School: Gabelli School Of Business Lincoln Center
Decision: Accepted
I know I’m breaking the rules that I made (lol) but I already have this from another thread so I’m copying/pasting.
SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (720 W 670 M 650 CR)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 740 Math II, 670 US
Weighted GPA: Overall 91/100 aprox. (Went from 83 freshman, 93 sophomore, 97 junior, 99 senior year first semester) My classes increased in rigor throughout the years. If anyone would prefer I can go into details.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 71/250 unfortunately because of my low freshman grades.
AP (place score in parenthesis): My school doesn’t offer many AP courses, the only ones I could have taken but didn’t were AP Lit or English.
AP US (4)
AP Calc AB ()
Ap Econ Micro ()
Awards: Scholar Athlete, National honor society/Social studies honor society prestige awards, Student of the month in physics (received highest grade in honors physics that year)
School Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-(12:Founder/President/“Hedge F. Manager”) Hedge fund-Finance club
-(11,12: President) politics club
-(10,11,12 President/founder) Fitness club
-(Most improved player) Golf Team
Job/Work Experience/Volunteer/Community service:
I work(ed) for/with various local -> state politicians, including at one point the Comptroller of NYC. I helped in various campaigns, political events, fund raisers etc, interviewed as part of a campaign of one of said politicians. Received a rec. from high ranking politician, I read it over and it rocked.
I’m currently involved in a TV Pilot so this is my “current job”. This was noted in my application.
Summer Activities: TV Show things/Worked with politicians on campaigns as noted above.
Intended focus: Finance - Global Business
Essays:
Personal Statement: Very very interesting way I wrote it, I don’t want to go into specifics about the structure but it was very different. About my “life story” per say and how I realized exactly what I wanted to do. I was told by multiple professionals and peers that it was one of the best they’ve ever read.
Teacher Recommendation: Both hopefully good.
Counselor Rec: He really likes me and noted how I helped my peers with their applications.
Additional Rec: Stated above.
Additional points: I connected my interest in politics to business throughout my app. A major part of my application is the “crazy”, for lack of a better word, changes I’ve made to my life. In school, outside of school etc. This was integrated into my essay. I lost 52 pounds amongst other things.
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Middle class, medium sized public school
Ethnicity: White eastern european - Jewish
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Less than $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents attended but never graduated college with a degree/first generation American.
Reflection
[] Strengths: I guess my math subject test score, and my application overall. I think it was pretty unique.
[] Weaknesses: My SAT Score/Overall GPA (not GPA of last three years, I’m actually proud of that haha!)
[] Why you think you were accepted: Honestly I hope it was because they really liked me as a person!
[] Where else were/are you -
Accepted: Rutgers Business School New Brunswick. (Safety)
Waitlisted: Brandeis (Showed no interest = my fault)
Rejected: Columbia (ED), BC, BU, and Northeastern. = yuck!
Waiting on: Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell, Penn, Hopkins, Tufts, Georgetown (If any of these accept me I’ll be in a coma for a while). NYU, George Washington