EA Results from a White CS / Cyber Security Nerd
Demographics: Gender, race/ethnicity, state, type of school, and hooks (URM, first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.)
I'm a white, male student from a Washington State public school.
Intended Major(s):
Applied CS everywhere, besides UIUC where I Applied CS + econ, and Purdue where I applied cyber Security.
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1250 SAT mostly went TO, besides Purdue and UT
UW/W GPA and Rank: UW: 3.83 W: School does not do a weighted GPA
GPA breakdown
Freshman 3.6
Sophmore: 3.92
Junior 3.95
Senior 4.0 (hopefully)
Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc
When I apply i'll have 4 honors, 6 ap classes, and 12 DE classes, AP hug, AP Euro, APUSH, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci-A, and AP Gov.
Senior course load:
AP Calc AB
AP Comp sci-A
Business Law
Art
AP Gov
Tech school / de classes
Awards:
Eagle Scout, Student of the year 1000$ scholarship, student of the quarter, A+ (Comptia Certificiatiion), Deans List Network+ (comptia certification)
Extracurriculars: Include leadership & summer activities
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BoyScouts Eagle Scout, been a scout for 10 years
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CyberPatriots (Cyber Security Competition)
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Key Club
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Part Time Job at Mcdonalds (Crew Trainer)
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Working at the fair during the summer
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ASB Treasuer / student ambassador for school, gave tours to prospective students
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Building Computers and researching builds for my friends
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Learning to code python
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Snowboarding for 14 years
Essays/LORs/Other: Optionally, guess how strong these are and include any other relevant information or circumstances.
Essays 6/10
CAPS - Wrote about struggling to live in the moment and how I strive to do that now.
LOR:
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Asked my pre calc teacher who's taken interest in my interest in cyber security, has really seen me grow over the year.
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asked my Comp sci teacher, who gave me student of the year, and she was what got me interested in cyber security, and i have expressed that many times in her class.
Schools: List of colleges, ED/EA/RD, etc
Have decisions for all besides UW
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University of Washington - Waiting
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Washington State University - Accepted with WUE
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Oregon State University - Accepted with WUE
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CU Boulder - Accepted
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Colorado School of mines - Accepted
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UT Austin - Rejected
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Purdue - Accepted!!!!!
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UIUC - Rejected
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UMich - Deffered
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UW Madison - Deffered
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Georgia Tech - Rejected
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University of minnesota twin cities - Accepted
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Texas A&M - Accepted
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University of Utah - Accepted w/ WUE and Merit
Overall EA went better than I thought tbh, if UW doesn't turn out well I will be a 2029 Purdue Boilermaker!!
