alexeve
alexeve,
UPenn
B.S., Computer Engineering
Hi! I'm a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, and I'd like to help you join me here.
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Essays
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Schools
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Scores
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Advice
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ECs
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Sports

Background

Hometown Staten Island, New York
GenderMale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionAccepted From Waitlist
Class of2019
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Russian

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Stony Brook University - SUNY (Stony Brook, NY)
  • University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
  • Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
  • Columbia University (New York, NY)
  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • Yale University (New Haven, CT)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • Tufts University (Medford, MA)
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University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Applied for a B.S. in Computer Engineering

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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Personal Statement
659 Words
Summer experience
Growing up in the city, perhaps The City, I have always been surrounded by technology. Everywhere I turn, I see people with their heads buried in their phones, anxiously awaiting their next text or frantically typing out a response to the one they just received. As unfortunate as it is, often I am one of those people, bustling down the street with barely a clue about what is going on mere feet from me. Perhaps that’s why my first...
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General Admissions Advice

What I’d change about my application process
29 Words
If you know you want to go somewhere, apply...
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Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received
2 Words
I...
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List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience
79 Words
URochester, Columbia, Yale, MIT, UPenn, Carnegie Mellon - 1 on 1 in person - The interviewer would ask me about myself and we'd talk about...
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Recommended summer activities during high school and college
3 Words
Jobs...
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Post-college plans
2 Words
Law...
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Why I ultimately chose my school
22 Words
The ability to pursue engineering and business,...
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How I chose schools to apply to
21 Words
All of the schools I applied...
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Additional material sent in after waitlisted or deferred
12 Words
A letter detailing accomplishments...
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What might make for a good “Why Us” essay topic at my school
10 Words
Use details from...
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My advice about getting recommenders
12 Words
Get people who know...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.50
 
Rank
Top 1%
 
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
2360
 
SAT Score Details
 
Converted SAT Score1590
SAT Prep
SAT IIs

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details8 classes and scores

Sports

SportsSwimming/Diving

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesStudent Council / Government, Jewish Student Union, Debate Club/Team, Math Team

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received

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