Today’s #howigotin.fyi features Christian, an aspiring scientist and accomplished cellist. Christina has been accepted to prestigious universities including Princeton, Yale, UPenn, Duke, Columbia and more.

📚 Background

Christian is a high school senior from Atlanta, Georgia, attending a public high school in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a STEM-focused magnet program. He is an alum of MIT’s MITES Semester program, where he interviewed researchers from Yale and MIT about quantum computation. He also performed at Carnegie Hall as part of National Youth Orchestra 2, sit co-principal cellist in the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra, and have sat as assistant principal cellist of the Georgia All-State Orchestra multiple times.

💯GPA

- Unweighted GPA: 4.0

- Weighted GPA: 4.67

🪜Rank at School

Christian's school does not report class rank, but he discovered he was ranked 13th out of approximately 525-550 students during the spring of his junior year.

🌟Test Scores

- SAT: 1540 on first attempt, 1560 on second attempt (superscore of 1570)

- PSAT/NMSQT: 1490 and 1520 (qualified for National Merit)

- AP Exams: Scores of 5 on all AP exams taken

🏅Academic Honors

1. National Merit Semi-Finalist and National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar

2. Georgia Certificate of Merit (top 5% of students in junior year)

3. Outstanding Achievement Awards in Calculus, Pre-Calculus, and Literature

4. Membership and leadership roles in National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, and English Honor Society

5. Community Service Letter, Orchestra Letter, and Academic Letter

🙌Extracurricular Activities

1. MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science)

   - Quantum computation and science writing scholar

   - Presented at final symposium and interviewed researchers

2. National Youth Orchestra 2

   - Performed at Carnegie Hall and in the Dominican Republic

   - Soloist and symphony cellist

3. Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO)

   - Student leader and chamber player

   - Premiered works by diverse composers

4. Research Internship at Kennesaw State University

   - Research intern at the Glass Laboratory

   - Performed differential thermal analysis experiments

5. Georgia Governor’s Honors Program

   - Cello major and Nature vs. Nurture minor

   - Performed in concerts and masterclasses

6. The Thori Project

   - Recruitment director and cello tutor

   - Provided free virtual lessons to students

7. Tri-M Music Honor Society

   - President

   - Organized meetings and volunteering initiatives

8. Magnet Ambassadors

   - Co-president

   - Organized events and managed a Facebook group for prospective students

9. All-State Orchestra

   - Full orchestra cellist

   - Participated in intensive rehearsals and performances

10. Mathnasium Tutor

    - Mathematics tutor for K-12 students

    - Balanced multiple students and communicated with directors

Truly impressive profile and achievements.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OzOLLaSyMI