Chances for business programs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I am a junior in an extremely competitive private school. Its a Jewish school so I take Hebrew/ Jewish classes as well as secular courses. My school is farley new (5 years), but many kids have been accepted to the Ivy Leagues, as well as, other top colleges. My school doesn’t rank. I love business and have loved it for many years. I want to go into trading, and then I hope to be able to manage my own hedge fund. Please read my stats and tell me where I stand with the colleges I will be applying to any help will be much appreciated!</p>

<p>9th grade - 88
10th grade - 92
11th grade – 97 – Strong upward trend
Avg Hebrew/ Jewish courses – Hardest secular courses available.
APs I am taking this year - AP music theory, AP American history and AP Biology
Next year I will be taking AP Psychology, Calculus AB, AP English, AP US government and politics and I will self-learn Microeconomics and possibly Macroeconomics. </p>

<p>SATs - April test – will find out on April 17th looking to get a 2100-2150 maybe higher will be retaking in May to raise it. </p>

<p>SAT II – Math IC – US History – Biology – Will be taking these in June or October </p>

<p>ECs –
40 hours of community service</p>

<p>Worked with Genesis Securities for two summers and have a recommendation from the president of operations</p>

<p>Model congress - grade 10 and 11-Choached a freshman</p>

<p>Guitar - Advanced 9,10,11 - ( not to be arrogant but I am the best in the school)</p>

<p>School Band - Lead guitar - 9,10,11</p>

<p>Chess Team, 9,10</p>

<p>Business Club - 11 (first year it was made) – Will be president next year</p>

<p>Newsday Stock Market Game - Team leader - 11th – will be chairmen or cochairmen next year</p>

<p>Yeshiva University Sy Syms Stock Market Bowl – Team Captain – Won first place and most outstanding player award</p>

<p>Managing a real stock portfolio of over 100k –35k in net-profit</p>

<p>Ebay– Jewelry/Watch Company – started in the summer of 10th grade almost 25k in net profit. Will be much more by senior year.</p>

<p>School Science fair winner - 9 and 10th grades</p>

<p>Long Island Science Congress - Honorable Mention 9 and 10</p>

<p>Managed my own Public Relations/Entertainment Company in the Nightclub Industry I had 6 guys working for me. This lasted from the end of 8th grade to the end of 10th grade.</p>

<p>I also took an introductory class to economics and finance at Columbia University and I have a fantastic recommendation from the Professor.</p>

<p>For this summer I acquired an internship at a hedge fund, which will continue throughout 12th grade during work-study program
I will also be attending either Wharton-Leadership in the Business World (still waiting to hear but it is likely because I have my principal on my side)
or Columbia - Operation Enterprise (got in to this program)as well as taking Pre-calculus in the summer.</p>

<p>Applying to:
Penn- Wharton – Possibly ED
NYU – Stern – Possibly ED
Michigan – Ross
Berkley
Carnegie Mellon
UT-Austin
Babson University
Boston University
Baruch College</p>

<p>Please state whether these schools are Reaches, Matches or Safeties. Also what can I do to improve my chances? Thank You!</p>

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<p>bump! please someone answer</p>

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<p>how can you manage a stock portfolio? Did you make 30k profit in one year? I do believe you need to be 18+ to have stocks. (my mom tried to let me open my own stock account, schwab didnt let me )</p>

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<p>Penn - Match
NYU- Match
Michigan - Not familiar with Ross
Berkeley- Reach (Out of state admissions are scarce, to put it lightly)
Carnegie Mellon - Match/Safety
UT - Match/Reach (Out of state, not sure about UT OOS Admissions)
Babson - Match/Safety
BU - Safety
Baruch - Safety</p>

<p>BTW - Ani gam Yehudi. I know just what it's like at competitive Jewish day schools, as I attend one myself. I just pray that colleges are fully aware of all the work that we have and how much time it consumes.</p>

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<p>damitssam> You can open up a custodial account.</p>

<p>As for chances> Top notch. At least I hope you are top notch because our profiles are rather similar (applying Wharton ED next year). GPA on the average side, SATs on the average side and a lotta ECs (I manage my own FX liquidity firm, FX research with professor, internship with trading firm). </p>

<p>What I am interested in knowing is what is that club promoting business? Its not everyday that you see 8th graders promoting nightclubs.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys..About the stock portfolio it was under my dad's name, but it was my money and I did all the work. I started trading in the summer of 9th grade and continued on till the middle of this year. I don’t have time for it anymore, but I will continue again in the summer. As for the Club thing, it wasn’t for adults. It was a teen thing. My cousin is really big in that and he brought me in. I worked for him in the summer of 8th grade and by 9th and 10th grades some kids were interested in it so they worked for me. So I was basically investing in the parties with my cousin and my friends were selling the tickets and handing out fliers for me.</p>

<p>Kafka89- I think they are fully aware of it because if there not that sucks a**. There is so much work!</p>