I didn’t get in. Congrats to everyone who did.
@apocalypsemeow What’s up bro, fellow admitted Marine.
stats: 2 yrs w/1.9 GPA high school dropout, military 5 yrs Marine Corps, served in special operations, bad spine injury, now 40% disabled but can walk unassisted after a lot of therapy. At a community college for 2 years in California, with 3.85 gpa, set some academic records e.g. 24 units 4.0 in one semester (hard classes not stupid ones). 1350 New SAT. Served in various club: student gov, veterans club, PTK etc… Accepted: Columbia, UCLA (Business Econ), UCI (Econ), UCSD (Econ), and UCBerkeley (HAAS Business).
Congrats to everyone that got accepted I’m applying for spring 2018 so If you could help me with comments on my chances it would help me a lot , I’ve been reading the blog for the past week and all of your backgrounds are so diverse and inspirational it really motivates myself that this is an amazing decision.
Age: 23 Nationality: Peruvian
Reason for Applying: Second Degree
Honours:
Honour’s Diploma and Recognition for International trajectory by the Congress and Government of Peru
Recipient of the Order of “Santiago Apostol” (Youngest person to receive it since Peruvian Independence, 196 Years)
Honour Medal of the Municipalidad of Santiago de Surco (Youngest person to receive it since Peruvian Independence, 196 Years)
First Peruvian to be awarded Top Conference Ambassador (Ivy League School conference)
Current record score holder of an Ivy League type Business Case Conference Competition (75pts , being the Historical average 25)
GPA:
3.8 IB High School (Sports and Academic Recognition’s)
3.89 Graduated from Private University (B.A in International Business Administration) (Top Peruvian University & WASC accredited) (Upper 10% of the Class, Dean and Faculty director’s recognition’s) (1st person in my family to graduate from University) (4.00 in most of the Terms except one)
Work Experience:
Internships at the United Kingdom Embassy, British Council and Peruvian Bank of the Nation (2 Years)
Peruvian Ambassador for the World Business Dialogue (Germany) and Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (Asia and USA) and Founding Executive director of an International organisation with presence in USA ,Europe and Asia at Education and Humanitarian aspects (1 Year and 7 months)
Extracurricular:
International Representative of Peru since 2014 and my University in national and international forums first as delegate and now as speaker or Youth representative (APEC , IMF and World Bank Meetings ,TEDx, United Nations Youth Assembly , between others)
Model United Nations; former member and Head delegate of my University team of Model UN (3 Years in the national and International Circuit)
Former member of a local Swimming Club (Two institutional Records inside the Club) and member of the Rock Climbing club in my University and right now I’m an amateur Tennis player (Non-ranked)
Ivy league level (HBS) acceptance in two international Programs for Undergraduates and graduate (only Peruvian and youngest one of the cohort)
National level Social, cultural and humanitarian programs since High School (First member and later adviser)
Strong Letters of Recommendations and Strong Essay
Any comments of my chances it make look silly asking but we all have been on this side once, thank you all in advance for your responses.