acacia.ackles,
GWU
B.S., Physics, , Biological and Physical Sciences
Student at GWU majoring in biophysics.
Features Included
2
Essays
6
Schools
4
Scores
1
Advice
0
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Tempe
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian, White Non-Hispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2018
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • George Washington University (Washington, DC)
  • George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
  • University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
  • Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA)
  • Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
  • Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
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George Washington University (Washington, DC)

Applied for a B.S. in Physics

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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Personal Statement
552 Words
Place you’re content
Airports for most people are the physical embodiment of stress. For me, however, that moment lasts only as long as the walk from the car up to security. The moment I leave one parent behind to embark on what is usually a cross-country flight towards the other, the nervousness subsides and gives way to ease of mind. Judging by the faces of my fellow travelers, most of the people around me feel like horses being led to the glue factory....
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Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay
448 Words
What first excited me about GW was its location. I have been to D.C. once before, for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally to Restore Sanity”. Although I was there for what seemed like a joke of a gathering, it still felt powerful and weighty just by virtue of being in the nation’s capital. And at its heart, it still was; it was a gathering of people for something they believed in, even if they had their...
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General Admissions Advice

What I’d change about my application process
9 Words
Attend the optional...
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High School Performance

GPA
3.83
(no specification of weighting)
Rank
Top 10%
 
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1510
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2200
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2200
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details6 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences

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