<p>Im currently a junior in NY, just wanna know some ideas/thoughts regard admission one year later
So here is my statistics</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):not going to take
[</em>] ACT:havnt take yet... expected 33
[<em>] SAT II: math 2c 800, chemistry 800, and going to take physics which may also be 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): so far its 3.93UW and predict to be 3.90 at end of junior year
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesnt rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Statistics (5) Predicted junior year APs: Calculus BC(5) Physics B (5) and Computer Science (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):no IB in our school
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Lit. AP Economics, AP Gov, AP Physics C, multivariable, virtual business
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):maybe AIME qualifier this year, and some local minor math award..
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club(maybe president at senior year) Financial Club, FBLA, Model UN, Peer Tutoring, NHS, Varsity Badminton (10, 11,12 grade) Varsity Swimming (10 grade)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:have internship every summer in China in my dad's factory
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:Well, for this part, i have started a nonprofit organization in china (by organizing my friends to do so), which can be counted as a community service and major EC. The organization is to 1. transfer some american goods to sell through internet in China and through my friends in each school 2. i copy whatever fun activity ideas that i encounter in US to my friends in China, and let them do similar things to raise money 3. receive donations..
[<em>] Summer Activities:Internship at dad's factory, and last summer i was enrolled in Cornell's summer college (business world, but only received a B+ D: ) and going to Wharton's summer program this summer
[</em>] Essays:going to be very good with assistance of someone professional in it.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: both will be really good (from my statistics and calculus BC teachers)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: will be really good
[li] Additional Rec: none..</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[list]
[li] State (if domestic applicant):NY</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type:Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Chinese..</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender:M</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket:around a million bucks a year...</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): whats hook?</p>[/li]
<p>Also, there is something special for me, I immigrant to US from China at the end of freshman year, idk if it really helps cuz im still an asian.. and i can apply those schools without financial aid</p>
<p>Please chance me for the three schools:</p>
<p>UC Berkeley (Top choice)
NYU Stern (Second)
UPenn Wharton (Third.. fear the pressure there)</p>
<p>Sorry for my poor enligh at some points which may cause confusion..
Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>Given your math achievements, and your apparent intent to major in business, you may want to note that the undergraduate business major at Berkeley is not very quantitative (a year of “calculus for business majors” and a semester of introductory statistics is all it requires). If you need more math to keep you interested, consider (if you go to Berkeley) majoring in math doubled with economics or business (note that Berkeley economics offers more quantitative courses than Berkeley undergraduate business). You may also want to do this if you plan to go to graduate school in economics or “master’s of financial engineering” (quantitative finance) later.</p>
<p>Also note that students at Berkeley need to apply to declare undergraduate business or economics during their sophomore year (including needing a higher GPA in the prerequisite courses), since those majors are more popular than their capacity. Math is not currently capped; anyone who completes the prerequisite math courses can declare it (though the department does advise (not require) that students get at least B- grades in the prerequisite math courses before declaring).</p>
<p>Your stats look strong for any school, being close to “maximum”. However, some of the schools in your list (e.g. MIT, Stanford, Harvard) have more applicants of similar stats than their admission class, so they would still be reach for you and everyone.</p>
<p>A “hook” is an attribute that gives you a strong preference for admission. What is or is not a “hook” varies by school, but common ones include recruited athlete, legacy, and URM. Berkeley (in theory anyway) ignores legacy and URM (in theory because the evaluation does include they essay, where such factors may affect some students’ essay writings).</p>
<p>Wow u know a lot about UCB. Thank you very much for your advice and resource, really appreciate.
well i may major in business management and marketing, so do u think UCB is an appropriate choice?</p>
<p>You really have some amazing stats that do match up with or exceed what those college are looking for numbers wise. However, you do sort of fit the stereotypical upper level Asian applicant and so I would strongly advise that you focus on strongly getting involved in leadership positions and extracurricular activities. You will really need to demonstrate that you are just not another Asian student with a perfect score but instead an engaged individual that developed his community and will later make a difference.</p>
<p>The undergraduate business major has 10 core required upper division business courses and at least 3 other business electives; there are at least 3 possible elective courses in each of management and marketing.</p>
<p>Note that if you want a more mathematical approach to business problems, other possible majors are Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and Operations Research and Management Science:</p>
<p>ye i admit that somehow i may look like a nerd.
and also because of my english i still have problems communicating with people here so its hard for me to get positions…</p>
<p>and thats why i organize my friends in china to set up the non-profit organization and im the chairman/executive director of it. So do u think it works? Thanks</p>
<p>Because you applying for a business major, I would highly recommend taking a subject test in the social sciences - it shows diverse interests and knowledge. Taking SAT II Literature can do a lot for you if you get a good score.</p>
<p>You should take the SAT I at least once. Most people are better with one test than the other, so it’s to your advantage to take both the SAT and the ACT at least once.</p>