Major: Aerospace Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
ACT (breakdown): Composite 34, Superscored 35, English 34, Math 36, Reading 32, Science 36
SAT II: Math 2 800, Physics 800
Unweighted GPA: Not provided but I would guess somewhere around the 3.5s
Weighted GPA: My school doesn’t have any “official” AP courses but have courses similar or even more difficult than AP courses.
Rank: No rank officially provided but somewhere around 10%
AP: Physics Mechanics, E&M, Calculus BC, Statistics: 5, Environmental Science: 4
Senior Year Course Load: Highly rigorous STEM courses not “officially” AP but difficult. Courses dedicated to preparing students for the Korean College Ability Test.
Honors:
3rd place School Invention Competition 2016 and 2017
3rd place Earth Science Competition
Highest Academic Achievement in Earth Science and Ethics
Improved Academic Performance Scholarship
3rd place Research Paper
Extracurriculars:
•Flight Simulator Experience: Over 400 recorded hours on the sim as a first officer of Delta •Virtual Airlines.
•Dankook Aviation Club (Vice President)
•School Newspaper Club (Chief Editor)
•SGA (Culture Branch President)
•Issue Debate Club
Job/Work Experience:
•Translating Intern at Engineering Software Company OnePredict
•Learning Intern at Seoul National University’s Aerospace Engineering Lab
Volunteer/Community service:
•Volunteer Work for the Hearing Impaired, Cheongeum Rehabilitation Center
•Library Volunteer, Ilwon Teenager Library
Essays:
•Common App: 9/10, It’s really unique and has creative writing describing my flight simulator experience and its effect on me.
•Supplementals: 8~9/10, Have some clever topics unique to me.
Recommendation: 8/10 They talk about my passion, personality, and impression in class with some explanations of the struggling circumstances I’m in.
Additional Rec: None
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Resume listing my work, ECs, and tests, etc.
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): OOS living in Korea
School Type: Private (Prestigious school in Korea, Extremely Rigorous Curriculum)
Ethnicity: Korean (Asian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Over $350,000
Strengths: Test Scores, Work, ECs maybe?, Essays
Weaknesses: GPA and Grades, Circumstances, Not many hooks