Hey! Looking to apply to MIT EA (Pretty sure this is a huge reach) and debating where my chances for ED would be better Wharton or Cornell (AEM). I do have a pretty decent background in DECA as well, wondering how big of a factor that would play. Thanks!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (740 reading 800 math 22 essay)
SAT II: Math 2: 790 Chem: 780
Unweighted GPA: 3.93
Weighted GPA: 4.094 (Top 5%)
Rank: n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), World (5), Stat (5), Lang (4), Chem (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Econ, Multivariable Calc, AP Comp Sci, AP Lit, Sociology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA International Finalist - Top 20
Minor Awards: Scholastic Arts and Writing award, AP Scholar with Distinction, NM Commended, World Language Department Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
DECA (VP of Competition-2016, President-2017) - Largest chapter in NY State with 270 members, had most number of freshmen make nationals under my leadership, New York State Champion and International Finalist - 2 years
Stock Market Club (Co-Founder and Co-President)
Virtual Enterprise (Chief Marketing Officer) - Oversee operations of entire marketing department for this student-run virtual firm
2 Years Boys JV Tennis Team
2 Years Boys Varsity Tennis Team
Volunteer/Community service:
my local hospital (200 hours)
local fundraising manager for a charity organization, The Unforgotten Fund - Collected over $3,000 dollars for charity focused on providing clean food, water, shelter, and schooling for mothers and children living in extreme poverty; designed and crafted telemarketing techniques, brochures, and cover letters for donor acquisition
Summer Activities:
Neuroscience/ Alzheimer’s research intern at SUNY Downstate Medical Center,
4 Year attendee of cultural/religious camp in Ahmedabad, India and mentored younger students within the camp
Essays:
still working on them… but Common app about cultural camp in India and how i got started working with charity
Teacher Recommendation: Probably Amazing from Business teacher/ advisor for DECA and decent one from math teacher
Counselor Rec: knows me pretty well
Additional Rec: the head of the charity organization which I am working for
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Research abstract
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: over $120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): probs test scores and charity