White dude from NJ
3.9 Weighted GPA
4 APs and 2 Dual-Credit Courses one of which is business oriented which I have an A+ in.
34 ACT, 34 on the math section
Taking 3 Subject Tests soon, 4 on APUSH
3 years varsity wrestling and maybe senior captain, 4 years Track
President of a 60 member BBYO chapter
Elected vice president of fundraising and finances and advisor to the same chapter
Service trip to South America for two weeks over the summer, 76 hours of community service
Been volunteering with children with down syndrome for 6 years
2 Internships in the financial sector; one at a startup and one at a well respected company
During the same summer I had two internships, I was also a counselor on weekends for prospective campers at a sleepaway camp
4-year member of the business, Spanish, and book club, president of the book club
4 years Debate, 3 years varsity, two-year captain
2 years MUN; sponsor at a conference
7 years of volunteering with special needs children
4 years class council secretary and prom committee
Completed an invitation-only leadership program through BBYO in which we planned a convention for 200 kids
Work for a non-profit organization started with my friends; front page of the local newspapers
Perfect score on the National Mythology Exam (8th grade so its kinda BS)
Taking 4 college level classes next year and double math
Unfortunately, I will not be able to take calculus next year; I am taking pre-calc and AP Stat, my schedule also isn’t too AP heavy but my school doesn’t offer a lot of the classes I’m interested in
My cousin went for undergrad and my uncle did his residency at Duke
Been investing in the stock market for 6 years, nearly doubled my money
More stuff that I can’t remember right now; My grades have also been steadily improving since freshmen year.
You didn’t actually ask a question. Are you asking to be chanced for Duke?|
You have 3.9 weighted, and multiple AP/Dual enrollment classes (and I’m assuming honors classes), so what is your unweighted average?
Duke is possible, but you need to consider other schools. If a finance major, then the Univ. of South Carolina should be considered. Likely to give you a scholarship & the best 36 finance majors get into a special program junior year that has 100% job placement by graduation.
Michigan & Texas for business.
Colgate University may interest you. Do you want to work in NYC after graduation ? What are your career goals ?
One of my nephews majored in math at the University of Chicago, then worked at a hedge fund for 6 years. One of my nieces majored in math at brown, she got her PhD in math & is now a university ass’t professor.
For NYC IB, you probably already know the target schools.
Yeah, plus I’ve got some older friends who are just starting to break into finance, so hopefully by the time I’m out of school, they’ll be in a position to help me
Been investing in the stock market for 6 years, nearly doubled my money.
Maybe consider leaving this off any application. You could have achieved the same returns by simply parking your money in a S&P500 Index fund. It doesn’t really hurt you, I guess, but it doesn’t really make you look like the next Peter Lynch either.
Consider colleges that have strong ties to Wall Street. Have you thought about Williams, Georgetown and BC aswell as Duke?
Maybe Georgetown, I know I’m underperforming compared to an index fund, but I feel like showing I’ve had an interest in the market since I was young could be beneficial. Also thank you for replying.
