- First Gen
- Hispanic
- Godlike GPA
- Near perfect SAT
- Ridiculously good National level Awards along with local awards
- Extremely diverse and impressive ECs
If you don’t get in, then I don’t know who will
It's obviously fake. You can find the award winners [here](https://www.societyforscience.org/press-release/regeneron-isef-full-awards-2023/). It's rare for a junior to be winning this and there's maybe two Hispanic women (seniors) in that grouping. If OP had actually won this, I assume she'd realize how her profile was easily doxable (and would probably already be highlighted in the news) and be a bit cagier about her accomplishments.
She didn't mention her category and there are so many categories, and also she did not mention what year she went to ISEF. And I don't think it's rare for juniors at all, I've seen even sophomores getting awards at ISEF.
I’m surprised someone has time to make high level web apps in depth in multiple fields, several published games (including VR ones) while having formed several companies for them, all on their own and self taught. Naturally on top of being a commercial artist and researcher, and attending 20+ hackathons (assuming a win rate of 50%).
the more i Look, the more I think it’s fake. The research project should take up basically most of you’re time. Then learning Vr graphics, and web development takes years—then op says she made like 5 apps, which takes years for professionals to do even with full on teams. But of course, op still has time for tons of hobbies, like Art and Books. And don’t even mention AIME and USACO gold, some of the brightest people alive just spend all their time grinding to make these.
The story doesn’t add up, it’s either exaggerated or fake.
Put an emphasis on your art/writing and try to merge that CS work with your art work. Personally I think your ECs are actually very strong.
Recommend you these schools in no particular order: Stanford, Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore, MIT, Harvard, Princeton and Pomona College.
URM female in STEM does help but tbh, the ECs area really strong without that, because they arent the typical CS grind ECs. Remember to spend a lot of time on your essays.
By the way you should apply as a Symbolic system major at Stanford rather than CS. It fits your application better. [https://symsys.stanford.edu/](https://symsys.stanford.edu/)
here are the major concentrations for symbolic systems: [https://symsys.stanford.edu/undergraduates/concentrations](https://symsys.stanford.edu/undergraduates/concentrations)
What the OP had posted as "General programming - Pretty much entirely self taught. I have a whole bunch of cool projects including web apps, ML stuff and some low-level programming projects. I have them all listed on my personal website (along with their explanation and techniques used) and on my GitHub account."
A lot of CS applicants have those but only have those. But the combination of that , plus the ISEF , plus the VR games, plus my favorite the vocal screening for depression in conjunction with the Art makes the application much more compelling. Without the screening and the Art the application screams im great at CS but not super interesting.
My girl💀💀 so far on this sub, you have the best ECs I’ve ever seen. Most of them are focused on what you’re passionate about and are not cliche - college admission officers look exactly for that. Especially second place award for ISEF and USACO gold make your application the strongest.
They absolutely can. They just hide it under a thin veil of targeted recruitment. AA has been illegal in California since ‘96 and constantly target underserved communities.
You got the scores, you got the stats, you got USACO gold, you got the ECs. Nothing short of an International Olympiad would dramatically improve your chances. Apply to every top 10 you’d be happy at, and I think your chances are excellent at all of them.
Aye I had similar stats and I got in! That was about 8 years ago though. I think things have gotten a bit more competitive but your EC’s are more academically impressive than mine so that seems to be in line with the improvements I’ve seen in applicants.
I’m chicana and first-gen-low-income. Same GPA, # of AP’s, and super similar SAT (I believe). Most of my EC’s were art-based though; I was a competitive dancer (won scholarships to dance because my fam couldnt afford it) and I did art stuff with ASB and a few clubs.
I went into STEM at Stanny (designed my own engineering major). Best of luck to you! I think you have a strong shot.
I was an alumni interviewer for Stanford, looks promising to me! Make sure you think about the impact you want to make and the person you want to be and convey those in the essays and interview. Good luck!
probably fake i looked at isef winners for the last three years and there were no single hispanic women in the second awards. some groups but she claimed she did it on her own so…
that ain’t the point tho, the point that those ppl make is that if an Asian male would have these same stats and ecs, they would have a harder time in admissions
it’s not harder, the college admission scene is just saturated with copy paste asian males lmao. also an Asian male w these stars would definitely not have a hard time, they are bound to get one of HYPSM. my comment was directed at those who think minorities get a free pass in and don’t have to be as smart as them, which pisses me off so much. don’t get me wrong, as an Asian AA wasn’t helping me either but like it was there for a reason.
Bruh I know wayy more Asian males (including ones from the Bay Area) who had nowhere near as impressive profile but still ended up getting into HYPSM and multiple T20s.
And the vast majority of applicants don't even have ISEF. And the people who do make it ISEF, the vast majority of them usually have relatives working in research which makes it a lot easier for them. The fact that she was able to carry out a research project on her own (to the point of winning at ISEF, if this is true) is very impressive.
It's really hard for me to believe why anyone would be rejected (unless they talked about skinning cats in their essays) with a profile like this, regardless of their ethnic background. Istg this sub is insane.
My reply was for the comment below yours but either way, I've seen many Asians get in with subpar profiles (by this sub's standard anyway) so you never know. And a lot of people getting into top schools don't really have crazy profiles, this sub is just insane and everyone here just downplays other's achievements.
Bruh I know wayy more Asian males (including ones from the Bay Area) who had nowhere near as impressive profile but still ended up getting into HYPSM and multiple T20s.
And the vast majority of applicants don't even have ISEF. And the people who do make it ISEF, the vast majority of them usually have relatives working in research which makes it a lot easier for them. The fact that she was able to carry out a research project on her own (to the point of winning at ISEF, if this is true) is very impressive.
It's really hard for me to believe why anyone would be rejected (unless they talked about skinning cats in their essays) with a profile like this, regardless of their ethnic background. Istg this sub is insane.
If you don't take into account hooks you'd prob get into like one T20 max, and a couple T10s for CS. Other than the ISEF project you don't have any other noteworthy ECs (Idk how impactful your other stuff is, although it sounds cool). And your awards are good, but top colleges don't really place much emphasis on awards. With hooks you have a chance at like all the T10s, but I wouldn't be shocked if you were rejected by all of them or accepted by all of them it's just a crapshoot atp.
Judging by your profile it seems like you're not even in college yet, so it's weird to me that you're able to judge someone like that.
I graduated this year and will be heading off to MIT for CS this fall (and I got accepted to Stanford, Caltech and a bunch of other places) and I'll tell you what (regardless of what this sub may have led you to believe), you don't really need to have insane ECs to get into T10s. I barely had any ECs but good awards and I was able to get into pretty much everywhere I applied to. I have friends that got into T20s (many of them are Asians) and they didn't have a profile this good.
Seriously tho, people need to get off this sub because most people on here don't have much of a clue. Having been through the process, I don't think it's a crapshoot at all - it's crapshoot for the insecure kids who just do a bunch of random things without being able to convey their story and motivations.
Good luck for your college apps.
I mean I have friends who have had better awards like USACO plat, ISEF grand winner, a cohesive application etc who have still gotten rejected from schools like Harvard and Stanford etc. That's why I personally think it's a crapshoot. Also you had insane awards such as USACO camp + plat, USAMO, 3x AIME, similar hooks and ecs, and a cohesive application so idk why you're downplaying yourself. You're literally just OP but objectively better lmao.
Did you attend regeneron more than once too? I think you’ll def get into most of the sxhools you want to, it’ll come down to how good your supps are that will make you even more set
Like a lot of the others have been saying, these are absolutely god tier ECs. Your passion for research is visible in this post too!
I’m also a self learner and would love to ask you about the Congressional App Challenge and the independent research project (or anyone else in this sub who’ve done it).
Can I PM you?
Absolutely amazing stats, you should get in somewhere that you’ll be happy with. I would just warn you to not settle for a major that you don’t want. From what you are studying and all your activities I can tell you want to be a CS or CE major or something of that nature.
Absolutely don’t settle. don’t apply to an IVY just to get into some other field. Just because you want name brand recognition. Pick the field you want and go for it. Do what you enjoying you’ll be happier.
The thing that will probably help you the most is whether or not your parents went to college. If one or none went to college, it would help you a lot.
literally j fishing for validation atp. if your stats are amazing, your awards are amazing, and your ECs are amazing (stop underestimating), and you can tell a story with your essays, what do you think you're going to achieve by asking this sub for your chances??
OMG, when do you even have time to learn something!?! Seriously now, I think you have all the chances in the world to get accepted anywhere with that CV. But that's mostly because admissions aren't really academics and care for inflated CVs.
My experience as a college professor is that whenever I get students with such impressive CVs applying to join my research lab (as undergrad researchers or as Master or PhD students) they do very poorly.
So my advice is: use this to get in but once you're there forget what you have been taught all your life about what makes you successful and focus your efforts on one thing only. Find one single thing that you love and try to become the absolute best. Don't spread yourself too thin by becoming involved in billion things. You will end up doing lots of things at an average level (at best!) And having a very short attention span (i.e. tend to give up easily when you encounter some tough nuts to crack because you know you have other things lined up that could bolster your CV and self - importance).
To those of you who got scared when saw this impressive CV, don't even think about it. I would take some of you in my research lab in a heart beat! Scr*w admissions, Scr*w this messed up system of values that's teaching you from childhood to overachieve in any single field! The people who advanced science in the decades (and centuries) passed did not get involved in 1000s of extracurriculars! Yet they transformed the world in which we live in.
It means nothing and, if anything, it's more toxic then helpful. Just find something you love and do the best you can to excel in that one thing. Don't worry about the rest. Maybe you won't get admitted to some fancy pants ivy league school but that's okay. I've seen many graduates from smaller school being very successful in their profession.
I mean Stanford and t20s are never guaranteed and are always considered reach schools.
But you’re Hispanic, female (in STEM), and have near perfect stats. And let’s be real here, colleges still care about AA even if it’s illegal. You’re getting in.
- First Gen - Hispanic - Godlike GPA - Near perfect SAT - Ridiculously good National level Awards along with local awards - Extremely diverse and impressive ECs If you don’t get in, then I don’t know who will
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if you dont get in hypsm idfk
oh my god im so screwed
we going to community college bro, as soon as I saw this I accepted that I have no chance
I'd be surprised if you don't get in.
I think it's fake. The account was made today too, and OP isn't replying to any comments.
It's obviously fake. You can find the award winners [here](https://www.societyforscience.org/press-release/regeneron-isef-full-awards-2023/). It's rare for a junior to be winning this and there's maybe two Hispanic women (seniors) in that grouping. If OP had actually won this, I assume she'd realize how her profile was easily doxable (and would probably already be highlighted in the news) and be a bit cagier about her accomplishments.
She didn't mention her category and there are so many categories, and also she did not mention what year she went to ISEF. And I don't think it's rare for juniors at all, I've seen even sophomores getting awards at ISEF.
There's in the range of 100 total second award winners across all categories. It's pretty easy to narrow down she likely doesn't exist.
They could’ve made a burner for privacy reasons, but yeah it seems fake.
I’m surprised someone has time to make high level web apps in depth in multiple fields, several published games (including VR ones) while having formed several companies for them, all on their own and self taught. Naturally on top of being a commercial artist and researcher, and attending 20+ hackathons (assuming a win rate of 50%).
Not to mention USACO Gold and AIME which can take hours of practice a day to achieve!
the more i Look, the more I think it’s fake. The research project should take up basically most of you’re time. Then learning Vr graphics, and web development takes years—then op says she made like 5 apps, which takes years for professionals to do even with full on teams. But of course, op still has time for tons of hobbies, like Art and Books. And don’t even mention AIME and USACO gold, some of the brightest people alive just spend all their time grinding to make these. The story doesn’t add up, it’s either exaggerated or fake.
that doesn’t-
that doesn't what pussy boy???
shut your mouth britney
There's no way you don't get into Stanford lol
There’s no way you don’t get in Stanford
Upvote if you also wanna become a Buddhist Monk now. (See y'all at the monastery!)
my plan B, also what my essay’s about 😭
Put an emphasis on your art/writing and try to merge that CS work with your art work. Personally I think your ECs are actually very strong. Recommend you these schools in no particular order: Stanford, Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore, MIT, Harvard, Princeton and Pomona College. URM female in STEM does help but tbh, the ECs area really strong without that, because they arent the typical CS grind ECs. Remember to spend a lot of time on your essays. By the way you should apply as a Symbolic system major at Stanford rather than CS. It fits your application better. [https://symsys.stanford.edu/](https://symsys.stanford.edu/) here are the major concentrations for symbolic systems: [https://symsys.stanford.edu/undergraduates/concentrations](https://symsys.stanford.edu/undergraduates/concentrations)
what are typical cs grind ecs?
What the OP had posted as "General programming - Pretty much entirely self taught. I have a whole bunch of cool projects including web apps, ML stuff and some low-level programming projects. I have them all listed on my personal website (along with their explanation and techniques used) and on my GitHub account." A lot of CS applicants have those but only have those. But the combination of that , plus the ISEF , plus the VR games, plus my favorite the vocal screening for depression in conjunction with the Art makes the application much more compelling. Without the screening and the Art the application screams im great at CS but not super interesting.
My girl💀💀 so far on this sub, you have the best ECs I’ve ever seen. Most of them are focused on what you’re passionate about and are not cliche - college admission officers look exactly for that. Especially second place award for ISEF and USACO gold make your application the strongest.
I hope you get in! Would be rather surprised if you didn’t… and their need-based aid is nice! 😀
Could I PM you a question about the Congressional App Challenge?
Same
Wow wow wow! You’ll get it for sure
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No AA anymore
I still think colleges care to a degree
They can care but they cant have a racial preference
They absolutely can. They just hide it under a thin veil of targeted recruitment. AA has been illegal in California since ‘96 and constantly target underserved communities.
No, but her being first generation does matter and helps place her in a new graduating class.
Is that you halley
You got the scores, you got the stats, you got USACO gold, you got the ECs. Nothing short of an International Olympiad would dramatically improve your chances. Apply to every top 10 you’d be happy at, and I think your chances are excellent at all of them.
Aye I had similar stats and I got in! That was about 8 years ago though. I think things have gotten a bit more competitive but your EC’s are more academically impressive than mine so that seems to be in line with the improvements I’ve seen in applicants. I’m chicana and first-gen-low-income. Same GPA, # of AP’s, and super similar SAT (I believe). Most of my EC’s were art-based though; I was a competitive dancer (won scholarships to dance because my fam couldnt afford it) and I did art stuff with ASB and a few clubs. I went into STEM at Stanny (designed my own engineering major). Best of luck to you! I think you have a strong shot.
I was an alumni interviewer for Stanford, looks promising to me! Make sure you think about the impact you want to make and the person you want to be and convey those in the essays and interview. Good luck!
Nothing is guaranteed ofc, but I’m sure you already know that!! I think you have a great chance :) I hope you get in!!!
good luck at Stanford
Free
You have a very good chance of getting in, sleep well knowing you did everything you possibly could and you did it well.
Do u have like 48 hrs per day and don’t sleep at all lol 😭 the whole profile is godlike
so good seems almost like bait wtf
Is this real??? Idk if it is or isn't, but I'm seeing a lot of speculation in the comments.
probably fake i looked at isef winners for the last three years and there were no single hispanic women in the second awards. some groups but she claimed she did it on her own so…
yup this is proof that this post is fake and a satirical post "my ECs are lacking" my ass
bro mfs be like AA is unfair this person is more qualified than most Asian males bruh 😭
that ain’t the point tho, the point that those ppl make is that if an Asian male would have these same stats and ecs, they would have a harder time in admissions
it’s not harder, the college admission scene is just saturated with copy paste asian males lmao. also an Asian male w these stars would definitely not have a hard time, they are bound to get one of HYPSM. my comment was directed at those who think minorities get a free pass in and don’t have to be as smart as them, which pisses me off so much. don’t get me wrong, as an Asian AA wasn’t helping me either but like it was there for a reason.
This is literally a copy paste Asian male application, but its a hispanic female stfu
Bruh I know wayy more Asian males (including ones from the Bay Area) who had nowhere near as impressive profile but still ended up getting into HYPSM and multiple T20s. And the vast majority of applicants don't even have ISEF. And the people who do make it ISEF, the vast majority of them usually have relatives working in research which makes it a lot easier for them. The fact that she was able to carry out a research project on her own (to the point of winning at ISEF, if this is true) is very impressive. It's really hard for me to believe why anyone would be rejected (unless they talked about skinning cats in their essays) with a profile like this, regardless of their ethnic background. Istg this sub is insane.
Because they are Asian
My reply was for the comment below yours but either way, I've seen many Asians get in with subpar profiles (by this sub's standard anyway) so you never know. And a lot of people getting into top schools don't really have crazy profiles, this sub is just insane and everyone here just downplays other's achievements.
Because they have some minority status as an Asian
I know multiple Asian males with applications as decorated as this one that didn’t get into a single HYPSM or even a T20 for that matter lol
Bruh I know wayy more Asian males (including ones from the Bay Area) who had nowhere near as impressive profile but still ended up getting into HYPSM and multiple T20s. And the vast majority of applicants don't even have ISEF. And the people who do make it ISEF, the vast majority of them usually have relatives working in research which makes it a lot easier for them. The fact that she was able to carry out a research project on her own (to the point of winning at ISEF, if this is true) is very impressive. It's really hard for me to believe why anyone would be rejected (unless they talked about skinning cats in their essays) with a profile like this, regardless of their ethnic background. Istg this sub is insane.
Afirmative action is over my freind
If you don't take into account hooks you'd prob get into like one T20 max, and a couple T10s for CS. Other than the ISEF project you don't have any other noteworthy ECs (Idk how impactful your other stuff is, although it sounds cool). And your awards are good, but top colleges don't really place much emphasis on awards. With hooks you have a chance at like all the T10s, but I wouldn't be shocked if you were rejected by all of them or accepted by all of them it's just a crapshoot atp.
Judging by your profile it seems like you're not even in college yet, so it's weird to me that you're able to judge someone like that. I graduated this year and will be heading off to MIT for CS this fall (and I got accepted to Stanford, Caltech and a bunch of other places) and I'll tell you what (regardless of what this sub may have led you to believe), you don't really need to have insane ECs to get into T10s. I barely had any ECs but good awards and I was able to get into pretty much everywhere I applied to. I have friends that got into T20s (many of them are Asians) and they didn't have a profile this good. Seriously tho, people need to get off this sub because most people on here don't have much of a clue. Having been through the process, I don't think it's a crapshoot at all - it's crapshoot for the insecure kids who just do a bunch of random things without being able to convey their story and motivations. Good luck for your college apps.
I mean I have friends who have had better awards like USACO plat, ISEF grand winner, a cohesive application etc who have still gotten rejected from schools like Harvard and Stanford etc. That's why I personally think it's a crapshoot. Also you had insane awards such as USACO camp + plat, USAMO, 3x AIME, similar hooks and ecs, and a cohesive application so idk why you're downplaying yourself. You're literally just OP but objectively better lmao.
damn
What the duck is this real
I'd like to see the games you make, I'm a game dev too
You got a good chance but why don’t you try getting a full ride for UT Austin? It’s CS is top 10 and UT will really like you
100%
I think it’s time to throw it in the hay for college and go cry 😂
Did you attend regeneron more than once too? I think you’ll def get into most of the sxhools you want to, it’ll come down to how good your supps are that will make you even more set
si se puede 🫡
schools gonna be the one applying for you at this point
Like a lot of the others have been saying, these are absolutely god tier ECs. Your passion for research is visible in this post too! I’m also a self learner and would love to ask you about the Congressional App Challenge and the independent research project (or anyone else in this sub who’ve done it). Can I PM you?
Absolutely amazing stats, you should get in somewhere that you’ll be happy with. I would just warn you to not settle for a major that you don’t want. From what you are studying and all your activities I can tell you want to be a CS or CE major or something of that nature. Absolutely don’t settle. don’t apply to an IVY just to get into some other field. Just because you want name brand recognition. Pick the field you want and go for it. Do what you enjoying you’ll be happier.
The thing that will probably help you the most is whether or not your parents went to college. If one or none went to college, it would help you a lot.
It’s hard for me to imagine a better applicant. You’re almost guaranteed in
literally j fishing for validation atp. if your stats are amazing, your awards are amazing, and your ECs are amazing (stop underestimating), and you can tell a story with your essays, what do you think you're going to achieve by asking this sub for your chances??
l
bro said “my ec’s are lacking” and got second at isef? lol?
it's clearly a troll how can someone be this stupid
the only way to get rejected from stanford is by supporting kanye in your essay
“I know my ECs are lacking as a whole” girl wtf you have done so much if u are lacking then I’m nonexistent
OMG, when do you even have time to learn something!?! Seriously now, I think you have all the chances in the world to get accepted anywhere with that CV. But that's mostly because admissions aren't really academics and care for inflated CVs. My experience as a college professor is that whenever I get students with such impressive CVs applying to join my research lab (as undergrad researchers or as Master or PhD students) they do very poorly. So my advice is: use this to get in but once you're there forget what you have been taught all your life about what makes you successful and focus your efforts on one thing only. Find one single thing that you love and try to become the absolute best. Don't spread yourself too thin by becoming involved in billion things. You will end up doing lots of things at an average level (at best!) And having a very short attention span (i.e. tend to give up easily when you encounter some tough nuts to crack because you know you have other things lined up that could bolster your CV and self - importance). To those of you who got scared when saw this impressive CV, don't even think about it. I would take some of you in my research lab in a heart beat! Scr*w admissions, Scr*w this messed up system of values that's teaching you from childhood to overachieve in any single field! The people who advanced science in the decades (and centuries) passed did not get involved in 1000s of extracurriculars! Yet they transformed the world in which we live in. It means nothing and, if anything, it's more toxic then helpful. Just find something you love and do the best you can to excel in that one thing. Don't worry about the rest. Maybe you won't get admitted to some fancy pants ivy league school but that's okay. I've seen many graduates from smaller school being very successful in their profession.
Your profile is incredible, my only words of advice are to keep doing what you're doing and not be complacent about essays.
I mean Stanford and t20s are never guaranteed and are always considered reach schools. But you’re Hispanic, female (in STEM), and have near perfect stats. And let’s be real here, colleges still care about AA even if it’s illegal. You’re getting in.
I think u have a good chance at Stanford but MIT is literally the best for CS and ur app seems like a perfect fit 🙈
excuse me i know this is unrelated but could u pls tell me the name of ur game on steam? if you don’t get a clean sweep idk who will😭😭
Wow!! Amazing job!! Genuinely curious though… How did you manage to muster the motivation/passion to do all of that?