ThePianist
ThePianist,
Harvard
B.S., Music, , Marine Biology and Oceanography, , Physics
I am a pianist from Santa Cruz who loves the water
Features Included
2
Essays
0
Schools
10
Scores
0
Advice
3
ECs
2
Sports

Background

Hometown Santa Cruz, California
GenderMale
EthnicityAsian, White Non-Hispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Russian

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Tap/click a school logo above to view essays and advice specific to that school.

Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Applied for a B.S. in Music

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

These essays haven't been tagged by school. Click school logos above to see tagged essays.

Personal Statement
543 Words
Career aspirations
More Boluses to Dissect Finally, I had found a volunteer opportunity at the Long Marine Lab, a marine biology research facility at UC Santa Cruz! I envisioned swimming with dolphins, or perhaps studying behavioral patterns of decorator crabs. But when I discovered the nature of my work on the first day of volunteering, my excitement turned to disappointment: I’d be picking through albatross boluses, the indigestible materials they cough up before going to sea. Sure enough, after three hours...
Read more...
Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school
332 Words
Halfway through my sophomore year, I switched high schools from Kirby (a private school) to PCS (a public charter school). This switch resulted in some important changes to my high-school career. First, I had to start two AP classes halfway through the year (World History and Biology) because the new school (PCS) did not offer the non-AP equivalents that I had been taking at Kirby. This did not affect my GPA or my AP scores, but it did mean I...
Read more...

General Admissions Advice

High School Performance

GPA
4.00
(no specification of weighting)
Rank
Top 10%
 
High School TypeMagnet

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1520
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2210
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2210

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details9 classes and scores

Sports

SportsSwimming/Diving, Mountain Biking/Cycling

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesLocal Orchestra / Symphony / Band, School Jazz / Orchestra, Athletics Organization
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences

Similar Profiles

Symphonic
Harvard


Accepted to Harvard

I am an aspiring Medical Researcher
broomstick
Harvard


Accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Vanderbilt

Harvard Class of 2019
harvard22
Harvard


Accepted to Harvard, Hamilton, JHU, Dickinson, UVM, William & Mary, UNC, Vassar

Took a gap year and just finished up my freshman year. Interested in archaeology and biology, on the crew team, and I love to eat. Feel free to shoot me a message!
jj95
Harvard


Accepted to Harvard, Columbia, Indiana, Pitt

I am a sophomore at Harvard concentrating in neurobiology. I really enjoy playing music as an extracurricular activity. I hope to attend medical school after college.
sophiajr
Harvard


Accepted to Harvard, Barnard, NYU, Howard, JHU, Tulane, Northwestern, UMass, UCLA, Rice, BU

I am a recent high school graduate headed to Harvard College in the fall. I participate in multiple community service projects, co-founded a holiday bakery service, and I am interested in medicine, both practical and research based.