PWDavidson,
UChicago
B.S., Economics and Econometrics
I'm a music enthusiast who studies our relationship to the environment.
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Freeport, Maine
GenderMale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
Class of2021
First Gen College StudentNo
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University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Applied for a B.S. in Economics and Econometrics
Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: NoSchool Specific Essays
Personal Statement671 WordsChildhood memory, Creative personal story, Development of personal values, Extracurricular passion, Interest in fine arts, Love of outdoors, Place you’re content, Reaching a goal, Story central to identity, Summer experience“Don’t name them,” I remember my dad said on our way home from Brooks Feed and Farm. “Why? We name everything else.” I replied. “It’s just easier.” I named one Gammon, anyway. They arrived at the store two weeks after I ordered them, shipped in a cardboard box with holes punched in it. After spending countless nights flipping endlessly through Brooks’ catalog, I was confident these pheasants were going to be perfect. There were four, the minimum order...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay522 WordsAgainst the backdrop of rapidly advancing technology, the world is experiencing a ceaseless barrage of problems and conflict. After addresses started ending with ‘.com’ and phones became smart, our world was connected in a way never seen before. In this interconnected world, solutions to our endless problems can only be achieved through interdisciplinary action and deep academic understanding. The world needs people of diverse opinions and backgrounds and a place that brings them together to enact change around the world....Read more...Supplemental Essay: Amusing anecdote317 WordsEvery August starts the same. Each year I know it’s coming, but this does nothing to prepare me for when the first truck bounces up our driveway. They arrive full, one and then another, and leave empty, their collective nine cords of wood sprawled on our lawn. Then it begins. The family throw we like to call it, perhaps too pithy for stacking wood but it makes an arduous task sound slightly more bearable. Each weekend morning after those...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay149 WordsWhy Brown? The Open Curriculum that provides a space to pursue any and all academic interest — immersion into learning, not a single, stringent path. Why Brown? The University’s idea of liberal learning and its ability to prepare students to advance the community around them, in and beyond Providence. Advancement at Brown is Social Analysis and Research, it is qualitative and quantitative analyses weighed equally. Advancement is being an Engaged Scholar in Environmental Studies, where both the natural and social...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Extracurricular activity303 WordsBeing a banjo player, my music and ability are often defined explicitly. I am supposed to be found by my neighbors in the acoustic music scene of Portland, not Blue Hill’s rich classical culture. My goal as a musician, then, has been to break these bounds. My aim is to show Maine's bluegrass community that banjo players can discuss the syncopated piano ostinatos in 8 Lines by Reich. My purpose is to demonstrate to my classical neighbors that I can...Read more...School Specific Advice
How to increase chances at my school30 WordsI would say be true to yourself... and be...Read more...More Essays
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What I’d change about my application process75 WordsI would have worked much harder on my standardized testing scores. This goes for SAT I, SAT II, ACT, and APs. I think...Read more...How to deal with the stress of applying to college22 WordsGet out and take a walk! I...Read more...Recommended summer activities during high school and college115 WordsI would say get involved AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! If you are interested in science, get an internship or research position as a local firm or college. Just reach out -- you never know what...Read more...High School Performance
Unweighted GPA4.00RankTop 1%
Academic Performance in High School Steady
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Details9 classes and scoresSports
SportsLacrosse, Skiing, Cross Country
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ActivitiesMusic: Instrumental, Music: Instrumental, Music: Instrumental, Art, Tutoring/Mentoring
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