college application

• Tell us about a significant challenge you have faced, how did you manage the situation? (MIT)
• Describe one way you have collaborated with people who are different from you to contribute to the community. (MIT)
• Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced. (UC)
• What have you done to make your school or your community a better place? (UC)

• Some high schools have the statistic sheet showing GPA/SAT of each student admitted into specific university
• Ask school counselor for the most recent data
• Unless students can be on top ranking at state level, consider spending no more than 10 hours/week on sports. (Coach will always tell you otherwise for self benefit)
• UC COSMOS summer application deadline is JANUARY. (plan the Winter Break accordingly)

• Only accept 4 high school students each summer
• Integrate the scholars’ research topic into the application essay
• Interview with decision maker in MIT (hint: call me)

Are you above AI or below AI?

Learn how to control the tool while exercising human wisdom.

• Try to have a consistency through out years
• Explore how it impacts your life for essay writing
• Value the process to learn meaning of your existence

Having worked as the manager in admission department of university, I know the organization behavior and decision process