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G.T.
Planned Major
Computer Science
Admission
Regular Decision
Application Year
2020
5 Honors & Awards
10 Extracurriculars
SAT:
SAT Subjects:
AP Subjects:
5th Place, Computer Programming Competition
Computer Science Award
Academic Award
Utilized Javascript to create a centralized mobile/web app to share course info between teachers & 800+ students that replaced antiquated paper system
Led team of 20 students to organize & promote 20+ events all across campus; vocal & jazz concerts, musical showcases; coordinated with music faculty
Starting pitcher; elected team captain in Junior year; planned and led practices with coaches; learned a brand new sport
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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Princeton University, Columbia University
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Princeton University
SAT:
SAT Subjects:
AP Subjects:
5th Place, Computer Programming Competition
Computer Science Award
Academic Award
Our network of over 200 leading admission experts work tirelessly to support students getting into their dream schools.
Megan S.
Princeton University, Columbia University
Taylor S
Princeton University
Utilized Javascript to create a centralized mobile/web app to share course info between teachers & 800+ students that replaced antiquated paper system
Led team of 20 students to organize & promote 20+ events all across campus; vocal & jazz concerts, musical showcases; coordinated with music faculty
Starting pitcher; elected team captain in Junior year; planned and led practices with coaches; learned a brand new sport
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 ...
Computer Science
Academics
SAT:
1550
SAT Subjects:
Avg Score 800
Honors & Awards
5Extracurriculars
10Bioengineering
Academics
SAT:
1550
IB Subjects:
Avg Score 7
SAT Subjects:
Avg Score 800
Honors & Awards
5Extracurriculars
10Humanities
Academics
SAT Subjects:
Avg Score 770
ACT:
36
AP:
Avg Score 5
Honors & Awards
5Extracurriculars
10