<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 what I just described is as far as I know not anywhere near enough on its own.</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>