Chance for the impossible! Super competitive schools with horrendous academics.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Another chance thread because I'm really nervous.</p>

<p>Schools: NYU Stern, ED2
Cornell AEM
CMU Tepper
Emory
U Mich Ross</p>

<p>^^^ mainly chances for those, especially first three.</p>

<p>U Pittsburgh
RPI
Penn State</p>

<h2>Drexel</h2>

<p>GPA: Not to hot - my school uses 100 pt scale, and including this year it is an 85-86. Estimating at 3.3 UW. Low grades freshman (2.6) and sophomore (3.2) explained below</p>

<p>SAT: 2100/1400
ACT: 31</p>

<p>Classes: All AP/ honors, math up to CalcII</p>

<p>EC/reason:</p>

<p>To make it short, my father died prior to freshman year - GPA dropped due to the sudden death and family circumstances (we have no family here in America) - sophomore year my mom had two surgeries, and between the depression, erc, it was a lot..I did bad for two years. Junior was better. B+ UW and a higher course load. 4.0 this year and harder courses.</p>

<p>I own a business (since 2009, my passion) - 5 figures profitable, I am CEO, I manage fiscal, legal matters such as corporate credit, payments and receivables, taxes, company records, etc. I don't use accountants. It's a registered corporation with private stocks. I do some programming but I have a partner who is my age who handles that. I manage my time well. We currently own 2 patents and profits are expected to grow tenfold this year (2012) due to new launches.</p>

<p>We also help clients in their stock portfolios...we guide them to invest in high beta value stocks (risky but we evaluvate) and have a high alpha return based on risk. I started investing with $100 last year and already have $5000 - haven't put a cent in to date.</p>

<p>What are my chances?</p>

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<p>Bump -/-/-</p>

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<p>Not going to happen at any of the first five.
Likley admit at the rest.</p>

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<p>There are about 9-10% at Stern, the most competitive on my list, that are under 3.5. You’re saying that I have nothing to offer? Also, CMU doesn’t count my freshman grades = boost to 3.5ish.</p>

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<p>You have to realize you’re so different from the typical applicant that no one if really going to be able to give you a good chance (Death in the family + a business). Just go for it unless money is an issue.</p>

<p>Out of curiosity, if you have 5 figure profits and they’re expected to grow tenfold this year, why do you want to go to college? Would you be able to manage it as effectively not at home?</p>

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<p>I get this a lot, I want to go to college because I’m severely limited. My business relies on clientele projects, and it’s something I do as a interest and passion, nothing that could be a full time job that has offices and multiple centers. It’s really a private thing, we have 2-4 clients a year paying 10K-20 each and a current in dev patented app.</p>

<p>I’m also interested in Wall Street, as you can see, I take risks and do well. I know a fair share of beta-alpha stock correlation, but I’ll learn a lot more than I know at a prestigious B school. I love business, but I do love science as well. If I don’t get into a top B school, I’ll probably end up doing a science major as I love it as well. Therefore business is my true passion, but at a non prestigious B school I won’t have as many opportunities nor learn too many new things. I watched Ivy league and courseware for Macro and Micro economics, so it’s not worth me going to business schools with little expansion. Either way, I can run this business fine and I’m doing it now with a 4.0. I’m going to keep it and I manage my time.
Money is not a problem.</p>

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<p>Bump ///-/-//</p>

<p>Edit: I realized a mistake, by tenfold I meant 100%…not sure why I wrote that. I posted via mobile, sorry.</p>

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<p>So in a year you made 5000% on your investment.</p>

<p>Get this kid some capital, it’s like he has the pill from Limitless.</p>

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<p>I am working on that (18 in December). I have company credit (~100K) but I dont want to use it (higher interest rates than “normal” capital).</p>

<p>Anyways, somewhat. $100 from me and my partner put in $200. One yearish to 5K. The key? Invest in small stocks. I invested in high, high beta shares @ $1-5ish that were promising. Sold high when I saw a decline in alpha/beta ratio, and reinvested the profits. Rinse and repeat. Somewhat luck based: I can’t find those super promising stocks nowadays!</p>

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<p>Up ^^^^^^^^^</p>

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<p>Someone…anything. :)</p>

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<p>You have a shot at Pitt, Penn State, Drexel, maybe the land-grant part of Cornell.</p>

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<p>Thanks :-)</p>

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<p>Final bump /-/–/-</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>“There are about 9-10% at Stern, the most competitive on my list, that are under 3.5.”</p>

<p>Just for the record, those students are probably hooked in some way- legacies, development cases, URMs.</p>

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<p>You are an extremely atypical applicant, I mean you clearly had a lot of issues during high school that normal teenagers won’t have to go through and you do own a profitable business that you have run well. Based on your choices of schools, I’m guessing you’re from PA so why not give Wharton a try? Anyways, I really don’t know how good your chances are at your top schools, I mean I think you should have a legitimate shot at all because of your unique circumstances but how good your chances are depends on how the admissions counselor views what you could potentially bring to the table.</p>

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<p>Wharton with a 3.3 and a 2100?</p>

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<p>Yeah, exactly. Wharton > NYU by a lot.</p>

<p>Also, is this not considered a hook? NYU is low on $$, they could consider this as “hey, we may get some $$ from him later…”</p>