Chance me for a Claremont McKenna ED!

Demographics
Asian
Top 5 NJ private high school, however am now in a top PA public high school (parents moved for work)

Intended Major
Economics

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
~3.9 UW

SAT: 1440 (should I go test optional? btw this score is final. I here CMC doesn’t care too much about SAT, 55% of applicants applied without test scores)
Physics 1 (1, am not reporting)
French (3)
English Lang (5)
US History (3)

Senior Courses (AP)
Art History
Stats
Calc AB
Macro/Micro
Lit

Extracurriculars
BSA (Eagle Scout and was my troop’s Senior Patrol Leader)
1st degree Taekwondo black belt, student instructor to white/yellow belts
Cross Country all-years
DEEP (service project initiative to teach financial literacy and investing to kids in Paterson)
Finance externship at a major prop trading firm
Forensics (extemp and public forum)
School’s leader for the Euro Challenge
Led a team in the Wharton Investment Competition, reached
Leader my school’s investing and business & economics clubs
French Club President
ASSIP George Mason Research Intern (finance, quantum computing, and machine learning)

Honors/Awards
Highest Honors List
AP Scholar award
Bronze Award, Le Grand Concours National French Exam (2023)
Pope Pius XII Emblem (Scouts BSA)

Essays/LORs/Other
My essays and LORs are really good. My college guidance counselor really liked my essay on libertarianism/economics, even though he agrees writing an essay on politics is risky. Both my LORs are both 9-10/10, I know that almost as a fact.

Cost Constraints / Budget
None. Full pay/cost.

How is your 1440 split ?

This seems very similar to another recent post.

I’ll say the same.

45% submitted and you are slightly under the 25th percentile. But if math is strong, then maybe.

Not sure if geography will help. It says considered but state doesn’t matter. But the NE is probably good.

There’s no reason you can’t ED. I could see it going both ways. Good luck.

Ps - have you visited to ensure it’s right for you ?

Pitzer might be a good ED2 for you.

Best of luck

Please see poster’s other similar thread: Am I A Qualified Applicant For A Claremont McKenna ED?

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