CMPunk
CMPunk,
UWaterloo
B.S., Computer Science
I spent the first 18 years of my life in India. I participated in a few extracurricular activities and had excellent grades. Now I am studying CS and Philosophy at University of Waterloo.
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Advice
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ECs
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Background

Hometown Rewari, India
GenderMale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2020
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Hindi

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Yale University (New Haven, CT)
  • University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
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University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)

Applied for a B.S. in Computer Science

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: Both Parents

School Specific Essays

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Personal Statement
663 Words
Interest in med/sci/math
Of all the things in this world, a 40 minute show of Ben-10, a television series, defined almost everything in my life. I'd just finished middle school when I first watched Ben-10. I initially liked the show because the lead character Ben, a boy who transforms into different aliens to fight bad aliens, hated school. I too hated middle school because of teachers who derived pleasure out of forcing me to eat bad canteen food, and this similarity maintained my interest. ...
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General Admissions Advice

What I’d change about my school if I were student body president
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I'd allocate...
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Most popular extracurricular activities at my college
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The Most popular activity...
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My favorite course thus far, and why
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Critical Thinking because I...
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Why I declined other schools
34 Words
College cost was a big factor for me, so I...
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What might make for a good “Why Us” essay topic at my school
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Be extremely particular...
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High School Performance

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

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1590
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2380
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2380
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Sports

SportsVolleyball

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesChess, Model Congress / Model UN

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Application Additional Materials

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