Please Chance for Penn, Chicago, NYU and Columbia! Will Chance Back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone! This is basically a representation of what will REALLY be going on my application. I still stand behind my belief in attending CAS and doing a degree in Economics. With that said, here’s my list of colleges to chance in order of preference:</p>

<p>UPenn CAS (ED)
UChicago (EA)
NYU Stern (ED II)
Columbia</p>

<p>SAT: 2350 (Math – 800, Writing – 800, Critical Reading – 750) [first try was 2210: 760 M, 790 W, 660 CR]</p>

<p>SAT II: US History – 780 [first try was 680], Math II – 800 [first try was 700]</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA – 3.93 [taken total of 7 AP classes as of junior year – will be 13 by senior year]</p>

<p>AP: AP Euro (4), AP English Lang (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Calc BC (4), AP Physics C: Mechanics (3), AP US History (4) – I know I did really bad on my AP tests and I’m completely puzzled since I thought Calc BC and APUSH were easy… Will this affect me all that much?
Rank: 14/266 (competitive; unweighted)</p>

<p>Senior Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Economics, Sales and Marketing 3</p>

<p>Awards: Washington State National History Day – State Finalist and Regional Winner, Washington State DECA – State Finalist, Washington Business Week – 1st Place Overall, Advanced Washington Business Week – 2nd Place Overall, President’s Volunteer Service Award – Silver Level</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: National Junior Honor Society (Treasurer), National Honor Society (Treasurer), DECA Club (Chapter Executive President), Math Club (Founder and President), Washington Business Week (Company CFO) Advanced Business Week (Company CFO), Washington State DECA (Area 4 VP of Community Relations)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: King County Library System Administration - IT Services and Business Office Volunteer Intern, Microsoft - Microsoft Intern, Destiny Merchandising - Sales and Marketing Intern</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service: Over 300 hours - NHS Tutoring, King County Library System, Eastside Baby Corner (sort and fill clothing orders for impoverished)</p>

<p>Unique Extracurricular: Did research for KCLS IT Services Department to enhance speeds of library transactions for Library 2 Go (Outreach service aimed to bring library service to remote and less fortunate communities). Recommendations were implemented and have been in use for nearly 8 months; speeds have increased 2-3 fold</p>

<p>Unique Extracurricular 2: Organized region-wide clothing drive among all DECA chapters in Area 4 (around 13 schools) to donate to Eastside Baby Corner</p>

<p>State: Washington
School Type: Public, small, graduating class of 266
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks: None that I know of</p>

<p>Thanks once again to everyone who took the time to read and chance for Penn (ED), Chicago (EA), NYU and Columbia! I will certainly chance back!</p>

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<p>I would start by saying that the fact that your ap’s aren’t great isn’t the end of the world. Your sat scores, which are good but unfortunately just like most of the other candidates are high, so you will have a good AI, which is the most important factor academically. While your AC’s are good, there isn’t a wow-factor that shows passion in a very narrow discipline, such as performing at carnegie hall or playing at wimbledon (not that very many applicants have this). I would say that you would have no problem with NYU, and not to lose hope with the others, because it comes down to a matter of what they are looking for, literally, the MINUTE the officers get to your application. Have great essays and recommendations to stand out, especially on the essay side, because you are just a bit generic. I wouldn’t worry too much about ap’s, maybe not report the 3 on physics?</p>

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<p>Don’t worry about your AP’s too much. Penn will be a stretch (it’s a stretch for everyone) but i think you have a pretty good chance, like the other person said, there isn’t really a wow factor, but if you write stellar essays that might just push you over the edge and into penn!</p>

<p>As i tell everyone, please be careful with NYU, they offer little no no aid, even for the poorest families. Just a heads up. Good luck!</p>

<p>chance me back? thanks :slight_smile: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1526012-polar-bear-hopeful-ill-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1526012-polar-bear-hopeful-ill-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>NYU is probably your best bet here, the others are reaches of some sort but you still have a good chance of getting into them.</p>

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<p>If I can ask, how did you get to be a CFO?!</p>

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<p>I don’t think you should do ED. Your EC’s look like a bucket list and you don’t seem to have any passions</p>

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<p>^hope you’re kidding</p>

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<p>Thank you everyone for your feedback! I’ll certainly take care with my essays and put in the time necessary to make them high quality. </p>

<p>I was made CFO of my summer program companies mainly because I had the most thorough knowledge of finance and economic trends - it’s a math intensive position. But it’s not that big of a deal; the experience of the program is what really shaped me into who I am today! I’ll be using it in my essays! </p>

<p>I’m sorry you see it that way Alex. I really tried to tailor my r</p>

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<p>if you are interested in business, why are you applying to CAS and not Wharton?</p>

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<p>Well I have a certain understanding and please correct me if I’m wrong because its hard to gather from Penn’s website: I really want a true economics education complete with all the math and theory. I’ve heard that an Arts degree in economics provides that while a Science degree in economics (in the Wharton school) is much more business oriented rather than providing a deep education in all facets of economics and econometrics. So I was hoping that if I perform well in CAS I’ll still have a potential to work in the finance sector - especially after an MBA. Hopefully that makes some sense</p>

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<p>Actually, wharton would be the better option. I mean I do know A LOT about Wharton (check the username). At CAS you will get a BA in economics, which will provide you more theoretical understanding of economics. However, at Wharton everyone graduates with a BS in economics, which will provide more applicable knowledge of economics. Interestingly, since you are interested in finance, your best bet would be Wharton because as opposed to doing your major in your last two years, you focus on a concentration. Concentrations are obviously business, and Wharton offers a concentration in finance. If you are really interested in finance and hope to be an investment banker, you should go to Wharton where you will receive a degree in economics, and have acquired vast knowledge of finance during your last two years. Nonetheless, you can still choose a minor. You can minor in any other undergraduate school at UPenn. This means you can minor in economics at CAS or economic policy. There are dozens of minors available at CAS. In my opinion, you should go to Wharton, have your concentration be finance, and minor in economic policy.</p>

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<p>I’m with the above poster. I think CAS makes sense if you’re leaning towards a more liberal arts education and you have a strong interest in subjects like philosophy, literature, etc. </p>

<p>However, studying econ in CAS rather than wharton doesn’t make much sense to me. Unless you’re set on becoming a economics researcher, a true, UChicago-style education in economic theory is really not very useful…</p>

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<p>Accepted into UChicago EA last year and enrolled. Accepted into NYU honors last year as well.</p>

<p>The fact that you haven’t taken AP Economics yet and are applying as an econ major will not look good to the admissions committee at UChicago. Based on the discussions in the admitted students group almost everybody if not everybody who was accepted as an econ major had 5’s on both the micro and macro exams already upon admission. </p>

<p>NYU or UPenn seems like a better bet.</p>

<p>UChicago: Way Reach
Columbia: Reach
UPenn: Possibly
NYU: Safety</p>