<p>I'm not trying to be pretentious. I just want an objective opinion.
Northrams, please don't yell at me. =)</p>
<p>Target Schools: Harvard (Stats/Econ Major, Chinese/Math Minor), Penn -- Wharton (Finance, Econ, Stats, Major Chinese Math Minor), Yale, Chicago, NYU - Stern, Northwestern, Cornell, BC, Michigan, Columbia.</p>
<p>HS Stats:
Freshman GPA: 2.3
Sophomore GPA: 2.5
Junior GPA: 3.68 (unweighted)
Senior GPA: 3.87 (unweighted) 4.44 (weighted)
SAT:
1380
SAT II's:
720 Average</p>
<p>College Stats:
Year: Freshman
College: Rutgers University
GPA: 4.0
Classes: (17 credits)
Calculus
Regression Methods (400 level applied statistics, hardest offered here)
International Economics (300 level class)
3Honors Classes</p>
<p>Current semester: (17 credits)
Econometrics + 2 Intermediate econ classes that uses multivar calc
Calculus
484 Stats
Stats programming class (380)</p>
<p>I can actually graduate with an econ/stats degree next year.</p>
<p>EC's:
Fed Challenge NY Federal Reserve Semi-Finalist (HS) (Presentator)
Fed Challenge NY Federal Reserve Champions (Presentator)
2nd place in national competition
Harvard University Economics Department (research assistant)
Rutgers University Economics Department (research assistant) -- Worked on a working paper to be published in the Journal of Finance
Financial, International and Monetary Policy Columnist for School Newspaper
Money Manager/Founder of Hedge/mutual fund
LIBOR (Investment Banking Club)
Publishing a research paper, possiblly in Barron's</p>
<p>Internships/Jobs
Dow Jones - Barron's
Bear Stearns - Investment Bank
I work 40 hours a week on Wall Street
Summer:
Probablly at a $1 Billion hedgefund</p>
<p>Recs: (All three should be great)
Undergraduate Director of the Economics deparment here.
Private Sector Economist who I have worked with.
HS Fed Challenge Advisor
Undergraduate director of the Economics department at Northwestern.. I guess I will get in there..</p>