UChicago, Cornell, Penn, Michigan

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Intended Major: Finance
Gender: M
Ethnicity: White
Income Bracket: ~$110000

Colleges:
Boston University
Boston College
UPenn Wharton
University of Michigan
NYU Stern
Cornell Dyson
Harvard (Economics) (my for the heck of it school lol)
UChicago (Economics)

Academics:
ACT: 36 (36 math, 36 english, 36 science, 35 reading)
Sat II: None
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.33
Class rank: 8 out of 485
AP Courses: World History, Calc BC, US History, Environmental Science, Composition
Senior Year Schedule: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Psych, AP Chem

Awards:
Various regional math competition awards
Various awards for tennis both for my team and individual

ECs:
Varsity Tennis Player 9-11
Competitive tennis player outside of school (USTA)
NCTE Writing Competition Nominee for my school
Math Team 9-11
Some small clubs at school
National Honor Society

Job/Work Experience:
Tennis coach at a summer camp
Tutor for middle school student

Volunteer/Community Service:
Volunteer Counselor at a kids sports camp
Volunteered for a local service agency
150-200 hours total

What are my chances for these schools and can you rank these schools if I want to go into corporate finance or financial analyst position?

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Well you’ll definitely get into BU, BC, and Michigan. The rest are a little dicey. For UChicago specifically, they want REALLY strong essays.

As it stands now, however, despite your impeccable stats, you seem to lack a “wow” factor for the top-range schools (Cornell, UChicago, Harvard). They see so many upper class white men with the standard math team/NHS/tennis trio. How can you differentiate yourself? Do you have an interesting story or perk?

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Yeah, my academics are definitely stronger than my extra curriculars. Are there any top tier schools that you might recommend with my current standing? @BabylonBabylon

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@undergrad55 You can definitely get a lot of merit aid from state flagship schools. I’m not really familiar with schools strong in Finance, but many top 30 publics would be happy to have you. It also depends on where you want to go to school.