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4 GPA, 1550 SAT Computer Science applicant accepted to Drexel, MIT, USC
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Academics
4GPA UW
4.7GPA W
1550SAT
770Math
34ACT
14APs
AsianFemaleCAHigh incomeComputer ScienceComputational LinguisticsGame Development
College Results
DrexelAccepted
MITAccepted
USCAccepted
UC IrvineAccepted
UC Santa CruzAccepted
Georgia TechWaitlisted
Extracurriculars
·Violin player for 9 years, in several youth orchestras including competitive school orchestra program
·Game development hobby (learned programming languages and engines, participated in game jams, published projects)
·COSMOS summer program for game design and development
·Pop music performance group at school (performed in gigs, school events, recordings to raise money)
·Research assistant for linguistics lab at local UC
·Japanese Saturday school
·Creative writing hobby (prose fiction, fanfiction, nonfiction essays/memoirs, poetry, submitted to competitions/publications)
·Music composition hobby (took classes, compose for fun and for games)
·Community service with several organizations (150-200 hours total across four years)
Awards & Honors
·National Merit Semifinalist
·North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad
·Scholastic Art and Writing honorable mentions
·AP Scholar with Distinction
·Certificate of Merit level 9
·Regional Honor Orchestra
Applicant's Advice
"Be genuine and take care of yourself. Do what you love rather than sacrificing sleep, health, and sanity for college admissions. It's possible to be a normal kid with a normal life and still get into top schools. Focus on institutional fit and showing real passion for your activities."
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