ahp10,
UC Berkeley
B.A., Planning and Development
Run a non-profit investment fund, love to travel, VERY "type A"
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Background
Hometown
Bronxville, New York
GenderFemale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2016
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
Swahili, Spanish
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University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Applied for a B.A. in Planning and Development
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Personal Statement746 WordsChallenged a belief, Creative personal story, Issue of personal significance, Study/travel abroad, Summer experience, Volunteer/public interest workOutside the school, on the streets of sewage and garbage, lay a dead man. The man’s throat was slit, leaving an expression of desperation on his face. A sea of people parted, as I—a blue-eyed, blonde-haired, American teenager—approached the scene. For me, a dead body at my feet was cause for the world to stop. For the four-year-old girl, standing at the edge of the crowd, staring up at me, it was just a part of life. ...Read more...Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school54 WordsSculptor Jacques Lipchitz once said, "Cubism is like standing at a certain point on amountain and looking around. If you go higher, things will look different; if you go lower, again they will look different. It is a point of view." With this in mind, describe a moment when your perspective changed.Read more...Additional Essay Details383 WordsI am a runner. I was the fastest kid in my elementary school, girl or boy. As a third grader, I ran a six-minute mile. At six, I started running with my dad’s adult track team. It made me feel special. My dad used to brag about his star of a daughter. In seventh grade, I went to High School Track States in the 1500. That year I also placed fourth in the National Middle School Mile. The man giving...Read more...General Admissions Advice
My favorite course thus far, and why36 WordsAfrican History and Language and Social issues in Africa: choose stuff...Read more...5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)6 Wordsinspired, interesting,...Read more...What I’d change about my application process9 WordsNothing, got me...Read more...Post-college plans10 WordsMoving to Nairobi...Read more...High School Performance
GPA3.76(no specification of weighting)RankTop 10%
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SportsCross Country, Track & Field (Recruited)
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