Real profiles & essays — Missouri S&T

Student profiles

Representative applicants for Missouri S&T — a mix of admits, waitlists, and rejects across the admit pool. Stats, hooks, and outcomes shown for each.

• GPA / Test: 3.94 UW / SAT 1600
• Major: Computer Science
• Geography: California
• Hooks: none
• Standout: Sole creator & developer of Pokémon Discord bot
• Other: 9 APs, concurrent enrollment multivar/diff eq/lin alg
• Why accepted: Exceptional SAT and strong CS-related project likely secured admission to Missouri S&T

• GPA / Test: 3.58 UW / test-optional
• Major: Public Health / Nursing
• Geography: not stated
• Hooks: First-gen, URM
• Standout: Caregiving responsibilities for disabled sibling
• Other: Drama, honors choir, working job
• Why accepted: URM and first-gen status plus meaningful extracurriculars fit Missouri S&T admissions profile

• GPA / Test: 98.039/100 (UW) / not stated
• Major: Linguistics (alternate Anthropology/Geography)
• Geography: New York
• Hooks: LGBTQ
• Standout: IB-heavy curriculum with college-level language coursework
• Other: 9 IB classes, community college Japanese
• Why accepted: High academic rigor and strong curricular spike in language likely appealed to Missouri S&T humanities/social programs

• GPA / Test: 3.94 UW / ACT 35, SAT 1540
• Major: Neuroscience / Linguistics (applied)
• Geography: Maryland
• Hooks: none
• Standout: Science internships at two local hospitals
• Other: 11 APs, dual enrollment advanced math
• Why accepted: High standardized scores and substantial science research/internships supported acceptance to Missouri S&T

• GPA / Test: not stated / not stated
• Major: not stated
• Geography: not stated
• Hooks: none
• Standout: n/a
• Other: n/a
• Why rejected: Post is a general essay about coping with rejection, mentions Missouri S&T nowhere specific enough, skipped.

Real essays from Reddit

Actual essays shared by applicants who submitted to Missouri S&T — pulled from r/CollegeEssays, r/EssayDeath, and r/A2C. Loads on demand since it takes a few seconds.