I run a company that supports my family, since they work at factories and stuff
does that help A Lot, or will they think i’m Bsing? i’m trying to apply to wharton)
<p>ummmmm.....could sound like bsing, unless you have proof....like real proof, and what do you mean by "run"...</p>
<p>i'm basically in charge of it. eg. it's a real estate company, and I just find houses/invest/rehabilitate/etc..</p>
<p>it's registered under my dad's name tho</p>
<p>I think they would see it as Bs'ing...since I actually know quite a few asians that put their family business down as their "own"...and they got deferred/rejected.</p>
<p>I guess it would depend on if your story is believable. Did you say how you started it, where the seed and investment money comes from and how you manage to run a company and go to school as well?</p>
<p>If you show proof of it, it could be quite an effective hook (assuming your academics are up to par). You aren't going to find many college applicants who are already successful in business <em>before</em> they apply to college.</p>
<p>An excellent way of "proving" it other than documents is seeking an interview so you can show someone in person the various aspects of your business.</p>
<p>I think you are BS'ing, what would the adcoms think?</p>
<p>This sort of information is more credible when it is backed up by a guidance counselor's recommendation. Or teacher. Does anyone like that know about your family circumstances well enough to give it mention?</p>
<p>not really</p>
<p>oh, yes</p>
<p>my counselors/teachers will know this stuff
but, the thing is, i dont have solid evidence
eg. I'm not 18 years old yet, all the contracts are signed by my dad
i'm basically running it from behind</p>
<p>There must be people you are talking to, contacts you have made, and such....</p>
<p>yea, there are</p>
<p>yes, but how will colleges "receive the evidence"</p>
<p>the only way is interview?</p>
<p>How are you treating this for financial aid purposes? If you are making the money, it will be treated differently than if it's your parent's income.</p>
<p>I think you would be wise to call yourself the manager of the company (it is, after all, legally owned by someone else.) Give a fairly detailed description of what you've accomplished in this position - major transactions, gross profit, etc. If you have a business associate (not an employee or supplier) who you deal with on a regular basis, ask him or her for a letter of recommendation that discusses your role in the company.</p>
<p>this guy does not run the bussiness people. I've seen it before: some asian dude who wants an edge in admissions and will do everything in their power to do so..including saying that they "run a company"..sure...It's a family bussiness, damnit, and you don't ****in run it dude. Is it registered under ur name? no. Do u have any documents to prove that u are a "manager"? I doubt it. I'm sorry chanman- but this seems like a load of BS.</p>
<p>Maybe if you submit your 1040 showing your incredible profit, then they might not think you are bsing.</p>
<p>The very fact that he's questioning how colleges would verify his statements and question wheter what he wrote was BS raises eyebrows... If you truly do what you do at the level that you say you do it, there should be plenty of documentations that can verify what you do.</p>
<p>he did also ask 'how colleges verify activities' in an earlier post, but I think what you should worry about, Chanman, is getting real evidence for this</p>
<p>Colleges might not require any proof if you started a club, but if you run a family business, they would need some proof. What exactly do you do? And why would anyone work with someone without a license?</p>
<p>I think the biggest issue is how you show finances. You say your parent's don't make much so I assume you'll be applying for financial aid. If you're making the money and reporting it honestly, then your position where financial aid is concerned is very different from that of most. They want 35% of your savings as opposed to 5.6% of your parent's.</p>
<p>I think it will be tough to have it both ways. To say you run the business but run it through your father would imply dishonesty.</p>