We had the opportunity of interviewing Uday Tripathi, a student at the University of Pennsylvania about: High School Courses
Uday is:
The President of MUSE Consulting,
The President of Engineers in Medicine,
An Engineering Teaching Assistant,
Co-Founder of Golden Gate Editing (college application consultant),
Valedictorian of his class in high school,
Scorer of 5s on all of 8 of his AP exams,
Achiever of perfect scores on three SAT subject tests,
A Merit Semifinalist,
and a Scholar Athlete.
Uday shares with us:
"I think it’s important to develop good study habits early and to not procrastinate. Those were probably the two things that helped me the most. "
Once I was able to hone in on the important parts, I was able to allocate my time well and maximize it.
"I took APs that seemed interesting to me and/or would be useful in a STEM-oriented undergraduate education."
Q: Which AP courses did you take in high school? How did you choose them?
A: I took Calculus BC, Statistics, Physics C: Mechanics, Biology, Spanish, Government, Language and Composition, and Computer Science. I took APs that seemed interesting to me and/or would be useful in a STEM-oriented undergraduate education. From my experience, the STEM AP credits come in quite handy even at private schools that are notoriously stingy about which AP credits they accept. I didn’t know that at the time but taking those classes definitely helped me skip some of the weed-out classes like physics in college.
Q: How were you able to manage the workload of your classes in high school and become valedictorian?
A: I think it’s important to develop good study habits early and to not procrastinate. Those were probably the two things that helped me the most. Once a class starts, it is also easy to tell which parts of the class require more attention and will impact your grade more than others. Once I was able to hone in on the important parts, I was able to allocate my time well and maximize it.
Learn more about Uday and his experience on his LinkedIn account.
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