I am intent on majoring in finance and applied to Notre Dame, Boston College, and Villanova early action.
SAT I (breakdown): 1570 (800 M, 770 R+W)
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II:720 Chem, 770 Math II, 730 Literature (did not have much time to prepare)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.15/4.33 (3 A+, 4 A)
Weighted GPA (Out of 5.0): No weighted GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/170 (competitive Catholic school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): APWH (5), AP Lang (5), AP Chem (4), and APUSH (3) did not send
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Literature, AP Spanish, Honors Jazz Band, and mandatory religion course (took as many APs as possible at my school in terms of scheduling)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
President and Founder of 1BigCircle; social-wellness group for people with disabilities that I started in my junior year for my brother, who has Down syndrome, and the disabled in the community; has grown to 100 members and is one of the largest groups in the state; featured by many newspapers and other social media outlets/ official partner of Special Olympics
Paid Financial Analyst Intern- 40 hrs. per week summer 2017 and 6 hrs. per week now; conduct equity research for the firm and create financial models; always have had a passion for finance since I was 9
Three year varsity lacrosse player at competitive Connecticut program; recruited by many D3 institutions
Local Event Coordinator/Volunteer for Special Olympics (2014-present)
1st trombone concert and jazz band (4 years)
Service trip to Guatemala to build houses for families my junior year
Varsity Crew (only sophomore year due to fall lacrosse obligations)
American Eagle Outfitters Sales Associate (2016)
Written grant applications for two organizations for the disabled gathering $5000
Chemistry Olympiad (Competing 2 years)
Take care of brother with Down syndrome
Job/Work Experience: Paid Financial Analyst Intern (2017-present); Sales Associate at American Eagle (2016)
Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours through 1BigCircle, Special Olympics, service trip, tutoring, and coaching lacrosse camps
Essays:
Common App: Wrote about solving my brother’s social problems by creating 1BigCircle and through my experience running a non-profit coming to an understanding of the good I can create through a career in finance (9.5/10)
Of the supplements I have written, the Notre Dame/Villanova ones are very good; in particular, my Notre Dame “who are you responsible for?” response was excellent
Teacher Recommendation:
H English 9/ AP Lang: developed good relations through class, lacrosse, and weight room as he is the supervisor (9/10)
AP Calculus BC: have good relations with the teacher and he was an econ major so he knows of my interests (8/10)
Counselor Rec:
Great Relationship (10/10)
Supplementary Recs:
Boss (very good as he discusses my work experience and what I have shown him about my character)
Director of Unified Sports Fitness Clubs CT (great recommendation due to the work I have done to spread his program)
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Ethnicity: Half Korean/ White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200 k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NA