<p>When I was 15 I took the $4,000 that I had saved up and invested in my own online retail business (Ebay). It is now almost 2 years later and I have netted over $100,000 in sales from that original amount. How does something like this influence decisions? Is it quite common?</p>
<p>Saved up from working 40 hours/week in summer at a factory that made car parts.</p>
<p>Wow..that's impressive.</p>
<p>Buisness-history doesn't play too much of a role in regular college admissions, but for scholarships for schools with buisness, that looks really good....</p>
<p>Just curious..what do u sell?</p>
<p>Electronics and Clothing. I actually started out going to flea markets with my friend. I made a quick hundred on an old guitar, and it just took off from there.</p>
<p>That's really good! And a great way to pay for college. I wish i could do that but i bet it took a lot of time and effort.</p>
<p>They will expect to see the money in your asset statement. It's good, but ebay isn't exactly original. Consider it a good EC.</p>
<p>See the money? Would attatching a printout of the sales reports be sufficient?</p>
<p>how on earth do you save up 4,000 dollars. When I was 15, I got about 5 dollars a week for allowance</p>
<p>something like that would definitely help you if you were applying to a business school, such as wharton. I dont know how much it would help at princeton.</p>
<p>It might if if he put down economics as his prospective major.</p>
<p>economics?!?!?! No, while his effort is certainly impressive, it has no relationship whatsoever to economics. But it will definitely help him!!!</p>
<p>how is starting a business not related to economics?</p>