dragonnelite
dragonnelite,
UC Berkeley
B.A., Computer Software Engineering, , Physical Science Studies, , Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Hi I'm a sophomore majoring in Physics and minoring in Computer Science at UC Berkeley.
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Essays
10
Schools
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Scores
1
Advice
8
ECs
1
Sports

Background

Hometown San Diego, California
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionAccepted From Waitlist
Class of2018
English First Language No
Other Language(s) Spoken Mandarin

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
  • University of California - Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
  • New York University (New York, NY)
  • Boston University (Boston, MA)
  • University of California - Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
  • University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • Columbia University (New York, NY)
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University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Applied for a B.A. in Computer Software Engineering

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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Recently, I played in a Quizbowl competition against other schools to qualify for the National Championship Tournament. It is similar to Jeopardy, only with teams and longer questions. Shortly before the last question, my fingers tapped anxiously at the buzzer as I waited for the moderator to get ready. This was the tiebreaker question and I sat attentively at the edge of my chair as the moderator began to read. “A bathroom designed by this man includes a gray-tiled meridienne...
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Supplemental Essay Issue of personal significance
418 Words
Some people want fortune. Some people want fame. I just want to laugh. I love watching Comedy Central. I enjoy satire. In fact, I even find bad puns and knock-knock jokes to be funny. However, this satisfaction is brief. I might giggle a little, but the full-on laughter just doesn’t come to me. While my friends howl with laughter, I keep a straight face. It’s not that I don’t have a sense of humor, it’s just...
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General Admissions Advice

Additional material sent in after waitlisted or deferred
23 Words
I sent in additional essays and ALL...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.35
 
Rank
Top 5%
 
High School TypePublic

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1530
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2240
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2240

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Sports

SportsSwimming/Diving

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesQuiz Bowl/Academic Bowl, Academic Decathlon, Key Club, Tutoring/Mentoring, Science Club/Team, National Honor Society, Homework Heroes, Book Buddies

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences

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