Currently a junior looking at top schools specifically for business.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 M, 800 CR, 720 W)
SAT II: Math 2: 800, USH : 760, will be taking Latin, Literature and Physics
Unweighted GPA: 3.96 at the end of sophomore year. If the rest of this year goes as planned unweighted should be around a 3.92
Weighted GPA (this is what the school reports to colleges): 4.58 at the end of sophomore year. If the rest of this year goes as planned weighted should be around a 4.65
Rank: Around Top 2%
AP: Stat (5), USH (5), Art History (4) —> predictions for this year: Macro (5), Calc BC (5), Comp Sci (4), Lang (4), Gov (5), Physics 1 (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Multivariable and Diff Eqs, AP Euro, AP Micro, still figuring out science and language class
Awards: AP Scholar Sophomore Year, National AP Scholar (I hope), NM Commended, National Latin Exam Awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
Taken about 10 online courses on Coursera --> all related to business and finance
Volunteering in Camden --> over 400 hours, really a major service project, will be highlighted in recommendation
Model UN (secretary/treasurer junior year, president senior year), have won 5 MUN awards
Math Club (co president Senior Year), multiple team and individual accolades in competitons
Interact Club (grade rep as sophomore and junior, VP for junior and senior year) --> 80 hours of service
Have Attended A LOT of Business Conferences: CSIMA 2x, Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s 5X, UPenn Investemnt Club Stock Pitch, Lecture on Innovation from a professor at Wharton,
Have read TONS of books about business and successful businesspeople (will try to include in essays)
Varsity Golf --> sophomore and junior years
Varsity Tennis (only freshman year)
Summer Activities:
Yale Young Global Scholars Politics, Law and Economics program
Wharton Leadership in the Business World Program
Teacher Rec #1: (9/10) - Math teacher. Should be very very good, he knows me very well, knows how hard a work, I am leader in the classroom, active, stay after school a lot with him
Teacher Rec #2: (8/10) - Macro teacher. Should be pretty good, also the varsity golf coach so he has seen how much time I put into the game
Counselor Rec: (7/10) - She likes me a lot but I can imagine that it would be generic.
Additional Rec: (10/10) - Volunteer Coordinator - honestly this one should be absolutely stunning, he really sees the amount of effort and passions I put in, he has emailed me multiple times personally lauding me for my work
Essays: Started the Common App essays should be at least 8/10
Other
State: NJ
School Type: Public (very competitive) --> Top 20 in NJ
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Couldn’t tell you, about 99% sure I won’t need aid
Hooks: Dad did undergrad and grad at Wharton, mom went to NYU for graduate
Here are the schools:
UPenn Wharton ED
UChicago EA
UVA EA
Maybe MIT EA
Rutgers EA
Yale
Harvard
Stanford
Columbia
Duke
Northwestern
Cornell Dyson
Georgetown McDonough
NYU Stern
I will chance back :).