ishrat
SC
Accepted to SC, Vanderbilt, WashU, Brown
Lover of ultimate frisbee and Kanye West. Turned down the Ivy League to attend the University of South Carolina as a Carolina Scholar. Here is my story.
alice6180
Yale
Accepted to Yale, Harvard
Student at Yale with a passion for photography and a dedication to improving my community!
jessbardio
Northeastern
Accepted to Northeastern, Stony Brook, Binghamton, Cornell, BU, RPI
Electrical engineering BS/MS student with Math/Sustainable Energy Systems minors. Founder of oSTEM@NEU
FeartheLee
Stanford
Accepted to Stanford, Williams, Brown, Pomona, Duke, Bard, Kenyon
Stanford 2019, creative writing and education. Full essays! "Lopsided," less-than-stellar numbers.
Riya957
Cornell
Accepted to Cornell, Macaulay Honors, Stony Brook, Wesleyan
I'm aiming to become a pediatrician! Attending Cornell University (Human Ecology) starting in the Fall of 2015. Major: Human Biology, Health and Society (HBHS)
emxl18
Stanford
Accepted to Illinois, USC, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, MIT, WashU, Duke, JHU
Stanford Class of 2018.
aeden1
Brown
Accepted to Brown, Harvard, Colby, Bates
Freshman at Brown University with a love for all types of art. Interested in concentrating in Italian, Biology, or Linguistics.
cmuqmactartan
CMUQ
Accepted to CMUQ, JHU, UC Davis, Northeastern, Texas A&M, UToronto, Warwick, KCL , RIT, HKU, SLU, AU Paris
I'll be attending Nanyang Technological University Singapore, in Fall 2018. I'm a passionate coder who loves painting and swimming.
crk2020
Georgetown
Accepted to Georgetown, Northeastern, Villanova, BC, Fordham
While I wanted to go into business, all of my extracurricular activities had nothing to do with my intended major!. Learn how I used my diverse extracurricular involvement to my advantage, and how it set me apart from other applicants!
Dexenthes
Stanford
Accepted to Stanford, UC Irvine, IUPUI, UCSD, UC Davis
I'm a freshman at Stanford (majoring in Mechanical engineering) with insider tips on the admissions process. Visit my profile to find out some key tips the admissions office uses as well as some tips on how to boost your application and essays!
helena32
Cornell
Accepted to Cornell, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSC
Junior majoring in Econ and minoring in Information Science.
alm25
UT Austin
Accepted to UC Berkeley, USC, UMich, Illinois, UT Austin, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSD, UCSB, U of Minnesota, Arizona, WVU, Cal Poly, San Jose State
I'm from the SF Bay Area, but I'm betraying my roots by attending The University of Texas at Austin as a chemical engineering major. I like music, science and eating!
juliebean
UPenn
Accepted to UPenn, F&M, Dickinson, UDel, WCUPA
I'm a rising junior in the College of Arts and Sciences at Penn studying Music.
cbridge
USC
Accepted to UC Davis, UCSD, UC Irvine, UCSB,
I went to a small private school in Reedley, CA. While my school may not have had the most prestigious or rigorous courses, explaining how I took advantage of all the opportunities provided to me during my time there helped a great deal.
jamesawolf22
USC
Accepted to USC, SMU, UVA, UNC, Purdue
A first year student attending the University of Southern California because of a unique application.
ChanelJohnson
Brown
Accepted to Brown, UMD, Northeastern, WPI, Clemson
GMS Scholar, Questbridge Scholar, Ron Brown Scholar
kqian5
Brown
Accepted to Brown, GA Tech, UGA
Hey! I'm an aspiring applied math-cs major at Brown!
NataliaI
WashU
Accepted to WashU, Vanderbilt, Valparaiso, Grinnell, BU , AC, Drake
Junior studying Business and Physics at Wash U
arn.s.wu
UCSB
Accepted to UCSB, Emory, BC, Tulane, UC Irvine, Santa Clara, UCSC, SDSU
I'm a first generation college student starting a physics major at UCSB this fall.
veome.mathur
Princeton
Accepted to Princeton, UCLA, Rice, CMU, Illinois, UCSB, UCSC
Tinkerer. Movie Buff. Class A Procrastinator.
nickho923
Colby
Accepted to Colby, Grinnell, NYU, Pitzer, Reed, Skidmore, Trinity, Wesleyan
Sophomore at Colby College. Psychology major, Film Studies minor, Chinese minor.Graduated from Proctor Academy in 2017.
PtonPhysicsGir…
Princeton
Accepted to Yale, Yale-NUS, Princeton, MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB
I'm a curator of dichotomies. (And before you ask--I'm taking a gap year, which is why I'm class of 2021, not 2020)
EJW2154
Brown
Accepted to Brown
Concentrating in Ethnic Studies in the PLME Program
joshuajay
Miami
Accepted to UPenn, Brown, Rice, William & Mary, Miami, Oklahoma U
A pre-med student studying International Studies at the University of Miami. Passionate about leadership, service, education, and Asian food. Let me know if you have any questions, I'd be happy to help!
Addy
Cornell
Accepted to Cornell, Wellesley, Lafayette, Smith, Holyoke, Case, Howard
Hi! I'm Addison, and I'm a part of Cornell University's class of 2020. I am studying Industrial Labor Relations! I hope you get into your top choice like I did!
HarvardSailor
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, Columbia, Middlebury, Georgetown, Wesleyan, UMich
I love engineering, the environment, and will do basically anything to get outside. I totally remember what it's like to be in your shoes- please message me with any questions!
mizauey
Brown
Accepted to Brown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, Cal Poly, Washington, USC, Utah
Hi! I am an incoming freshman for the Brown University Class of 2020. I am from the San Francisco Bay Area and spend my time doing outdoor activities and sports. I will study biomedical engineering on a Pre-Med and then attend medical school.
tyrasummer96
Scripps
Accepted to Scripps, UVA, Syracuse, F&M, Ithaca
AnnyB
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, WashU, Brown
Hi! I'm an Australian student studying in New York, at Columbia University. I transferred after my sophomore year at Australian National University. I hope you find my essays and other info useful!
Gdub123
GWU
Accepted to UChicago, Dalhousie, McGill, GWU, Clarkson, UMaine, URI
Born and raised in Maine, moved to DC for school.
sabryena.chell…
UC Davis
Accepted to UC Davis, SDSU, UCSB, UCSC, U of Minnesota, Washington, Pacific
I'm a first year student at UC Davis, majoring in Neurobiology, Physiology, & Behavior B.S. and Psychology B.A. I'm originally from sunny San Diego, CA, and I attended a small magnet high school which emphasized Science & Technology and Arts. As a high sch
teeli13
MIT
Accepted to MIT, UChicago, Duke, Brown, Dartmouth
econ and management student from NJ
Kaity1234
NYU
Accepted to Fordham, NYU
I'm Kaitlyn!
madhavsharma
UMich
Accepted to UCLA, UMich, Purdue
I am a engineering student who has many other interests in humanities and social sciences, economics and politics in particular. I am a big technology fan, and I am really interested in
Bruwin4life
UCLA
Accepted to CMU, UCSD, UCLA
Master's Student in Engineering at Purdue University
Seb@Penn
UPenn
Accepted to UPenn
Miami Kid studying Computer Science at Penn
mariaaggelika_
Stanford
Accepted to Stanford, Columbia, Princeton, UPenn, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Duke, GA Tech, USC
undergrad at stanford
tanishqkumar1
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, Cambridge
Math at Harvard. Nomadic, excitable teen that wants to use science and technology to build a better world.
brooket
Florida
Accepted to Florida
Hi! I'm Brooke and I'm studying biomedical engineering at UF
UMich338354
UMich
Accepted to UMich, Cornell, NYU, UT Austin, Northeastern, UC Davis, UCSD, UCLA
studying business and computer science & here to help
bayalag
Cornell
Accepted to Cornell, USC, BU, UCSD, Brown
Applied Economics and Management student at the Dyson School of Cornell University
svafaee1
JHU
Accepted to JHU, USC, GWU, UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB
I'm just a small boy looking for good adventures, new friends, and interesting experiences while I explore the universe.
BrittanyA1701
Texas Tech
Accepted to Texas Tech, SMU, ACU, UT Arlington
Texas Tech Student who received over $600,000 in Scholarship Offers
adrianmorquech…
UChicago
Accepted to UChicago
I'm a current fourth year that interns in the admissions office and loves to work with high school students on the college application process.
iecorkran
Cornell
Accepted to Cornell, CMU, Northeastern, Pitt
I went to boarding prep school in Concord, MA (Middlesex) and played three sports, for none of which was I recruited. I also sang and did lots of community service (I was a community service officer my senior year). I was a Peer Tutor.
jayim1234
JHU
Accepted to JHU
Recent Biomedical Engineering grad from Hopkins
bsilva
UPenn
Accepted to Arizona State, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, USC, Johns Hopkins, Brown, UPenn
jgoldner96
USC
Accepted to Arizona State, CSUN, Emerson, NYU, USC
Fun and life loving person majoring in Film and TV Production at USC.
epnew19
USC
Accepted to USC, Tulane, Emerson, FSU, UGA, American, UCLA, GA Tech
I was accepted to and will be attending USC (the dream school)! Class of 2019. I love art, music, and social justice. It was kind of miraculous how I was accepted, so hopefully, you will find some inspiraiton from my essays. Good luck!
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