How can my brother be a more competitive applicant for Harvard, UPenn-Wharton, Columbia, UChicago?

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<p>Those 4 are probably my brother's top choices as of now. </p>

<p>He's currently a junior has a 2280 SAT (800 M, 730 CR, 750 W) and almost 4.0 GPA with 11 total AP's + 1 community college class by graduating high school. He's gotten an 800 on Math level 2 SAT and 750 in Spanish. He'll take a few more in May/June. </p>

<p>He's captain of varsity cross country and has had some nice regional finishes, a committed clairinet player with some great district and state awards and an accomplished Boy Scout (Eagle Scout with 1 palm, senior patrol leader, many high adventure treks). </p>

<p>He wants to eventually go into trading or hedge fund. What other schools would you recommend that aren't quite as hard to get into? </p>

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<p>Well hes already academically qualified for these schools so he just needs to stand out. If hes interested in business id recommend getting an internship or something at a bank or firm to show he is passionate and has experience with the field.</p>

<p>My thread (chance please): <a href=“Chances for Vanderbilt, UNC, NYU, UF, and Duke? - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I personally recommend: ut, uc berekely isnt terribly hard, NYU <a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>He is doing very well and he can just continue his ec’s and he’ll be in good shape. good luck!</p>

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<p>I don’t think many banks accept high schoolers as interns, so are you all talking about as a teller or some brainless work like that? </p>

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<p>bump bump bump </p>

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<p>Does he have a time machine back to 1998?</p>

<p>Seriously, what does he know about the industry, other than it can be lucrative under the right conditions? </p>

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<p>@bradybest: Your brother may benefit from using CC’s College Super Match. It’s definitely a useful tool for getting started in the college search process.
(And FYI, bank telling and similar positions are respected jobs for a lot of people. Please refrain from referring to hard working Americans’ jobs as “brainless.”)</p>

<p>@soze: Unless I misread the original post, I don’t think the boy claims to know anything about trading; he simply wants to explore a career in those fields. </p>

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<p>shorting, long-position trading, foreign exchange, equities, derivatives, same old stuff</p>

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<p>bump anybody else? </p>