HestiaX
HestiaX,
Harvard
B.A., Computer Science
Hey! I enjoy games (League), food, and anime, and I love learning/trying new things!
Features Included
2
Essays
20
Schools
12
Scores
2
Advice
3
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown North Bergen, New Jersey
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
Class of2020
First Gen College StudentYes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Williams College (Williamstown, MA)
  • University of California - San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
  • University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
  • Columbia University (New York, NY)
  • University of California - Irvine (Irvine, CA)
  • University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
  • University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
  • New York University (New York, NY)
  • Rice University (Houston, TX)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
  • University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
  • University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Rutgers, State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick (Piscataway, NJ)
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Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Applied for a B.A. in Computer Science

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Growing up as a child often included frightening experiences. I remember that when I was five years old, my two sisters and I were sent to live with our grandparents in China. We hadn’t been told what was happening, and I thought our parents were coming with us on the plane. I thought wrong. When I realized this, I cried, but there was nothing I could do about it. While in China, we went to a medical facility weekly...
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Supplemental Essay: Other
598 Words
As a child, I remember loving school and being excited to learn new things every day. This spark slowly faded as I grew older, but I’ve since rediscovered that spark. I found that learning is incredibly enjoyable when it comes to topics that intrigue me, such as certain periods of history and computer programming. I became interested in the classical period of history after my 5th grade teacher introduced Greek mythology to me. I looked into Roman mythology as...
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School Specific Advice

More Essays

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General Admissions Advice

What I’d change about my application process
151 Words
I applied to way too many schools - I think it was around 20. That's ridiculous. I spent almost the entirety of my winter/Christmas break of my senior year writing essays for my college apps, while most of my classmates were settling into senioritis. I...
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List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience
95 Words
I interviewed with every "top" school (Ivies, MIT, UChicago) I applied to aside from Columbia. The one that I enjoyed the most was my Harvard interview, and I really...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.33
 
Rank
Top 10%
 
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1540
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2260
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2260
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep
PSAT Scores

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details7 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesCulinary, Japanese Club, Quiz Bowl/Academic Bowl
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

Volunteer Experiences

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