Nico Tuccillo,
Harvard
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
My name is Nico, and I am a student at Harvard University!
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Sports
Background
Hometown
Canton, Connecticut
GenderMale
EthnicityHispanic, White Non-Hispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2019
First Gen College StudentYes
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
Spanish, Portuguese
Results, Essays, and Advice
Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
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Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Applied for a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: NoSchool Specific Essays
School Specific Advice
How to increase chances at my school129 WordsTo get into Harvard, you have to be above average. I heard this said all the time before I came here, but it really is true -- everyone I've met here is above average. The secret, however, is that...Read more...More Essays
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A Room Without A Door Continents away from the mythical, Tibetan paradise of Shangri-La sits the small room within which I found the utopia of my childhood. Existing now only in memories, it remains a faithful companion. Its remoteness once rivaled the Himalayas but instead of snowy peaks, gentle dunes and pastures protected its treasures. For along the coastal Uruguayan countryside, in a dirt-paved village named Shangrila, there stood a modest house that teemed with the branches of my family...Read more...Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay578 WordsThis is my Harvard essay: Spices and Eggplant Crescent moons beamed as hijabs and "western" suits struck a cosmopolitan harmony. I couldn't believe where I was: fourteen and countless shores from New England. Yet, there I sat, amid Baku's bustle, figuring out how to avoid another bite of eggplant. I'd politely take a few more forkfuls, of course, but my mind had started to wander. I wasn't sure if it was because of the eggplant or in spite of it....Read more...General Admissions Advice
Recommended summer activities during high school and college114 WordsIt is my experience that, especially at my college, students are expected to not only know what they want to do when out of college, but what they want to do while at college....Read more...High School Performance
Weighted GPA4.48(equivalent to 4.00 unweighted)RankTop 1%
Academic Performance in High School Steady
Test Scores
Highest ACT34ACT Score DetailsOther ACT ScoresACT Prep
Highest SAT1490on 1600 scaleHighest SAT2150SAT Score Details
Other SAT ScoresSAT Prep
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AP / IB Classes and Scores
Details6 classes and scoresSports
SportsSoccer, Track & Field, Lacrosse
Extracurriculars
ActivitiesBook Buddies, Choir, Community Cleanup / Service, Gay/Straight Alliance, Model Congress / Model UN, School Jazz / Orchestra, National Honor Society
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Awards Received
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