svetrivel,
CalTech
B.S., Computer Science
Aspiring engineer and entrepreneur
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Background
Hometown
Redmond, Washington
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2019
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
Tamil
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California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Applied for a B.S. in Computer Science
Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: Both Parents + 1 moreSchool Specific Essays
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Personal Statement662 WordsCareer aspirations, Diversity statement, Ethical dilemma, Failure experience, Interest in tech/engineering, Leadership experience, Summer experienceWith my thumb poised on the clicker, I take a deep breath and start our presentation: "CollabWear: a marketplace that connects emerging designers with consumers and manufacturers to upend the fashion industry." Four weeks earlier, I was dragging two suitcases along the pavement when I mangled the door open into Simmons Hall. My stomach churned, half-expecting to be turned away, told that my acceptance to MIT Launch had been a mistake. Yet my heart was anxious to meet my forty-one...Read more...Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay502 WordsI love to build. I love to turn the chaos of gears, the clamor of clacking keys, and slivers of wood into fascinating contraptions: a robot that sorts balls by weight, an app that creates the most effective volleyball practice routines, and model bridges that hold one thousand times their weight. My love for engineering manifested itself from an early age through sore thumbs from K'nex parts and mine fields of Legos. I recall bouncing up and down at the...Read more...General Admissions Advice
What I’d change about my application process64 WordsI started my essays in December, and didn't want to change a lot based on feedback because I felt...Read more...Most popular extracurricular activities at my college4 WordsScience...Read more...List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience47 WordsColumbia was my dream school for years, but when I visited Caltech I felt...Read more...What set me apart from other applicants30 WordsThe fact that I had started two clubs: the...Read more...Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received17 WordsI used a private college...Read more...High School Performance
GPA3.98(no specification of weighting)RankTop 1%
Academic Performance in High School Steady
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Details9 classes and scoresSports
SportsVolleyball
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ActivitiesScience Club/Team, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Tutoring/Mentoring, After School Sports Coach, School Choir, Choir
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