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
Ethnicity: Central Asian (Jewish)
Income: Not actually sure. Single parent household, dad owns lots of real estate and corner stores. Probably low on paper, but high since most of it is in the business.
GPA: 4.3 Weighted/ 3.65 Unweighted (top 10% 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
Recs:
Econ Teacher (10/10): “The most talented student I’ve ever had. He has the highest business acumen of any teenager I’ve met thus far”
Physics Teacher (8/10): Thinks I’m insanely weird since I’d use Partial Differential Equations to (correctly) solve his tests, but respects me since I routinely tutor students.
Essays:
Talks about me and my family’s struggles to fit in after we left our country due to a civil war and how seeing my father take us from being broke to being wealthy and being a part of that process has influenced my mindset today. I think it’s pretty good.
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)
APUSH
Senior:
Differential Equations/Multivariable Calculus
AP Physics
Dual Enrollment Automotive Classes
AP English
Dual Enrollment Hebrew
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 profit a year before taxes during its first year. We’re on track to do about $21000 profit this year. In addition, I buy automotive parts and solar panels in bulk and sell them on eBay. I made $7000 profit last year by doing this. I have one co-founder of this. I have been mentioned in local newspapers and have received local business awards for my accomplishments.
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 Vice President (Sophomore, Junior): Streamlined the fundraising and club application process. Raised around $6000 for our school through selling water bottles at local college football games for $1 each and through bake sales and other fundraisers.
Mu Alpha Theta (President): National Semifinalists in Moody’s Mega Math Challenge
Model United Nations (President): Have received “Best Delegate” at a few local and national level competitions.
Member of National English Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society
Schools I’m applying to:
Harvard Economics
Wharton (Penn) for joint Engineering/Business special program
Sloan (MIT)
NYU (Stern)
Babson College
UIUC Economics
UIC Economics
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance!