<p>Okay, i don't expect to get into the ivy's, but i hope that i stand a chance at UCLA or any other of the best 10-30 schools in the US!
I don't need any financial aid, because i have invested in commodities and i have also worked while i am/was in school.
I'm 18 and i will finish school this summer. </p>
<p>I haven't done any kind of test, so lets skip that part. But if you overlook the tests, and let's say that the tests goes well, what do you guys think that my chances are? </p>
<p>I would really appriciate every answer, im very confused right now! </p>
<p>So, here it goes:</p>
<p>Nationality: Swedish
Gender: Male</p>
<p>** Schools: **
-Columbia (ivy, i know...)
- Berkley
-UCLA
-Upenn (I know....)
- Carnegie Mellon University
-University of Southern California
-Georgia Institute of Technology</p>
<p>** Special circumstances: **
- My dad died when i was 16, so i didn't care much about school that year and got really bad grades. After that though, theres almost only A's.</p>
<p>** Academics: **
GPA: 18.20/20
Rank: My teachers said that if you look at the circumstances I'm
1/421</p>
<p>** ECs: **
- The headcoach at a Floorbalcamp (Floorball is the biggest indoor sport in sweden.) And has also played Floorball in twelve years in pretty high series.</p>
<p>Februari 2008 ~70 Hours as a coach, twelve years in traning.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Founder & Economic manager at a company were we made a new product. We managed to get ~4.000 $ from venture capitalist, in exchange we sold our product in their stores. Unfortionatly we did not manage to get the whole 6.000$ that were needed, so we did not start the production...is this even worth mentioning ?
2009-2010, about 70hors total.</p></li>
<li><p>Student concil, head of Culture and Music department i am also the accounter.
2010- Now ~ 35 Hours</p></li>
<li><p>The accounter of one of Swedens biggest Political parties youth club, i handle about 10.000$.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Just started</p>
<ul>
<li><p>I have been publiced in the biggest Economic newspaper in Sweden, a pretty big article about the recession we are currently in.
Publiced in 2011.</p></li>
<li><p>Worked every summer since 2006, now i work in a food store while i go in school since two moths ago, i'm planning to do so until i finish school! </p></li>
<li><p>I have also, as i mentioned earlier made about +300% in trading commodities.</p></li>
<li><p>Play guitar, has had a couple (4) of "concerts" that i have made money on.
since 2005- now</p></li>
</ul>
<p>-I don't know if this counts but i have been babysitting my brothers two sons in about 30 hours in total, they are 1 and 3 years old.</p>
<p>I will take a gap year and volunteer at a orphinage in some spanish talking country because i wan't to learn to talk fluid spanish. (after i know the language, maybe i start working as an english teacher?) </p>
<p>** Awards:**</p>
<ul>
<li>Won "The best peformance of the year" (my grades rose from all C's to all A's accept 2 B's) last year.</li>
</ul>
<p>Recs:
-From a professor that works at the university in my town, the university is currently ranked ~5 in sweden. He teaches economics and i have worked with him very closley for work in school i did. </p>
<p>-From a teacher in Business, she said that i was the most knowledgeable (do you say that? Don't now how to translate it), the one that had the most knowledge in Nationaleconomics she have ever had. We can discuss the stock and housing market for hours!</p>
<p>** Essay:**
Haven't done one yet.</p>