7
Colleges
1
Q&A
10
AP/IBs
11
Essays
5
Awards
10
Activities
Fatima
CS & Bio at Stanford | Valedictorian (800 students) | $33K in Scholarships
I began and completed my UC application in July, then started working on my personal statement in August (which I continued to iterate on through the end of the admissions cycle), and dedicated the month of October to completing my REA school's supplementals (since I decided to REA last minute!) and November + December to my RD schools' supplementals. While everyone has a different timeline and works at a different pace, I highly recommend a similar timeline and encourage incoming applicants to begin with the personal statement and UC application PIQs since they take the longest and can inspire future essays.
Acceptances
Waitlists
Fatima
CS & Bio at Stanford | Valedictorian (800 students) | $33K in Scholarships
7
Colleges
1
Q&A
10
AP/IBs
11
Essays
5
Awards
10
Activities
Acceptances
Waitlists
Background
Race
Asian
Gender
Female
School Type
Public
Legacy
No
Low income
No
First generation
No
International
No
Recruited Athlete
No
Academics
GPA (W)
4.81
GPA (UW)
3.95
GPA Scale
4
# AP/IB Exams
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11 Essays
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Personal Statement
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University of California Essay
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Stanford University
essays
Harvard University
10 AP / IB Scores
5 Awards
10 Activities
1 Q&A
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How can I update colleges about my post-application submission achievements?
I won a few major awards in the second semester of my senior year after submitting my college applications. I reported these updates to individual colleges by logging into their respective portals and
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