
yaymay,
Northwestern
B.S., Cognitive Science
I love science, boba, running, meeting wonderful strangers, and more.
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Results, Essays, and Advice
Accepted8 schools
Northwestern, Yale, Rice, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, Duke, Williams
Waitlisted or Withdrew0 schools
N/A
Denied8 schools
Stanford, Harvard, WashU, Brown, UPenn, Columbia, JHU, Princeton
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Applied for a B.S. in Cognitive Science
Accepted and Enrolled
Legacy: No

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It’s eight o’clock on Friday night and I’m cell-sitting. As primary cell-caretaker, my job is to stress out the poor cells.
This past summer, I studied the effects of microgravity on astronauts’ bone density when traveling to outer space. My job was to dissect the molecular mechanisms behind this bone degeneration. I applied mechanical stress to bone cells via a stretch device, mimicking the forces that running or jumping applies on bones in our bodies. I expected...

General Admissions Advice
Why I declined other schools
113 Words
Beginning the application process, Stanford and Yale were my top choices. I wasn't accepted by Stanford, but I was accepted by Yale. However, I ended up choosing Northwestern because I was admitted to HPME ...

High School Performance
GPA
4.00
(no specification of weighting) Rank
Top 1%
Academic Performance in High School Steady

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36
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9 classes and scores

Sports

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Science Club/Team, Math Team, Nursing Home Volunteer, Student Council / Government, Tutoring/Mentoring

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