Cornell, UPenn, Duke, Stanford, Princeton and Brown
ACT: 29 (30 superscore)
SAT 2: Math 1 - 800, Math 2 - 800, Physics - 720
GPA: 4.0 UW
I’m gonna just make a synopsis of the rest of my application:
Awards: Two international (coding and business), two regional and one national award
Extra Curricular:
- Co-founder and CEO of two tech start-ups (2 Years)
- Gave back to the community and country by building an app that will be used throughout all, if not most, high schools (Community Service/ Volunteer).
- Guitarist and Drummer for a band at my school and a band outside of school. I’m now the VP (4 years)
- President of my school’s coding club (3 Years)
- Director of local photography company (2 Years)
- I’ve also been a member of the engineering and math club for 3 years
- Event Organizer (Hackathons and Entrepreneurial Meetups) for a Non-Profit Organization
- Visit golden age homes to look after the elderly and teach them about technology every Saturday
Essays: Personal
Essay: 10/10. Most people loved, made my counsellor cry
Supplements: 9/10. My friends and counsellor were kind of amazed when they read it; said they were really good.
Recommendations:
STEM: 9/10
Humanities: 10/10 - said I was the first student that she’s written so well about Guidance Counselor: 9/10 - she knew me really well, was in her office quite often getting to know each other.
Interview: Amazing: 9/10 She was impressed by my achievements and goals and believed that the school would be prefect for me.
Hooks: First Generation Student and URM.
Major: Computer Science
Country: Peru
Do you guys think I have a chance of admission or that they will look past the ACT score seeing that I have a passion for my related interest or there’s a strong chance that I get rejected by all? If you need any more information then ask and I’ll answer.