Demographics: International student
State/Location of residency: India
Type of high school: Semi-Feeder (5/80 Ivy Admits a Year)
Gender/Race/Ethnicity: Indian
Other special factors : N/A
Intended Major(s)Finance/Econ
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
10th Grade IGCSE (7A* 1A)
11th Grade Mid IB: (36/42)
11th Grade Finals IB (37/42)
12th Grade Mid IB (40-41/45)
Predicted: 41/45
ACT/SAT Scores: 1440 (Re-Giving for RDs)
Coursework
HL: Economics, Business Management, Computer Science, Hindi B
SL: Math AA (6), English
Awards-
Distinction in the ICE Certification
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1st Place in Screening for a prestigious Business Quiz Competition
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2nd Place in the DSIJ Investing Competition
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44th Globally in a well known Olympiad (CS)
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Award for the best research and communication by the NYIF
Extracurriculars
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Impactful social service organisation focusing on farmers in India. Recognised in conferences with quantifiable impact. 150+ farmers helped.
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Paired the Farmer service by training a ai up to date to create a chatbot that can dispense financial advice to anyone using it. Quantifiable Impact
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Internship at a Wealth Management Firm in Kolkata. (worked on structured products)
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Another internship in bombay with a investment firm where i worked on mutual funds and etf analysis in india
Headboy of a stock-related club, made massive upgrades to the club reputation, transformed from a 5-10 member club to a 65 member club, gave multiple speeches and held many financial literacy sessions for teachers at the school.
Managed a personal portfolio from $1000 to $ 4500 over the course of 4 years using value investing and covered calls.
others are okayishEssays/LORs/Other:
Essays: 9/10: I am pretty good at essays, I think that they have come out as an really heartfelt and creative. I have linked them with a few of my ECs, and they form a very cohesive narrative IMO.
LORs: 10/10 Extremely Good LORs, given that I have had a relationship with the writers for 6+ YearsBudget: Full-Pay
Current List (Delulu):
New York University[ED]
University of Pennsylvania
UNC Chapel Hill
Cornell University
University of Michigan
Harvard University
Columbia University
University of Notre Dame
Duke University
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
Yale University
University of Texas at Austin
Brown University
Princeton University
Dartmouth College
Northwestern University
Stanford University
University of California Berkeley
University of California Los Angeles
Georgetown University
No safeties because if I don’t get in, I’ll just apply in India (NMIMS, Ashoka, OP Jindal). Applying for Finance/Econ for all.