Another thread:
Looking for input on my chances at top business programs, additionally would love some opinion on whether I should play it safe and ED UVA or ED Penn. Thanks!
Brazilian Second Generation Immigrant
US Citizen
Florida
Somewhat competitive high school
Male Latino
Finance Major
Unweighted HS GPA: 3.87
Weighted HS GPA : 5.1/4.0
Class Rank: 24/497
SAT 1440 (Retaking October hoping to get 1500+)
22 AP/IB/ DE classes included senior year.
Awards
AP Scholar
Honor Roll (4x)
IB Diploma Candidate
NHS Merit
Paid Business consulting internship (Advised on email marketing and social media strategy and effectively increased open rates by an average of 35%)
Venture Capital Internship (Performed market research and created a pitch deck)
Shift Supervisor at local restaurant
CEO of a business with 10k YTD rev
Tutored 4 kids in my neighborhood for a combined 100+ hours, increased grades by an average of 4%.
Ran a committee in NHS to create holiday cards for veterans and teachers, also…
Non-Asian applicant again, with a reachy list.
Posters have pointed out they’re high reach and asked questions about budget and ECs but no one mentioned chasing prestige.
Sample size of 2. I guess I only just started spotting this after this thread raised the issue.