stagthena
stagthena,
Claremont (CMC)
B.A., Accounting
Rising senior at Claremont McKenna College. Familiar with transfer process and happy to help out students seeking to transfer to another college.
Features Included
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Essays
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Schools
5
Scores
5
Advice
2
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Stockton, California
GenderMale
EthnicityAsian
Class of2021
First Gen College StudentNo

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA)
  • Pitzer College (Claremont, CA)
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Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA)

Applied for a B.A. in Accounting

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Personal Statement
714 Words
Feeling out of place, Story central to identity
“Did you know that my daughter had taken the same road to school her entire academic career, from preschool to college?” Professor Huang interjected on the first day of class, as students introduced where they were from. To most, this statement had no attachment; yet, I felt the weight of his words bore into me. This wasn’t just his daughter’s story—this was my story. Every weekday morning, for the past fifteen years, I have taken the drive...
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Personal Statement
488 Words
Development of personal values
I first encountered the importance of literacy as a freshman in high school, working on a project for The Beat Within, reading the ideas and life experiences of incarcerated juveniles who are given an outlet for self-expression through the organization’s biweekly magazine. Words are powerful instruments; they are outlets to articulate our innermost thoughts and emotions—glimpses into our souls. I read of a young man named Tariq who wrote that words gave him the keys to unlock prison...
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Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay
477 Words
During my second semester of college, in my American Dream course, my professor tasked us with writing a research paper that explored a social issue relating to the American Dream. I instantly locked into the topic of the racial gap in higher education. I immersed myself into the educational barriers that low-income minority children face and the policies and initiatives that assist them or impede their success. I quickly found myself hungry for more; at my professor’s recommendation, I...
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School Specific Advice

Additional material sent in after waitlisted or deferred
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What I like about my school’s location and culture
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General Admissions Advice

How I made up for low grades in high school
81 Words
I did much better in college than in high school. In high school, I hated doing homework and busy work. Thus, I received low...
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How to approach transferring schools
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What I’d change about my application process
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
3.04
(equivalent to 2.83 unweighted)
Rank
Top 50%
 
Academic Performance in High School Some good some bad

Test Scores

Highest ACT
31
 
ACT Score Details
 
Other ACT Scores
ACT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details4 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesBook Buddies, Key Club
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

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