<p>NYU is my top choice school and I really really want to get in so badly. So if it is possible, can you do me a favor and give me your frank opinion? Hope to enter CAS Economics.</p>
<p>Stats
International student, Singaporean</p>
<p>Diploma in Banking and Financial Services(The Singapore system is rather unique where you can choose to specialize after the 10th grade. So have already studied many of the stuff I am going to learn if I get in, like Micro and Macro, treasury, corporate finance, risk management, wealth management etc)</p>
<p>GPA: High 3.5 to Low 3.6 /4.0(In a Singapore education system which is very competitive in relative especially in maths, typical asian right)</p>
<p>AP(Self-studied): Statistic (4) [Maths/Science]
Microeconomics (5) [Others]
Have not took an AP exam for the (Lit/Humanities) area lets assume I get a 4 for that</p>
<p>No SAT or ACT as it says in the criteria that you only need to submit 1 standardized test, and 1 of which is 3 AP exams scores.</p>
<p>EC:
6-Months internship with Citigroup, which I did mostly operation support services in the Treasury department</p>
<p>22-Months National Services in the Singapore Armed Forces(hope to project discipline, or something like that)</p>
<p>Participated and won several trading competition, 1 major one which is the Citibank Foreign Exchange Challenge in which I got 1st runner up (hope to project passion)</p>
<p>Have quite a steady appreciating investment track record(again, hope to show passion)</p>
<p>Currently managing a small investment fund of about $14,000 USD pooled in by around 58 students in my course together with another friend of mine(Again, passion)</p>
<p>Other Information
Not planning to take financial aid, not that I can
Asian, Chinese
Planning to take CFA level 1</p>