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Planned Major

Computer Science

Admission

Regular Decision

Application Year

2020

5 Honors & Awards

10 Extracurriculars

Academics

  • SAT:

    • Reading (770)
    • Math (800)
    • Essay (19)
  • SAT Subjects:

    • Biology - Ecological (800)
    • Math Level 2 (800)
  • AP Subjects:

    • Biology (5)
    • Calculus BC (5)
    • English Language & Composition (5)

Honors & Awards

  • 5th Place, Computer Programming Competition

    State/Regional
  • Computer Science Award

    School
  • Academic Award

    School

Extracurriculars

  • Software developer, Course Information App

    Computer/Technology
    5 hr/wk

    Utilized Javascript to create a centralized mobile/web app to share course info between teachers & 800+ students that replaced antiquated paper system

  • Co-President, School Music Council

    Music: Vocal
    3 hr/wk

    Led team of 20 students to organize & promote 20+ events all across campus; vocal & jazz concerts, musical showcases; coordinated with music faculty

  • Team Captain and Starting Pitcher, Softball

    Athletics: JV/Varsity
    12 hr/wk

    Starting pitcher; elected team captain in Junior year; planned and led practices with coaches; learned a brand new sport

Essay

Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

The moment I laid eyes on the cube, it was as if nothing else mattered. I remember my uncle explaining something about top row corners, but I was already turning the Rubik's cube in my hands around, wondering how its variegated faces could be aligned to create uniform color blocks. Every night for the next week, I would just spin the cube around, hoping that a solution would pop into my head. I started by attempting to align three cubes of one color - but the more I twisted the faces around, the more the colors seemed to scramble. I even tried randomly flicking the rows and columns back ...

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Academics

  • SAT:

    • Reading (770)
    • Math (800)
    • Essay (19)
  • SAT Subjects:

    • Biology - Ecological (800)
    • Math Level 2 (800)
  • AP Subjects:

    • Biology (5)
    • Calculus BC (5)
    • English Language & Composition (5)

Honors & Awards

  • 5th Place, Computer Programming Competition

    State/Regional
  • Computer Science Award

    School
  • Academic Award

    School

Meet Some of Our Expert Crimson Strategists

Our network of over 200 leading admission experts work tirelessly to support students getting into their dream schools.

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  • Megan S.

    Megan S.

    Princeton University, Columbia University

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    Taylor S

    Princeton University

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Extracurriculars

  • Software developer, Course Information App

    Computer/Technology
    5 hr/wk

    Utilized Javascript to create a centralized mobile/web app to share course info between teachers & 800+ students that replaced antiquated paper system

  • Co-President, School Music Council

    Music: Vocal
    3 hr/wk

    Led team of 20 students to organize & promote 20+ events all across campus; vocal & jazz concerts, musical showcases; coordinated with music faculty

  • Team Captain and Starting Pitcher, Softball

    Athletics: JV/Varsity
    12 hr/wk

    Starting pitcher; elected team captain in Junior year; planned and led practices with coaches; learned a brand new sport

Essay

Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

The moment I laid eyes on the cube, it was as if nothing else mattered. I remember my uncle explaining something about top row corners, but I was already turning the Rubik's cube in my hands around, wondering how its variegated faces could be aligned to create uniform color blocks. Every night for the next week, I would just spin the cube around, hoping that a solution would pop into my head. I started by attempting to align three cubes of one color - but the more I twisted the faces around, the more the colors seemed to scramble. I even tried randomly flicking the rows and columns back ...