I applied to the following universities:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (EA DEFERRED)

• University of Southern California (EA DEFERRED)

• UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced (RD ACCEPTED), UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara

• UT Austin (RD ACCEPTED)

• Columbia University

• Harvard University

• Princeton University

• Yale University

• California Institute of Technology

• Carnegie Mellon University

• Georgia Institute of Technology

• Stanford University

• Cornell University

Some info:

• Average overprivileged California Asian male

• I applied math or CS everywhere, depending on the school. Rule of thumb was roughly whichever major had a better program at the university, and roughly whichever major I felt like I vibed more with

• My essays were fine (I'm not exceedingly proud of them)

• My SAT score/GPA/recs are good (I do not feel bad about them)

• Programs I've been a part of: MIT PRIMES-USA 2024+2025, BU RISE 2025, SPARC 2024, Ross 2023

Will resolve once I get waitlist results back