DrDorias,
Princeton
B.S., Economics
I think, therefore I am.
Features Included
3
Essays
17
Schools
7
Scores
2
Advice
7
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Los Alamitos, California
GenderMale
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2020
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Korean, Japanese

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
  • Williams College (Williamstown, MA)
  • Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
  • University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
  • University of California - Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
  • University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
  • University of California - Irvine (Irvine, CA)
  • University of California - San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • Pomona College (Claremont, CA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Yale University (New Haven, CT)
  • Brown University (Providence, RI)
  • Columbia University (New York, NY)
  • Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
  • University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
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Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

Applied for a B.S. in Economics

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: Both Parents

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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I am not of this earth. My father sent me here to bring honor to the House of Dar by establishing our kind in human society and bringing home its wisdoms. Previous excursions to the planet had brought tales of beings of legendary might, and I was expected to become a venerated leader for Earthlings to believe in… I have always wanted to be a superhero. Ever since childhood, when I would devour the brightly colored pages of a comic...
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Supplemental Essay Using a metaphor
475 Words
“Since the science of economics is primarily a set of tools, as opposed to a subject matter, then no subject, however offbeat, need be beyond its reach.” Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics “If you throw me from the window, I will leave a grieving wife. Bring me back, but in the door, and You'll see someone giving life!” The answer to this deceptive riddle is simple: the letter “n”. Yet, by the time I split the word “window” in two, the...
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Additional Essay Details
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Prepare drafts early, and keep showing them to your peers/teachers to weed out any mistakes/account for different perspectives when shaping your essays.
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General Admissions Advice

List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience
76 Words
I conducted interviews with Harvard, Brown, MIT, and Princeton. At these interviews, I would recommend keeping relaxed. It is important to appear genuine,...
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My advice about getting recommenders
57 Words
Choose recommenders that know you well, but also make sure these recommenders can write about you well....
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.50
 
Rank
Top 1%
 
High School TypePublic
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1570
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2320
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2320
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details6 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesModel Congress / Model UN, Church, Science Club/Team, Math Team, Quiz Bowl/Academic Bowl, Tutoring/Mentoring, Local Orchestra / Symphony / Band
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received

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