JZ
Jimmy Zhang
How I Got Into Stanford, the Ivies, and Top Liberal Arts Colleges · STATS & ECs
Accepted 3
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Stanford -
Columbia -
Cornell
Stats
- GPA
- 3.97 UW (no rank/weighting)
- SAT · ACT
- SAT 1510; AP fives on BC/AB/Stat/Chinese
- AP courses
- few APs offered
Awards 5
- Regeneron ISEF — international finalist
- Stockholm Junior Water Prize — national finalist, state 1st
- National Congressional App Challenge
- China Nationalities Orchestra Society — highest distinction (hulusi)
- President's Volunteer Service Gold Award (2 yrs)
Quest log 10
- Team lead, FEMA National Youth Preparedness Council
- Hulusi (Chinese wind instrument) — Carnegie Hall performance
- Research intern, Portland State University (forest-hazard app)
- Founder, 501c3 emergency-preparedness/environmental nonprofit
- Clarinet — Portland Youth Philharmonic wind ensemble
- Intern, Windborne Systems (Stanford-spinoff weather-balloon startup)
- American Red Cross volunteer
- Co-founder, math & CS clubs (CMU picoCTF top 10)
- Community board representative
- Basketball
Note
strong science-research + music profile