
arya.jemal,
Swarthmore ‘19
B.A., Political Science and Government
I'm a junior at Swarthmore from California who plays tennis, violin, and is into the environment
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Background
Hometown
Mission Viejo, California
GenderFemale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionEarly Decision, Recruited for Sport
First Gen College StudentNo
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
Spanish

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Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
Applied for a B.A. in Political Science and Government
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Personal Statement627 WordsSummer experience, Place you’re content, Love of outdoors, Creative personal storyI look up. It’s one hundred and ten feet to the top, the best place to view the whole ship. With a harness across my chest and prussic attached, I stand on the rails, put my hands on the metal, and begin to climb. It is my first summer on the tall ship SSV Tole Mour, and I feel just like Jack Sparrow, dreadlocks and all. I don’t dare look down, my legs shaking as I step higher...Read more...Supplemental Essay Issue of personal significance533 WordsI used to think the William Saroyan photograph hanging at my grandmother’s house was my uncle. They both have the same large gray bushy moustache, Saroyan’s slightly lengthier than my uncle’s. As a child, being Armenian was only defined by similarities in appearance- dark hair, brown eyes, old men with large beer bellies- and likeness in food. I now understand that we are a people defined by more than similar facial hair and meat at every meal....Read more...Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay253 WordsI am not well rounded; I am well sliced, dividing my time amongst all that I feel passionate about- violin, Help Our Planet (HOP) Club, my high school’s recycling program, tennis, and sailing. High school feels like a time of concessions, trying to squeeze every activity into twenty-four hours with barely enough time to reflect on my choices and decisions. After visiting Swarthmore twice and talking to multiple professors and the tennis coach, I believe this is a college...Read more...Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school481 WordsI open my eyes - it's St. Patrick's Day 2014. Today is the day that Mission Viejo High School will be visited by a magic different than that of a Leprechaun. St. Patrick's Day has never meant anything to me, but today it meant I was going to kick-off my campus-wide recycling program. After unpacking and lining over fifty blue recycling bins, my Help Our Planet Club cohorts and I broke into a frenzy, running like madmen to distribute all the...Read more...Additional Essay Details54 WordsMy personal statements and essays had the same general theme - I focused what I really cared about as opposed to trying to present myself as someone I was not. Although I might not have given a school an essay they were expecting, in the long run, it displayed my uniqueness and passions accurately.Read more...General Admissions Advice
Why I ultimately chose my school36 WordsI eventually chose to apply to Swarthmore College early decision because...Read more...My favorite course thus far, and why68 WordsAt the moment, my favorite course at Swarthmore is an environmental science course entitled Changemakers. I am currently working with...Read more...What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling58 WordsI never would have known that most of the students at Swarthmore are so down to earth...Read more...5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)5 WordsBusy, Driven,...Read more...Reaching out to professors and coaches at schools I applied to56 WordsAs a tennis player, I made sure to email coaches of schools I was interested starting in...Read more...Recommended summer activities during high school and college43 WordsChoose one or two extracurricular activities that you are truly passionate and excited...Read more...List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience70 WordsI interviewed with two schools, Brown University and Swarthmore College, and felt that interviewing was not only a good supplement to...Read more...High School Performance
Weighted GPA4.46RankTop 10%
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ActivitiesHelp Save Our Environment, School Jazz / Orchestra, Model Congress / Model UN, Nonprofit, NGO or Charitable Organization, Clean Ocean Beach Sweeps / River Cleanup, Conservancy Volunteer
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