8
Colleges
3
Q&As
14
AP/IBs
6
Essays
5
Awards
10
Activities
Volleyball Player and Orchestral Clarinetist @ Princeton! Also, I am a prospective neuroscience major on the pre-med route.
My original college list had 18 schools --- until I switched to Questbridge 2 weeks before the application was due where it shortened to 7. It was a last minute decision prompted by the opportunity cost of early, full ride admission, but at the expense of being bound to the school you were accepted into. However, I was accepted into Princeton, my #1 school! This was like a dream come true! After, I had to withdraw all other applications. My advice is to be very intentional about the schools you want to apply to from early on. Therefore, application season will not be as stressful as you already have criteria for the schools you want to apply to as well as a general idea of what you will write based on the school prompts. I won't say much here, so I hope you enjoy the essays I did end up submitting because I put a lot of time into them!
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Volleyball Player and Orchestral Clarinetist @ Princeton! Also, I am a prospective neuroscience major on the pre-med route.
8
Colleges
3
Q&As
14
AP/IBs
6
Essays
5
Awards
10
Activities
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Race
Black or African American
Gender
Male
School Type
Public
Legacy
No
Low income
No
First generation
No
International
No
Recruited Athlete
No
GPA (W)
5.522
GPA (UW)
4
GPA Scale
4
ACT
30
# AP/IB Exams
14
Personal Statement
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University of Florida



Do you have any additional info to share?
Day in the Life of Derek My day is pretty extensive. First, I wake up for school around 5:40, usually tired from a long day before. I prepare myself for school and my mother transports me. I attend al
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How did you build your college list?
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What would you do differently if you were to redo the application cycle?
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Do you recommend using private counseling and/or essay editing services?
I definitely advise people to receive some type of essay editing service, whether it be professors, friends, or an external group. Yes, you want to read for legibility and content, but you also want t
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