<p>Hello!</p>
<p>Please chance me at these schools:
UMichigan (Industrial Engineering)
UChicago (Economics)
University of Southern California (Industrial Engineering)
Georgia Tech (Industrial Engineering)
Binghamton University (Industrial Engineering)
University of Pennsylvania - SEAS (Systems Engineering)</p>
<p>Please note:
I applied last year and got extended waitlist offers from UMichigan-Ann Arbor, UChicago, and UPenn (Wharton). I lightly referred to that in each of my essays (half a sentence), and I'm going to email my admissions counselor at each university and introduce myself (Gives me a chance to remind them that I applied last year and got waitlisted). Should I email them later or is that (essay reference) enough?</p>
<p>My stats LAST year were horrendous (well, more than they are now :P!), 103/120 iBTOEFL, 570 Math, mid 500s reading and writing. I graduated this June (2011).</p>
<p>What's different this year: 600s in everything + will be sponsored by the world's largest corporation(by assets and revenue).I spoke a bit about the company's scholarship program in the additional information section (10,000+ applicants, only approximately 300 seats).</p>
<p>Gender:Male
State: International (Saudi Arabia)
TOEFL iBT: 114/120
Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern), Asian, Black (Africa)
SAT: 620M 630CR 630W (Superscore)
Highest Sitting SAT(for UMichigan-Ann Arbor): 1830 (620M, 600 R, 630WR)</p>
<p>Highschool GPA: 4.0/4.0 (Highschool doesnt rank)
Postgraduate Year Trimester I GPA: 3.61/4 (10th out of 300,highest GPA is a 3.89!)</p>
<p>APs:Taking AP Calculus AB, Physics C (+E&M Theory) with my scholarship program.
Highschool did not have APs. </p>
<p>SATII:
Taking Physics and Math Level 2 in January (hoping for a 670+)</p>
<p>ECs (Highschool):
-Founder and President of my school's Honor Society (Saudi Arabia's most competitive private school)
-Founder and President of my school's finance & stock trading club (2 years)
-"Helper" and Co-Founder, Homework Helpline (2 years)
-Finance contributor for my school's English magazine
-Treasurer of my school's Student Council (1 year)
-Youth Science Foundation Canada, School Representative & Regional Correspondent
-Hajj Clinic Volunteer (36 hours), volunteered with the clinic's logistics and operations management team
- 5 week investment banking internship (unpaid) with the largest investment bank in the middle east (1 reference provided in additional information sheet)
- 6 week investment banking internship (unpaid) with Saudi Arabia's largest bank (2 references provided in additional information sheet)</p>
<p>ECs(postgraduate year program):
- Vice President, Speech Club</p>
<p>Hooks: Scholarship ?</p>
<p>Teacher Rec Letters:
3 very good ones.</p>
<p>Counselor report:
1 SSR (online) from my scholarship program's advisor, 1 SSR (mailed) from my highschool counselor (very well written recommendation, atleast that's what he said).</p>
<p>Essays:
I showed them to 5 teachers (All of them are very experienced American teachers, 3 of them teach english in the scholarship program), my parents, 1 close friend at UMichigan-Ann Arbor, and they were all wowed by them. Deep, "from the heart" writing that I truly enjoyed.</p>
<p>Common App essay: Touched on a highly sensitive issue in my country and why it should be addressed (Under "Topic of your choice").</p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>