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Features Included
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Essays
9
Schools
7
Scores
6
Advice
1
ECs
1
Sports

Background

Hometown , California
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2017
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Mandarin

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Scripps College (Claremont, CA)
  • University of California - Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
  • University of California - Irvine (Irvine, CA)
  • University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Biola University (La Mirada, CA)
  • Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA)
  • University of California - Riverside (Riverside, CA)
  • California State University - Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
  • Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
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Scripps College (Claremont, CA)

Applied for a B.A. in

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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One. Ugh. It’s Amber. Again. I scoot away as far as I can from her as she sits at my table, cafeteria lunch tray in hand. “Why does she have to sit with us? Why can’t she just go sit with her ‘other’ friends and helpers?” It’s the eighth grade, and I want to seem as cool as possible. I pull my backpack closer to myself, away from Amber. Special education girl. Two. Sometimes we see them...
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General Admissions Advice

What I like about my school’s location and culture
154 Words
I like Scripps' location in sunny southern California. Claremont is in a pretty centralized location to other great places in southern California as well, so there are plenty of opportunities to visit or even intern in Los Angeles or hang out at the beach. The weather...
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How to increase chances at my school
67 Words
I personally felt that my supplemental essay wasn't as strong as it could have been, so I chose to do...
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My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them
71 Words
I am a member of the Scripps College Mock Trial team. I am one of the C Team captains as well...
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How I chose schools to apply to
27 Words
I wanted to stay in Southern California for...
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Why I ultimately chose my school
79 Words
I ultimately chose Scripps College because Scripps has a beautiful campus, excellent academics, and offered me a generous financial aid package. I also wanted...
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Why I declined other schools
32 Words
I declined schools such as UCI and UCR because I...
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High School Performance

GPA
3.75
(no specification of weighting)
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1490
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2140
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2140
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details5 classes and scores

Sports

SportsBasketball

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesSchool Jazz / Orchestra

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers

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