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Class of2018
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University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
Applied for a B.A. in Cognitive Science
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I always knew that my grandfather was sexist. When I was younger, the phone calls that he made from Taiwan to our home in the United States were never for me, but for my brother. During family reunions in Taiwan, he didn’t spend time with me, yet he spent hours upon hours with my male cousins. And when he gave out red envelopes on Chinese New Year, I never received any money. One time, I found out that when...Read more...Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school180 WordsAs a second grader in Taiwan, I went on a field trip to an environmental awareness center. At the end, the tour docent gave us a quiz on the presentation we’d just heard. The question that caused my breath to hitch and my pencil to linger was the one that asked me what I could do to help, and after my seven-year-old brain spent two minutes pondering my options, I finally wrote in, “Wait.” Wait? What does that even...Read more...General Admissions Advice
Whether I took out loans or applied for scholarships, and my advice34 WordsCheck your high school's website! Many schools list scholarship information...Read more...Post-college plans51 WordsCome to college with an open mind, and keep in mind that what you study...Read more...What might make for a good “Why Us” essay topic at my school13 WordsTalk about what you...Read more...My advice about getting recommenders65 WordsMy junior year Spanish and English teachers wrote my recommendations. Though many espouse a theory that students should seek one...Read more...List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience52 WordsGenerally, my interviewers just wanted me to discuss what I'm passionate about. One of the more...Read more...My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them22 WordsI am currently involved with the wind...Read more...Why I declined other schools102 WordsI had a very, very difficult time deciding between Amherst and Penn, especially since I received the Schupf Scholarship from Amherst. Ultimately, my reasoning came down to this: I reasoned that...Read more...High School Performance
Weighted GPA4.92(equivalent to 4.00 unweighted)RankTop 1%
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