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Planned Major

Undecided

Admission

Regular Decision

Application Year

2020

5 Honors & Awards

10 Extracurriculars

Academics

  • SAT Subject Tests:

    • Math Level 2 (750)
    • Biology: Molecular (720)
  • ACT :

    • Composite 34
    • English 34
    • Math 35
    • Reading 31
    • Science 35
    • Writing 9
  • IB Subjects:

    • HL - English, Psychology, Economics
    • SL - Mathematics, English A, Chinese B

Honors & Awards

  • Silver National Youth Achievement Award

    National
  • Co-ordinated Science Academic Award

    School
  • Theory of Knowledge Academic Award

    School

Extracurriculars

  • Volleyball, Captain, U19A Team

    Athletics: JV/Varsity
    12 hr/wk

    Won Sports Colors Distinction 2018/19; Most Contribution Award 2019; Tournament MVP 2019; 1st in Tournament 2017; led daily team meetings; strategized plays

  • Leader, Volunteer Charity

    Community Service (Volunteer)
    2 hr/wk

    Raised money for Foundation; hosted annual documentary screening & discussion for 65; created awareness campaign; led weekly meetings

  • Founder, Neuroscience Society

    Science/Math
    2 hr/wk

    Led weekly workshops; recruited 16 members; campaigned during Science Awareness Week for neuroscience; shadowed clinical neurologist

Essay

Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

"You need to chill," my supervisor said when I asked if there was anything else I could help with. As he said that, he air-patted my shoulders as if to comfort a lost child in the desert. I was mystified and blurted out "okay, sure!" a little too eagerly. Behind my enthusiastic facade, I was hyper-aware that in the conversations among my colleagues I was simply the 'girl helping out, or something.' It was a reasonable comment since I was essentially a kid managing other four- to twelve-year-olds in a week-long music camp, but it still made me feel incredibly insecure about my role.

Despite my desperation to showcase my competency at managing the children by teaching them Do-Re-Mi, I still got mistaken for one of them. Eyes darted at me as I went t...

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Academics

  • SAT Subject Tests:

    • Math Level 2 (750)
    • Biology: Molecular (720)
  • ACT :

    • Composite 34
    • English 34
    • Math 35
    • Reading 31
    • Science 35
    • Writing 9
  • IB Subjects:

    • HL - English, Psychology, Economics
    • SL - Mathematics, English A, Chinese B

Honors & Awards

  • Silver National Youth Achievement Award

    National
  • Co-ordinated Science Academic Award

    School
  • Theory of Knowledge Academic Award

    School

Meet Some of Our Expert Crimson Strategists

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  • Dylan R.

    Dylan R.

    UC Berkeley

  • Gianna S.

    Gianna S.

    Temple University, Drexel University

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Talk with one of our academic experts today and see how Crimson can help you!

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Extracurriculars

  • Volleyball, Captain, U19A Team

    Athletics: JV/Varsity
    12 hr/wk

    Won Sports Colors Distinction 2018/19; Most Contribution Award 2019; Tournament MVP 2019; 1st in Tournament 2017; led daily team meetings; strategized plays

  • Leader, Volunteer Charity

    Community Service (Volunteer)
    2 hr/wk

    Raised money for Foundation; hosted annual documentary screening & discussion for 65; created awareness campaign; led weekly meetings

  • Founder, Neuroscience Society

    Science/Math
    2 hr/wk

    Led weekly workshops; recruited 16 members; campaigned during Science Awareness Week for neuroscience; shadowed clinical neurologist

Essay

Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

"You need to chill," my supervisor said when I asked if there was anything else I could help with. As he said that, he air-patted my shoulders as if to comfort a lost child in the desert. I was mystified and blurted out "okay, sure!" a little too eagerly. Behind my enthusiastic facade, I was hyper-aware that in the conversations among my colleagues I was simply the 'girl helping out, or something.' It was a reasonable comment since I was essentially a kid managing other four- to twelve-year-olds in a week-long music camp, but it still made me feel incredibly insecure about my role.

Despite my desperation to showcase my competency at managing the children by teaching them Do-Re-Mi, I still got mistaken for one of them. Eyes darted at me as I went t...