<p>Applying ED at wharton, RD for econ major at harvard, Yale, stanford
[ *] ACT: 35 (35wr, 35m, 34r, 36s)
[ *] SAT II: 780 math II, 750 physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82 (all B's came from freshman year haha)
[ *] Rank - n/a out of 650
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): calc ab (5) bio(5) euro(4) calc bc(5) physics b(4) physics c mechanics(4) apush (4) stats(5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Ap psych, apes, Ap com Sci, multivariable calc, reg English, civics/econ, reg chem
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Ap scholar, congressional honor for Community service
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
1) founder/pres of model un - 50 hrs
2) founder/pres of fbla - 50 hrs
3) nhs(national honors society) - 2 years
4) varsity track and field high jump - 4 years
5) philharmonia youth Symphony - 2 years
6) hospital volunteer - 250 hrs
7) Hospital internship - 50 hrs
8) internship with congressman - 50 hrs
9) internship at top 5 investment bank - 75 hrs
10) founded nonprofit organization - raised over $60,000 to benefit children in need
[ *] essays: should be decent
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: should be decent
[ *] Counselor Rec: great
[ *] Additional Rec: excellent
[ *] Intended Major: econ concentrating in finance
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Cali
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: <$100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>
<p>you will get in anywhere you want.</p>
<p>Ur too kind;)
I’ll definitely write about one of my ec’s in a meaningful way… Are there any areas that I can improve in seeing that I still have a few months b4 I apply?</p>
<p>I think you’ll have a good shot at Wharton if you apply ED. Otherwise, I think your ECs are a bit generic. Focus on leadership in your ECs</p>
<p>The hours you’ve mentioned for most of your ECs are rather small. A 50 your or 75 hour internship is rather small. Same with that club involvement. I think your ECs are your weakness. You need to stress the pertinence and strength of those and also try to write FANTASTIC essays. I think you have a solid shot at Wharton ED but the other schools are real crapshoots in all honesty.</p>
<p>Asian male without major award (or low income 1st generation) =>Automatic High Reach</p>
<p>Well it doesn’t just have to be a major award. Strengh in ECs can accomplish the job – possibly be a bigger deal. It’s harder to find Asians who apply to these schools with good ECs versus good awards. I think it’s your ECs that will ultimately hold you back; none of them seem long-term and therefore the experience is somewhat insignificant to write about (not to say time spent at a bigtime IBank isn’t great, but still).</p>
<p>I don’t think hours are as big an issue as the fact that your ECs seem pretty arbitrary. You interned at an investment bank, a hospital, and with a congressman? why?</p>