<p>Background: I am a junior, 2390 sat, perfect gpa, basic extracurriculars of track, band, library volunteering. I am aiming for the ivy league so this is as far as I know not anywhere near enough.</p>
<p>The thing that I am asking about: I have been investing in the stock market for about 10 months and have since then made ~43% of my original investment ($3050 to $4367), which is very very good (you dont need to know anything about the stock market to answer my question :) ). From an admission officer's point of view, would this actually help me by a noticeable amount? Is there anything I could be doing to get a greater benefit (if there is any benefit to begin with) from my success in this activity in terms of college admissions?</p>
<p>I don’t really think it is relevant to your application and therefore do not believe it will help your chances. On the Common Application for example, I certainly don’t think it should be listed under “Additional Information” since it is not really an “additional qualification” per se. If one of the supplemental questions happens to involve a special interest than this may be something to include, but otherwise it’s not really relevant, imo.</p>
<p>Your stats so far are through the roof. Assuming your course load is the most rigorous, I’d work on maintaining your GPA, concentrating on SAT II’s, AP’s, EC’s, and essays. Those things have way more impact for Ivy League competitiveness than your short-term stock market success. Good luck!</p>
<p>I would also doubt it would make a bit of difference. If you ran a hedge fund, sure, but making a Little money in the market will not sway colleges.</p>