!