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Jainam

University of MichiganComputer Science • Class of 2025

GPA: 4.7
SAT: 1510
4.7
Weighted GPA
1510
SAT
N/A
Class Rank

Key Activities

Main Cares

Large charity organization at school, involved in fundraising (over $25,000 raised), organizing charity basketball games, and managing silent charity auction

Make It Make Sense

Co-founded and developed project to improve financial literacy among young people, including workshops at libraries and website coded in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

DECA

Served as treasurer and competed in personal financial literacy, achieved top four at state level with 10+ video investing course and 20-page paper

Lysium

Gifted program focused on leadership and service, involving projects such as raising $2,000 for refugee aid, tutoring children, and participating in volunteer trip to Detroit for home repairs

Volleyball

Played club volleyball (including national competitions) and high school volleyball, served as captain for freshman A team, JV, and varsity, organized summer league during junior year

MTech (Main Township Environmental Coalition)

Participated in cleaning up trash in local area, collected over 1,000 pounds of trash

KA

Served as vice president of treasurer, managing bank account, raising funds, and supporting female entrepreneur in Pakistan

Strength and Conditioning

Led strength and conditioning class as part of Junior/Senior Leaders program

Dance Alipi South

Performed traditional South Asian dances

Flight School

Accumulated 62.3 hours of flight training in Cessna Skyhawk 172, ultimately decided against pursuing pilot career

Scholarships & Awards Received

National Merit Commended Scholar (top 3.3% of PSAT test-takers)
NHS Leader
AP Scholar with Distinction
Spanish Honor Society
Illinois State Scholar

Advanced Courses

Advanced Placement (AP)

AP World HistoryScore: 5
AP Computer Science AScore: 4
AP United States HistoryScore: 4
AP Calculus BCScore: 5
AP United States Government and PoliticsScore: 5
AP Physics 1Score: 5
AP Environmental ScienceScore: 5
AP Language and CompositionScore: 4
AP Literature and CompositionScore: N/A
AP Physics CScore: N/A
AP SpanishScore: N/A
AP StatisticsScore: N/A

Other Advanced Courses

Lysium Gifted Program - Participated for all four years
Rigorous course load including numerous AP classes across all four years

Essay Topics & Themes

Financial literacy and education through Make It Make Sense project

Leadership and service through Lysium gifted program and refugee aid fundraising

Community service and environmental impact through MTech and trash collection initiatives

Athletic leadership and team building through volleyball captaincy and summer league organization

Cultural identity and tradition through Dance Alipi South performances

Personal growth and decision-making through flight training experience and career exploration

Additional Acceptances

Intended Majors & Universities

Applied to programs focused on Computer Science with focus on financial literacy, leadership, and community service across various universities.

Purdue UniversityUSC Viterbi School of EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (College of Letters and Science)Northeastern University (Computer Science)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Statistics and Computer Science)Georgia TechUC San DiegoCarnegie Mellon University

Notes on Application

Used Early Decision for UPenn (deferred to Wharton School) and Early Action for USC (deferred then admitted)

Applied to variety of majors including Computer Science, Statistics, and Business programs

Considered both in-state and out-of-state options for best fit and financial considerations

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Quick Stats

CollegeUniversity of Michigan
MajorComputer Science
Admit Year2025
GPA4.7
Test Score1510

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