East Brunswick High School Brag Sheet

Name:
Mudakalli, Karthik Date Submitted:
5/23/22
(Last) (First) (Middle)

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School Club/Outside Organization Participation

Average
Hours What did you gain from the
Grade/Year Club/Organization Activity/Involvement Position/Title
per experience?
week
Learned to work with classmates in
10th-12th Beach sweep, park
Interact Club Volunteer/Advocate 1 order to help others and the
or 9th-11th clean-up
community
Primary Health Volunteered in a remote village, Learned to be extremely grateful
9th Center (Government
taught kids English rhymes, Volunteer 15
assisted the staff by compiling for what I have, learned about
Department of data (name, age, identity, humanitarianism, how to
Health), Boliyar, symptoms) onto the computer
communicate with children, how to
Mangalore,
Karnataka, India input health data into a system

8th-11th East Brunswick organizing community Got accepted into 1 or 2 Learned to work with the teen
Public Library Teen events for the library, the executive board community through my leadership skills
Action Group assisting children with in 11th grade (was a to organize events and gained a
activities, and working connection with the library and
(EBPL TAG) volunteer grades
with the librarian members of the community by
8-10) volunteering in events.

10th-11th EBTECS (East organizing meetings, Got accepted into 2 Was glad to see the senior citizens
Brunswick helping the elderly and executive Board as happy when their tech issues were
Technology community with Co-vice president in resolved. Learned to work with other
Education Community technology, creating 11th grade (was members, work with the exec board,
Service) videos as newsletter volunteer in 10th grade) and learn how to best impact the
contributions community.

11th NHS tutoring, Volunteer 1 Learned how to teach effectively

and efficiently to a mid-schooler,
donating to was glad to hear the parent
diaper drive complimenting when the tutee
improved their scores

8th-10th Red Cross volunteering by Volunteer 3 Learned to work with other

submitting contributions
(videos, articles),
community members, learned
promoting fundraising, to promote humanitarian
and taking EDGE initiative
classes

11th HindiUSA volunteering by teaching
kids, creating Kahoots,
(non-profit) editing audio for
teachers, playing stage
performances, attended
HindiUSA since 5th gr.
volunteering for a non-profit
10th-11th Ranga organization for artists across
India that speak Kannada by
Kalabalaga editing a 3 hour program and
helping with the live streaming
(non-profit)
Volunteer 1 Learned to be a role model for the
young students, learned how to
teach to younger kids, learned how
to work with the main teacher
Learned to understand how to
Volunteer 1 efficiently video edit and manage the
numerous videos and audios, and was
happy to contribute to the community to
give artists in India a voice during the
pandemic.
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Sports/Activities Participation
Average
Grade/Year Sport/Activity Position/Title Hours per
week
10th-12th or
JV Soccer Starting Right Midfield 15
9th-11th

9th Intercounty Soccer (EBSC) Center Defense 3

Community Service Participation

Total What did you gain
Grade/Year Service Activity Position/Title Responsibilities
Hours from the experience?
Assisting children with activities,
10th-12th Community, social
Teen Library Connections Volunteer working with librarians, and 2
or 9th-11th responsibility
supporting numerous programs
Primary Health Center Volunteered in a remote village, Learned to be extremely grateful
9th (Government Department of
Volunteer taught kids English rhymes, assisted
81 for what I have, learned about
humanitarianism, how to
Health), Boliyar, Mangalore, the staff by compiling data (name, communicate with children, how to
Karnataka, India age, identity, symptoms) onto the input health data into a system
computer
Learned to work with the teen community through Learned to be a role model for the
11th HindiUSA Volunteer my leadership skills to organize events and 24.5 young students, learned how to
gained a connection with the library and members teach to younger kids, learned how
of the community by volunteering in events. to work with the main teacher

Working with the teen community through my Learned to work with the teen
8th-11th East Brunswick Public Executive leadership skills to organize events and gaining a 55.25 community through my leadership
Library Teen Action board connection with the library and members of the skills to organize events and
community by volunteering in events and working gained a connection with the library
Group (EBPL TAG) member and with librarians and members of the community by
volunteering in events.
volunteer
8th-10th Red Cross Volunteer volunteering by submitting 28.25 Learned to work with
contributions (videos, articles), other community
promoting fundraising, and members, learned to
promote humanitarian
taking EDGE classes
initiative
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Employment

Average
Hours
Grade/Year Employer Position/Title Responsibilities
per
week
11th Took money from customers;
Chipotle Cashier 6
Grade/2004 sometimes helped with the prep line

11th Family friend Video Editor 2 Editing videos for his

Grade personal needs

10th Family friend Video Editor 6 Compiled videos for an 80th

Grade milestone birthday party
(compilation of photos,
videos with music)

Honors/Awards

Grade/Year Description of Honor/Award/Recognition

11th Grade/2008 2nd Place Overall for High School Region Orchestra

10th Grade Bronze Award for American Red Cross

10th Grade Certificate of Graduation from HindiUSA

11th Grade NHS Nomination

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Research/Internship/Enrichment
Average
Hours What did you gain
Grade/Year Service Activity Position/Title Responsibilities
per from the experience?
week
Worked on robotics in a group Teamwork,
11th/1996 BioTech Inc. Summer Intern setting to construct various 15 collaboration, time
applications for patent management
11th/202 Rutgers Waksman EBHS Taking part in research investigation 3 Teamwork, science
regarding molecular biology, lab
2 Student Scholars program techniques, lab equipment, and
knowledge
Program clone analysis collaboration, time
management

Travel
Grade/Year Location Visited Cities Visited Landmarks
9th/2000 England London Big Ben, Buckingham Palace

9th/2019 India Mangalore, Golden Temple (Vellore), Mysore

Bangalore, Goa, Hubli
Kumta, Srirangapatna
NYC, Ellis Island, Washington
9th/2019 USA DC, Chicago, Indianapolis,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Luray (VA), North Carolina
(Smoky Mountains)
Palace, Vidhana Soudha,
Thirupathi temple, Shree
Vimleshwar temple
Statue of Liberty, Cloud Gate (The Bean), Washington
Monument, White House, Night Sky Park (Coudersport,
PA), Niagra Falls, Luray Caverns, One World Trade
Center, Amish Village, Empire State Building
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Hobbies/Skills

How long? Hobby/Skill

10 years piano

5 years Tabla - accompany in performances

6 years Hardware DIY - replacing a capacitor on a TV motherboard by soldering to fix it (my

dad was going to throw it out), installing ethernet in the house, learning to use a
Raspberry pi, building two computers, replacing an Ipad screen

3 years Video editing

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Persevering Creative Compassionate

List 3 adjectives to describe yourself: , ,

What are you considering for a college major? Computer Science

Do you have any leadership experience? (within a club, a sport, a job, volunteering, tutoring)
My leadership experience comes from both volunteering at organizations as an executive board member and tutoring. For
example, in the EBPL TAG Club at EBPL, as co-vice president I work with the other exec. board members to organize
events for the teens, children, and adults at the library. I helped organize monthly meetings by creating slideshows with what
will be covered at the meeting, and intiate new ideas for events. I also do this at EBTECS where I am also an exec board
member, and compile slideshows with newsletter contributions. I also tutor for NHS which demonstrates my leadership
experience, where I needed to lead by organizing lessons. Similarly, in HindiUSA, I was a teacher and role model for the
students, as I could relate to the students more than the teacher could, and helped to teach Hindi through Kahoots.

What are your personal goals?

My personal goals are to become successful, have a notable impact on the world (whether it
be local or global), and give back to the community. Specifically, I want to accomplish this by
pursuing computer science, traveling around the world, and helping people in need.

Are you a first generation college student? No 

✔ Yes 
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Konkani (mother tongue), Hindi (graduated from
Other than English, what other language(s) are you fluent in? school), Spanish (took AP Spanish)

What are your proudest accomplishments academically?

My proudest accomplishments academically are achieving high honors and improving my
grades since the start of this year.

What are your proudest accomplishments personally?

My proudest accomplishments personally are in technology (building two computers, fixing a
TV motherboard with a capacitor, learning Java), in music (learning tabla and violin), getting
selected to NHS and being selected as an exec. board member, and helping the community
with more than 100 hours of volunteering.

In what areas have you shown the most development and growth during the past 3 or 4 years?
Where I have shown most development and growth during the past 3 years has been in
organization and time-management. As I got more involved in schoolwork, the community
and other events, I needed to learn to better organize my schedule and manage my time, so
that I would not overwhelm myself or lose track of what I had enrolled in. I learnt that I best
organize by using digital applications (Onenote) and time manage using a pre-planned
schedule.

Are there any unusual or personal circumstances which have affected your educational experience or
personal life?
No

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Is your academic record an accurate measure of your ability and potential? Explain.
Yes. Although previous years were a clear indication of my ability and potential with A's and B's,
this year showed that I dealt with a challenge. My grades were not good at the beginning of the
year, however, I showed improvement, which helped represent my ability and potential as a
student.

What personality traits do you possess which make you outstanding? (i.e. perseverance, independence,

patience, etc.) Explain.

Perseverance, Creativity, Compassion, Hard-Worker, Helpful, Listener - I believe these traits
make me outstanding because they define what I stand for and believe are an integral part of
a good leader.

What is your greatest strength and how have you used it?
My greatest strength is helping others. I have used it by contributing at least one hundred
hours of service to the community, be it by contributing in solving problems associated to
technology, humanitarianism, or tutoring.

To Be Completed by Parent/Guardian:

Please provide any additional information you feel is relevant regarding your child (extenuating circumstances, family
situations, obstacles overcome, etc.).
Karthik is highly motivated and a self learner. He always completes any work on time. He is
very compassionate and kind-hearted, and is always ready to help. When he was 8, he learnt
to solve a 3x3 Rubiks cube within a week, and eventually was able to solve it in 1 minute. My
cousin once needed a video edited the next day itself and shared the video at 11:30 PM. Even
though it was a weekday and he had a lot of homework to finish, Karthik finished editing the
video on the same night. When he was younger, he gave his water bottle to a stranger because
he was thirsty on a hot day, which I believe showed his selflessness. As he mentioned, he is
very techy, and I myself take his help whenever I have an issue with the laptop or phone. He
also helps us setup all types of devices. He has also helped teachers with advice in technology.
I recall him telling me that one of his teachers had asked whether to purchase a new Mac and
audio system, and he had helped him make that decision by giving advice. He learnt
video/audio editing and coding by himself, through YouTube, and this has allowed him to help a
lot of people and non-profit organizations. He is also a good teacher, and makes sure whoever
he teaches to really understands the material. The parent of his tutee for NHS was very happy
because they saw a clear improvement of scores after Karthik tutored her.

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