Penn State

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics:
Male
Indian
Connecticut
Public School

Intended major(s):
Finance

Academics:
ACT: 27 (I am taking it again)
SAT: 1200 (1600 scale, far from stellar I know, I am taking it again)
Class rank: Top 4%(14/358)
UW/W GPA: UW(3.7) W(4.2)
Coursework:
3 honors freshman year
3 honors/2 AP sophomore year
2 honors/4 AP junior year
6 AP senior year

Awards:
12x High Honors
Trinity College award
Scholar Athlete
AP Honors Award

Extracurriculars:
Wrestling team (4 year varsity and captain this year)
President of Spanish National Honors Society
Work at a local cafe for 30-40 hours a week to help pay bills
Wrestling camps/clubs all throughout the year

PSU (Smeal) is my first choice, I heard they are very heavy on GPA, so is mine good enough?
Thanks!

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Pretty good GPA, I’d think you’d have a decent shot. Note that out of state tuition is like $47,000/year.

Also note that finance has the highest college GPA requirement, at 3.50. Be prepared to work!

3

Look at your Uconn, U Delaware, Temple as well.

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Good schools to break into Investment Banking? @mommdc