Backpacker
Backpacker,
Yale
B.S., Engineering Studies
I'm a backpacking and adventure seeking student from Jacksonville, FL who loves to solve problems through engineering
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Advice
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Sports

Background

Hometown Jacksonville, Florida
GenderMale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Yale University (New Haven, CT)
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Yale University (New Haven, CT)

Applied for in Engineering Studies

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

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A Backpacker’s Scale Scraps of shale and rust-colored sandstone skittered down the mountainside as my crewmates and I left the summit. I wasn’t paying attention to the sliding pebbles underfoot or the jacket-ripping wind; I nearly fell after forgetting to dig my heel into the slope, distracted by the disappearing view. We had hiked that day to the snow-ringed summit of Baldy Mountain, a peak 12,441 feet above sea level and the highest point on Philmont Scout Ranch. From...
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Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay
88 Words
I spent my summer with passionate students from eight nations at the Summer Science Program. I ate seaweed, played Turkish folk songs, and heard stories of corruption in Thailand. The problems were hard and the people were different, but we shared a love of learning. I hope to find this dynamic in college, and SSPers’ general love for Yale convinced me I would. Academically, I was caught when I read Yale Prof. Brudvig’s research in solar energy; I would...
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Supplemental Essay Amusing anecdote
316 Words
I tiptoed down the stairs, earnestly trying to remember if any of the steps had creaked on the way up. Creeping out out the back door, I stumbled through the twilight to the garage. I tested the side door – unlocked! Inside, I spotted a tool chest and quickly searched it for a hex wrench. Sneaking back upstairs, I sat down in front of the media room’s door and backed out the over-tightened set screw holding the doorknob in place....
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General Admissions Advice

High School Performance

GPA
4.00
(no specification of weighting)
High School TypePublic

Test Scores

Highest ACT
36
 
ACT Score Details
 
Highest SAT
1560
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2300
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2300

AP / IB Classes and Scores

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Sports

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