Chance me UPenn Wharton, Harvard, NYU Stern, Brown etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Chance me! I know there are super tough schools in this list so I just want some honest feedback/opinion. Thank you <3

List of universities:
Harvard, Wharton, Stern, Brown, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UMich, UC Davis, UC Irvine, BU, Villanova

Profile:
International student from Hong Kong, wanting to apply Econ/Finance

Grades:
IGCSE: 7A*, 5A

IB predicted 43
HL Maths 7
HL Econ 7
HL Chinese B 7
SL Chem 7
SL Physics 7
SL English 7

ACT: 33 (30 Eng, 32 Reading, 35 Maths, 36 Science) Essay was kinda crap, retaking in sept
Will take SAT 2 Math and Physics in Oct (Shouldn’t be a big problem)

Sadly our schools doesn’t do class ranks :confused:

ECs:

  • Head of finance for a student led charity fashion show, managed to raise over USD 15K for charity
  • House leadership team (It’s a bit like student council, hard to explain)
  • Tutor Economics for those struggling in my school for free
  • Varsity tennis team captain, won the Division 2 league
  • Personally ranked 50-60 nationally in HK for tennis
  • Participated in many selective summer programs (CTY) and invited for a fully funded summer program
  • 2 Law internships (I know, bit irrelevant)
  • International Math, Science awards, as well as national MUN awards
  • ABRSM Grade 8 piano
  • Founded own start up company, wasn’t exactly succesful but I think I will be using that as my common app topic.

Descriptions for my ECs were a bit brief. I can add any extra detail if required! Thank you :slight_smile:

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@Impossiblu Imo Harvard and Penn would be high reaches, Brown would be a reach, Stern maybe a low reach and the rest would be matches. Maybe try to raise the ACT score a bit? You have decent chances in any of them though.

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Do you need financial aid? If so, the UCs are out since there is no aid for foreign students.

BU/Villanova are matches based on your grades/standardized test results. NYU Stern could be a high match/low reach.

Add IU-Bloomington to your list. Top rate B-school and it could be a match.

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@Penn95 @Hamurtle Thanks for the responses guys. Btw, do you know how much ACT essay matters? I keep getting low marks on that and I’m wondering how big of an impact it has on my app.

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The writing test may not necessarily determine whether you get in to your school. It may determine whether you need to take a writing placement test once you are accepted.

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How did you get a 7 on the HL math exam? From what I know you must be a senior in order to take the exam.

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OPs IB scores are predictions. Agree with some of the other posters that another ACT might help.

Another school that should be on the list is Boston College.