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Brown
B.A., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hardworking and determined college sophomore - ask me questions!
Features Included
11
Essays
10
Schools
11
Scores
4
Advice
0
ECs
0
Sports
4.85
GPA
1530
SAT
Features Included
11
Essays
10
Schools
11
Scores
4
Advice
0
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Sacramento, California
GenderFemale
EthnicityHispanic
Class of2021
First Gen College StudentNo

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted9 schools
Brown, Reed, Santa Clara, PLNU, Northwestern, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, Cal Poly
Waitlisted or Withdrew1 schools
UC Berkeley
Denied0 schools
N/A
Tap/click a school logo above to view essays and advice specific to that school.

Brown University (Providence, RI)

Applied for a B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
Since the time I could understand it, I’ve had an interest in childbirth. This inherent interest led me to discover the practice of midwifery, a type of maternity care that stresses natural births led by midwives, and I soon became passionate learning more about its differences with traditional hospital maternity care, which is led by obstetricians, physicians trained in childbirth. Through articles, documentaries and books I came to understand the advantages and positive outcomes of midwife-led births, and conversely,...

Supplemental Essay: Intellectual interest
149 Words
Why are you drawn to the area(s) of study you indicated earlier in this application? If you are "undecided" or not sure which Brown concentrations match your interests, consider describing more generally the academic topics or modes of thought that engage you currently.
I have taken both a biology and a chemistry course my junior and senior years - I’ve loved both. However, I am anxious to learn about the cross section of the two. See, in both classes we’ve dabbled in the cross section, but I want to dig deep. I want to understand the chemistry behind the biology - how the interactions of microscopic molecules magnify into biological processes that we study in a “bigger picture” way. I want...

Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay
136 Words
Why Brown?
When I imagine the college atmosphere I want to be a part of, there are two words that sum it up: diverse and engaged. I believe Brown is just that. I want to go to Brown because I want to be surrounded by a challenging, inspiring, and diverse student body. Brown attracts a diverse group of intellectuals, coming from numerous different backgrounds, but all with the same fierce commitment to their studies and interests. Such a concentrated community of diverse...

Supplemental Essay: Issue of personal significance
100 Words
Tell us where you have lived - and for how long - since you were born; whether you've always lived in the same place, or perhaps in a variety of places.
Since I was born, I have lived in the Natomas community of Sacramento, California. Now, living in a suburb might seem normal, and not exciting, but Natomas is special. With the second most diverse school district in the U.S., Natomas has ingrained in me the importance of multicultural celebration. I grew up in classrooms where nobody was a majority or a minority, and where there was little consideration for the color of one’s skin. We were taught open...

Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school
100 Words
We all exist within communities or groups of various sizes, origins, and purposes; pick one and tell us why it is important to you, and how it has shaped you.
My church small group with my mentor Christena Turnbough has been a cornerstone in my personal development. I look back a year and I can’t believe how much I developed in terms of character, mindfulness and resilience. Christena helped me to discuss what was going on in my mind and pinpoint what I needed to work on; the group made me accountable, but also supported and encouraged me. Although it’s the smallest group I’ve been a part...

Supplemental Essay: Extracurricular activity
158 Words
Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences.
Every Wednesday, I head to the “The Greenhouse”. This greenhouse however doesn’t cultivate plants - it cultivates students. I volunteer at The Greenhouse tutoring second graders who live in the surrounding low-income apartments. When I first started, I was shaking in my boots. I’d never worked with school-aged children. This was something my mom was better at - Why wasn’t I more like my mom? However, as I dipped my feet into the waters, I found something...

School Specific Advice

5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)
10 Words
Independent Dedicated...

General Admissions Advice

How to deal with the stress of applying to college
83 Words
The application season will come; but, it will also pass! I remember agonizing over the season to come, fretting over writing my personal statement and...

What I’d change about my application process
33 Words
Not be so afraid to apply to those stretch schools!...

What I learned transitioning from high school to college
52 Words
I was so afraid that I wouldn't be able to keep up with college academics -...

High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.85
(equivalent to 4.00 unweighted)
Rank
Top 1%
 
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1530
 
SAT Score Details
 
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details10 classes and scores

Sports

N/A

Extracurriculars

Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received

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