Chance me and I'll chance you back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Although it is impossible to know for sure if someone’s resume will get them into a college, please help me know my chances so I know where to apply.
In 12th grade right now
weighted GPA of 96% probably 4.1 on a 4 point scale
I had a rough freshmen year but have made massive improvements since
Class rank top 12%-11%
ACT of 32 (35 in math)
Sat II Math 2 710
11 Total AP Classes
Scores I would submit include 5(Gov) (Macro Econ) 4(Micro Econ) 4(Physics 1) 4(Comp Gov)
White (but Jewish not sure if that helps anything)
NHS member
4 years of Youth and Government where I was secretary, vice president, and now president
BBYO (jewish youth group) served as secretary and treasurer
Model UN and got an outstanding delegate award
On the board of directors for my shcool’s finance club and I won the clubs stock market game
4 years of highschool basketball
3 years of highschool tennis
3 years of Science Olympiad
director of my local youth community service club
In the summer I am a counseler at my local summer camp
Started my own business of selling shoes and clothing and made $5000+ dollars
Experience in trading stocks and foreign currencies
I operate my own stock portfolio and have made profits
I would like to go for a major in Finance and to eventually get a job in investment banking
I live in Pennslyvania but my dad went to the University of Virginia so I get counted in their in state pool
I got professional input on my common app essay by former admissions officer so I think its really good
I have applied to
Pitt (accepted)
Villanova EA
Indiana Bloomington EA
Northeastern EA
NYU Stern ED
Fordham EA

Will apply RD to
Boston Collge
Boston University
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell
Northwestern
Michigan U
University of Notre Dame
University of Virginia

Please just leave feedback on what schools I have a good chance getting into. Thank YOU!

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Hello,

I think that you have good credibility. and good is not enough for Stern.
Some of these clubs are kind of policy based, and you wanna pursue a career in finance; hence, maybe try tailoring your resume more towards finance stuff (i.e. investment internships at Morgan Stanley, G. Sachs, etc.) I know this kind of difficult to do, but so is Stern admissions.

Your standardized test scores are standard. Take that as you may.

I hope your essays were good, make sure you’re not playing the ethnicity card too hard.

Besides that good luck.

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Thanks, the only thing i say about being Jewish is that I’m in a few Jewish clubs

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Cornell, NW, uMich, and Stern are all reaches, Stern a bit more so than the others (ACT is the main culprit). Boston, ND, and UVA are in the area between match and low reach. The rest are likely matches, unsure what to think about Carnegie Mellon. Your EC’s are good and show interest in finance, although they’re not going to overwhelmingly shift your odds at any school.

It looks like you have a pretty good list with some reaches (a good idea) and enough schools that you shouldn’t have to worry about lacking options. Best of luck.