Chance Me Please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Colleges: Princeton REA, Wharton, Stern, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, UChicago, Duke, Dartmouth, Stanford, Umich (Applying to some safeties too)

Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k-150k
State: Midwest
High School: Very Competitive Public School

Intended Major: Business (Finance)
UW GPA: 3.92
W GPA: 4.6
Class Rank: 4/480
ACT: 35C (35E, 34M, 35R, 36S)
PSAT: 1480 (Likely NMSF)
SAT Subject Tests: 800 Chem, 800 Math II
Course Rigor: Extremely difficult schedule with a LOT of AP/IB and a LOT of Dual Enrollment Business classes at high ranking state school (Will have completed Junior year college finance course work by end of hs)

Extra Curriculars:

Speech and Debate President (HUGE time commitment, ranked very high in the nation)

Model UN President

Business Club President (I teach a 50+ students at my school abt business concepts)

Paid Behavioral Finance Research Internship at High Ranking State School

Teaching Assistant for AP Econ at my school

Varsity Cross Country Captain (Not recruited)

Founder and CEO of my own marketing company (have 10+ clients, 10kish revenue)

Awards:
3x TOC Qualifier in Public Forum Debate
2x NCFL Qualifier in Public Forum Debate
1x NSDA Qualifier in Congressional Debate
National Economics Challenge State Champion, Top 5 Nationally
Best Delegate at large MUN Conference

Rec Letters :
One is Extremely Good (11/10)
The other is pretty good (8/10)

Essays:
Hopefully pretty good

Hooks:
None lol, would my business coursework count?

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I mean, do you even have to ask? Pretty much all the information you’ve provided of yourself is exceptional. I don’t want to say it’s likely, but you have better than average odds of getting into at least one of your big reach schools. (Don’t hold me to that - admissions work in mysterious ways and you might be disappointed. Go into it, in fact, expecting nothing or you’ll be crushed otherwise.)

But even with all that fantastic objective stuff about you, there are other factors. Figure out the best way to present yourself when writing your common app essay, discussing things about you that any college would value. When you go to do your supplements and interviews, however, do some research on how these colleges will be a fit for you and then present yourself to them in a way that appeals specifically to them. It’s easier said than done, but I figure you’ll do a good job.

Best of luck!