Koreanme123
Koreanme123,
Amherst
B.A., Economics, , Sociology
I was raised by imaginary friends. I'd like to think they did a bang-up job, no?
Features Included
3
Essays
18
Schools
12
Scores
2
Advice
5
ECs
1
Sports

Background

Hometown Lansing,MI
GenderMale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2019
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Korean

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Amherst College (Amherst, MA)
  • University of California - Davis (Davis, CA)
  • University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
  • University of California - Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
  • New York University (New York, NY)
  • University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
  • University of California - San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
  • Columbia University (New York, NY)
  • Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
  • Pomona College (Claremont, CA)
  • Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH)
  • Tufts University (Medford, MA)
  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
  • Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
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Amherst College (Amherst, MA)

Applied for a B.A. in Economics

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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I could only watch as my parents sent my friends away. I was to practice the piano, not waste my time watching the hummingbirds go by. I was supposed to be a model student, and digging mud holes was apparently unnecessary in achieving that goal. I was, unlike my friends, going to be someone happy. Except I wasn't. By keeping me captive, my parents deprived me of a typical childhood, one that could have been filled with the company and...
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Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school
59 Words
For Amherst, they give you five quotes to which you are required to respond to with a personal argument. The prompt for the supplement below is as follows: “Difficulty need not foreshadow despair or defeat. Rather achievement can be all the more satisfying because of obstacles surmounted.” - Attributed to William Hastie, Amherst Class of 1925.
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Additional Essay Details
252 Words
It all started when my father announced he would go back to school. And it wasn't until he started attending that I found out that he had to commute to Los Angeles to attend, eventually moving over a hundred miles away from our home in San Diego in order to save money. That year, the rest of my family moved into low-­income housing. As a freshman, I felt paralyzed, watching my family disappear before my eyes. My mother took...
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General Admissions Advice

Why I declined other schools
55 Words
I declined more selective, presitigous schools, like UPenn Wharton, Northwestern and UC Berkeley, and chose Amherst because...
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Recommended summer activities during high school and college
50 Words
Do what you want. No, really. Don't worry about what colleges want. I was accepted...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.40
 
Rank
Top 10%
 
High School TypePublic
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Low one semester/year
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1570
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2330
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2330
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep
PSAT Scores
Other Standardized Tests

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details9 classes and scores

Sports

SportsSwimming/Diving (Recruited)

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesChurch, Tutoring/Mentoring, Local Orchestra / Symphony / Band, Nonprofit, NGO or Charitable Organization, Student Activities Committee

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received

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