mayisha,
Princeton
B.A., Molecular Biology
Student at Princeton University
Features Included
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Essays
2
Schools
9
Scores
2
Advice
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ECs
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Sports

Background

Hometown Chittagong, Bangladesh
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2020
First Gen College StudentYes
English First Language No
Other Language(s) Spoken Bengali, Chittagonian, Hindi

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
  • Brown University (Providence, RI)
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Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

Applied for a B.A. in Molecular Biology

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

You could say that I come from a family of inbreds, or from a family of migrants and interracial marriages. Both apply. My mother's side of the family has half its members living abroad while my father's side has cousins marrying cousins and their sisters marrying their spouse's brothers. Because nothing really beats tales about ski trips told in a Canadian accent or the interesting difference of perspectives on football between an American sister-in-law and a Swedish cousin, I've always...
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School Specific Advice

How I chose schools to apply to
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I chose Princeton because of its...
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General Admissions Advice

My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them
66 Words
I chose whatever struck my passion at the time and stuck with it for as long as it interested me....
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High School Performance

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

Test Scores

Highest SAT
2200
 
SAT Score Details
 
Converted SAT Score1510
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep
SAT IIs

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details5 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesDebate Club/Team, Model Congress / Model UN, Science Club/Team

Experience & Awards

Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received

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