Hello! I’m a student from the UK who has been studying in India for the past four years. I’ve applied for Business/Management related courses at the universities that I’ve listed below. I’m a bit worried because my maths score in SAT 1 is quite low for some of these and my SAT 2 scores are really bad.
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to help me!
Universities that I’ve applied to:
Upenn Wharton (Not expecting to get in but I gave it a shot anyway)
U Virginia
NYU Stern (I also put International Relations as my 2nd choice)
USC
Babson College
Notre Dame
Boston University
Northeastern
Indiana Bloomington
Penn State (Idk if it matters but my brother did his undergrad here)
GPA: I have no GPA in my school system so I’ve listed my IGCSE scores and IB predicteds which have been sent in my transcript.
IGCSE: Economics (A) English Language (A) Physics (A*) Maths (A) English Literature (A) Chemistry (A) French (B)
All subjects are at the EXTENDED level.
IBDP: Subjects grades scaled from 1-7. TOK/EE highest score is A. Total is out of 42 + 3 points from EE/TOK.
HL - Higher Level/ SL - Standard Level
Total: 41/45 IB Points
Economics HL (7), Business & Management HL (7), English Lang and Lit HL (6), Maths SL (6), French B SL (6)
Physics SL (6). Extended Essay (B), Theory of Knowledge (A)
SAT 1: 2080 Super-score (730R,700W, 650M)
SAT 2: 630 Math 2, 690 Physics (IK I messed up, I sent them to all schools as well except for Indiana and Penn State :/)
TOEFL: 116
Class Rank: 3 of 130 (School doesn’t officially give class ranks so it’s not mentioned in my app but I think my counselor might have said something about my position in the recommendation)
Nationality: UK
Ethnicity: Asian (India)
Gender: Male
Mother’s education: Master’s
Father’s education: High School
Languages: English, French, Hindi/Urdu
Essays: Above Average?
Recommendations:
- Teacher 1: 7/10 (English) (2 years)
- Teacher 2: 8/10 (Business) (2 years)
- Counselor rec: 10/10 (I’ve been her favorite student since 7th grade when she was my form tutor)
Extracurricular Activities:
- Student Govt. /Politics (2 years) Head Boy (2015-2016) and Vice Head Boy (2014-2015)
- Community Service (Volunteer) (2 years) President (11th) & Vice President (10th) of Interact Club (Rotary)
- Athletics: JV/Varsity (3 years) Swim, Member of Swimming Team
- Sales & Marketing internship at the 2nd largest Indian media corporation. (2 months)
-Debate/Speech (4 years)
Co-President (11th) Model United Nations
Notes: Dropped most leadership positions for 12th grade so that I could focus on the diploma and being head boy.
Awards: Silver International Award for Young People (Duke of Edinburgh in the UK)
Applied for Financial Aid: No
Thanks again!