<p>Hi. Thanks for stopping by. I'm not one of those "Lazy but smart" kids. I spent much of my time in high school starting a technology company and my grades fell as a result of skipping class to do business too much. Would appreciate a chance.</p>
<p>Stats-
2.7 UW GPA
2.9 W GPA
2000 SAT (700 math, 700 writing, 600 reading)</p>
<p>EC's-</p>
<p>-Started hardware technology company at 15 years old developing smart-watches out of my garage. Annual sales are close to $80,000 and company is valued at close to $300,000. (We got an acquisition offer last month) Company started with no investment.
-On the advisory board of a student technology startup company
-Mentor 3 other startup companies in the greater Boston area
-Consultant with 3 years experience on crowd-funding campaigns
-First place, NECINA business competition 2011.
-First place, NECINA business competition 2014.
-First place, Startup weekend business competition, Boston 2012.
-Second place, Startup weekend business competition, Durham 2013.
-Second place, Lean startup machine 2013.
-Internship with startup beverage company
-Been featured on media outlets like Fox, WIRED, Gizmag, Nextshark, and over 20 others including 3 podcasts and 2 print magazines. (Yes, I have been on TV a few times)
-Varsity track
-Varsity debate
-Had a documentary filmed about me (cannot disclose name under contract)</p>
<p>Honors-
-UMASS Boston MBA class guest speaker
-NECINA annual meeting keynote speaker
-TEDx speaker
-Guest on Fox business show with Stuart Varney</p>
<p>Senior year-
AP calc, AP stat, Honors history</p>
<p>Schools-</p>
<p>Babson (early-decision?)
Bentley
Northeastern
BU
Purdue
NYU
Pepperdine
UMASS Amherst
WPI
Temple
Drexel
Wisconsin- Madison
Urbana-Champaign
Penn State- University park
CU Boulder</p>
<p>I think that the GPA is really going to hold you back. To be honest, depending on how promising your company looks, it might be better to go to a less rigorous school to focus on building the business. </p>
<p>Northeastern, BU, NYU, Wisconsin, Illinois are all reaches with that GPA. Bentley, Purdue, Mass, Drexel, and CU Boulder would be matches to high matches. Penn State and WPI are somewhere in the middle. </p>
<p>First of all congarts !! BUT, unfortunately it has come at a price. My advice would be offer to pay cash for college or enroll in a good community college and get yourself back on track. Best of luck !</p>
<p>I’m assuming you won’t need financial aid. How important will your company be while you’re in college? </p>
<p>Babson (early-decision?)
Bentley</p>
<p>-- ADD BRYANT --</p>
<p>Northeastern - unlikely, reach
BU -unlikely
Purdue - match
NYU - CAS or Stern? both are reaches </p>
<p>Pepperdine - odd one out… Are you deeply religious?</p>
<p>UMASS Amherst -match</p>
<p>WPI -match</p>
<p>Temple -match
Drexel -match</p>
<p>Wisconsin- Madison - unlikely
Urbana-Champaign - reach (except for CS and engineering: out of reach)</p>
<p>Penn State- University Park - branch campus at best, UP out of reach since GPA is 2/3 of decision. (3.4 is typically expected for University Park with a 2000+ score, score lowers as >GPA climbs), 2.9 W may be too low even for Behrend or Altoona. </p>
<p>One question…can you talk a bit more about <em>why</em> you want to attend a “top” university…you’re headed in a great direction…and you could attend <em>many</em> universities with your background…no, they wouldn’t be top 10 (u.s. news, etc) but they would be thriving places that would appreciate you. </p>
<p>That said, if i were you, I’d talk my way into Northeastern. Their co-op approach is perfect for you…and you’re likely to be a future rich alumni…which would also interest them…</p>
<p>I got a recommendation letter from a professor at Babson (Very highly respected full-time one) and a letter from one of my employers who did a Babson MBA.</p>
<p>I also just did an interview there and did pretty well. (showed them the company and everything)</p>
<p>What are my chances at Babson at this point? Should I apply ED?</p>
<p>I think honestly your work experience and innovation from running your own company so far will help you in life far more than getting into some super selective peers. You will be legions ahead of many of your peers, who have not had such experiences. I concur with the above poster that you should find a college that promotes the type of learning style that you would find stimulating and intriguing, perhaps also at the same time being able to work on your own projects. The co-op program, which is offered at NEU and Drexel could be a possibility, but I think given your experience and all the publicity your work has already gained, your business and or technology experience should definitely be something you hit home on your app</p>
<p>With a business going this well, why would you want to go to a university and slow down the growth of your company? I say you should focus full time on business since you are leaving school, many great business people never finished or even started college. Good luck to ya! Boy, you have an interesting story haha.</p>
<p>There are schools out there with unique application processes. For example, Goucher College gives the options to submit an application withou grades or test scores. You make a 2 minute video about something related to you, submit a signature of academic integrity, and two school assignments. That’s it. So community college isn’t your only option. A lot of people on CC think that you either go to a top 50 college, or community college. There are some great colleges out there that have open admissions.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I’m still going to college because even though my company grosses $80k a year, I don’t actually profit near that amount. I need some connections and resources that entrepreneurial colleges have to offer to actually expand the business. (No, I’m not interested in corporate America)</p>
<p>Also, I think that the experience of college is unparalleled </p>
<p>What does everyone think about me applying ED to Babson?</p>
<ol>
<li>I have a rec letter from professor there</li>
<li>I have an interview on Fox Business (live TV) of me saying that my dream school is Babson (Babson lets you submit a video)</li>
</ol>
<p>ED to Babson sounds like a great idea. The professor who did the rec - would you be working with him? Can you leverage your relationships there already into growing your company?</p>
<p>Why roll the dice if they have what you want? Many people pick colleges based on their intended major and career choice. Apply ED to Babson and hit the ground running.</p>
<p>Ed to Babson sounds like a perfect choice for you and they’re really big on entrepreneurship so what you’d do there would probably help you with your business too :)</p>
<p>I don’t have anything to contribute, but I’m pretty sure I know who you are! I read an article a few months ago about your company/watches. Super impressive, man!</p>
<p>I recommend applying to WPI through their special application that allows you to submit a portfolio. You are really the kind of student they are looking for because all of the students there are working on real world applications of engineering and tech.</p>
</p>