My Varsity Basketball experience defined my junior year. When Coach called
me into his office to congratulate me on making the team, I shook his hand with pride, and an iota of disbelief. It had been a long road to that moment, replete with endless workouts, trying seasons and growth spurts that had me tripping over my own feet. At last, I reached my destination: a place on the basketball team. Little did I know, my journey had just begun.
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After eight years of lessons, hard practice and band experience, I am finally able to coax from my clarinet the deep, expressive tone I longed to master. Unlike the rule-based rigidity of my athletic experiences, playing my clarinet allows me to extemporize. It serves as my creative outlet as I engage with the notes in front of me and the musicians around me. Our Wind Ensemble conductor encourages innovation, challenging me to use my clarinet as an extension of my...
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General Admissions Advice
Additional material sent in after waitlisted or deferred
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Absolutely. Letter...
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List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience
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Be friendly,...
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Recommended summer activities during high school and college
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What I like about my school’s location and culture
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The academic culture is...
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Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received
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No. A waste...
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How I chose schools to apply to
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Reaching out to professors and coaches at schools I applied to
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Why I declined other schools
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My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them
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What I’d change about my application process
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High School Performance
Weighted GPA
4.40
Rank
Top 5%
High School TypePublic Academic Performance in High School
Steady Explanation of Low Grades
I am a physics and math student from Cleveland, Ohio. On the weekends I like rock, ice and mountain climbing. I am pursuing a PhD in physics, working on detector technology for gravitational wave astronomy with LIGO.