Hey, everyone! So I’m planning on applying to a bunch of business/engineering schools this upcoming fall and I was wondering whether you guys could chance me! I don’t have the best GPA, but hopefully I can make up for it.
School type: pretty crappy urban school on the east coast
Ethnicity: Asian/Middle Eastern (Jew-ish)
GPA: 4.3 Weighted/ 3.65 Unweighted (top 15% of the class. No excuses, but my ECs contributed to this)
SAT: 2310 (800 Math/800 Writing/710 Reading)
SAT II Math: 800, SAT II Biology: 800
Coursework:
Sophomore:
AP Calculus BC (5)
Honors Classes
Junior:
AP Economics (Expected 5)
AP Statistics (Expected 5)
Multivariable Calculus (Expected A)
AP Chemistry (Expected 4 or 5)
Senior:
Differential Equations
Physics
Dual Enrollment Stochastic Calculus
Dual Enrollment Automotive Classes
ECs:
Lawn Mowing Business (7th grade - Freshman Year): Made around $6000 a year by Freshman year through mowing people’s lawns. Had two “employees” under me.
Window Tinting and Automobile Business (Founder, sole proprietor. Since end of Freshman Year): My business made approximately $12000 a year before taxes. In addition, I buy automotive parts and solar panels in bulk and sell them on eBay. I made $7000 last year by doing this. I have one co-founder of this.
Investment Club (President): I made 45% annual returns in our fake portfolio and 25% returns on my parents’ portfolio. I also have a Youtube channel where I talk about topics like Leveraged Buyouts, Black-Scholes models, and Personal Finance.
Class Treasurer (Sophomore, Junior): Streamlined the fundraising and club application process. Raised around $6000 for our class through selling water bottles at local college football games for $1 each.
Math Competition Team (Captain): National Semifinalists in Moody’s Mega Math Challenge
Member of National English Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Science Math Honor Society
Schools I’m applying to:
Wharton (Penn) for joint Engineering/Business special program
Sloan (MIT)
NYU (Stern)
Babson College
UIUC Economics
UIC Economics
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance!