Chew
Chew ,
MIT
B.S., Chemistry, , Chemical Engineering
Organic Chemistry is sort of a puzzle I enjoy solving.
Features Included
2
Essays
7
Schools
13
Scores
5
Advice
3
ECs
1
Sports

Background

Hometown Fremont
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionEarly Action
Class of2017
English First Language No
Other Language(s) Spoken Burmese, Spanish

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • Yale University (New Haven, CT)
  • University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
  • University of California - Davis (Davis, CA)
  • University of California - Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
  • University of California - San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
  • Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)

Applied for a B.S. in Chemistry

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. Though I love to apply my mathematical knowledge to solve seemly impossible problems, I am most proud of establishing a tutoring club to help students in my community to excel in math. During the second semester of 10th grade, I asked myself, “What am I good at, and how can I contribute to the community using that quality?” I immediately...
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Additional Essay Details
362 Words
Dear Roomie, I am very excited to meet you. My best friend and I just finished hiking at Yosemite. Even though the trip was tiring, we had fun telling jokes and scaring each other with the thought of bears and wild animals attacking us. I met Lone Lone before the start of the third grade when she moved to my neighboring house in Burma. We quickly became close friends and from there on were inseparable. Although we have many differences...
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General Admissions Advice

Recommended summer activities during high school and college
34 Words
Take advantage of summer time to pursue your passion, I...
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Post-college plans
21 Words
I plan to go to graduate...
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Why I ultimately chose my school
17 Words
I went to MIT CPW,...
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My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them
17 Words
I continued playing badminton competitively,...
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My favorite course thus far, and why
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I really enjoyed Organic Chemistry classes...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.40
 
Rank
Top 10%
 
High School TypePublic
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Steady
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest ACT
33
 
ACT Score Details
 
ACT Prep
Highest SAT
2260
 
SAT Score Details
 
Converted SAT Score1540
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep
SAT IIs
Other Standardized Tests

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details8 classes and scores

Sports

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesNonprofit, NGO or Charitable Organization, Science Club/Team, Tutoring/Mentoring
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

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Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received
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