Chances At UMN-TC Econ/Finance

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Minnesota
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<p>Hey guys I will keep this post as short as possible. My grades have been steadily rising through high school and I had a really good last tri of junior year, but did terrible in Algebra 2(got B, C and B-); how does this affect my chances? I honestly did not know how college admissions worked until 2nd tri of junior year (I thought we applied at the end of senior year), should I explain this in my essay?</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NA</p>

<p>ACT:30</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3 slight upward trend, will have a 3.8+ gpa last tri of senior year. Does this help? Last tri of Junior year I got a 3.56 because of that B-(had 4 A-'s and 1 A)</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): IDK but probably lower than top 25%</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Took 5 or 6 Aps. Did not take tests</p>

<p>Course Load: 3 Aps 1 Honors(senior), I always had at least 3/6 honors or AP classes and I think the max is 4. I didn't have more because of scheduling issues with French
Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Did not do anything with my school but I did stuff on my own. </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: I started a business selling WOW and game gold in 9th grade and ran it until 10th grade. I made $300 but that helped fuel my passion for business. I have had a job since 11th grade working as a freelancer doing Reputation Management and have made 1k+ for myself. Recently started my own Reputation Management company am on track to generate $30k a year</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: 0</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Went to Togo for 2 months</p>

<p>Essays: Pretty good</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers liked me. 1 from Honors and 1 from Geometry teacher</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Do I need one? If so, probably generic</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): MN</p>

<p>Country (if international applicant): USA</p>

<p>School Type: Public, Average</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Black born in Togo</p>

<p>Gender: M</p>

<p>Income Bracket: Probably less than $40k for family of 6</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I am really passionate about business and money but I didn't always make school my top priority.</p>

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<p>If you’re applying to Carlson I think you might have a chance of making it since you show a strong passion for business. If you’re applying to CLA I think you’re guaranteed to get in. Though it’s very hard to transfer to Carlson as the average undergraduate GPA is 3.8; just keep that in mind. </p>

<p>I think you should go with the confusion for the essay. It won’t hurt to send in a recommendation; I don’t know if it’s required. The first gen and the lower income (no offense) should help you. Good luck.</p>