sarora

bump 10char

schmohawk

"There are about 9-10% at Stern, the most competitive on my list, that are under 3.5."

Just for the record, those students are probably hooked in some way- legacies, development cases, URMs.

anthonyxy21

You are an extremely atypical applicant, I mean you clearly had a lot of issues during high school that normal teenagers won't have to go through and you do own a profitable business that you have run well. Based on your choices of schools, I'm guessing you're from PA so why not give Wharton a try? Anyways, I really don't know how good your chances are at your top schools, I mean I think you should have a legitimate shot at all because of your unique circumstances but how good your chances are depends on how the admissions counselor views what you could potentially bring to the table.

schmohawk

Wharton with a 3.3 and a 2100?

sarora

Yeah, exactly. Wharton > NYU by a lot.


Also, is this not considered a hook? NYU is low on $$, they could consider this as "hey, we may get some $$ from him later.."

schmohawk

Not a hook. Sorry.

sarora

At the very least it's considered something that sets me apart. Are you saying this means nothing to adcoms?

Legacy status barely has a severe impact now a days to most schools, there aren't that many URMs. Tell me, why wouldn't they see this as a potential "asset" to their college, especially because I'm full pay, planning to IPO in four years.

My father died a few hours after he was released from an ER and was told he had basic stomach pain (gastrointestinal, just take mylanta), we had no family in America. My mom had two surgeries my freshman and sophomore year plus depression. I had to take care of my sister, and I missed many days. My mom was a nurse but due to her health she couldn't work. We were living on social security. Now, I'm owning a successful, five figure business, and my grades from last year and this year have improved (avg junior + senior is a 3.55-3.6).

If you say this is just another pointless EC, well, I'm silent.

schmohawk

Nope- didn't say that.

sarora

It may not be a definition by the book "hook", but I think it serves a similar purpose. Thanks for your feedback.

FBaez413

If it were up to me you'd be a shoe-in.
Those are some great accomplishments.
It can't hurt to apply anyway.

sarora

Thank you =)

AKShockwave

With EC's like that you seem very likely to get into any of those schools even with the low GPA.

sarora

Thanks :-)

I've been getting a lot of questions about investing: I am working on PMing all those back. A few more to go..

darkwalrus77

Pitt and Penn state are a shoe-in. Trust me, I know most of the kids who get in, the standards are pretty low.

anthonyxy21

The reason I mentioned Wharton is look at the schools you're going for already anyways. Cornell AEM, Ross, CMU Tepper, Stern? All of them are really tough to get into already and although Wharton is harder to get into it's worth a shot if you're going for those already. UVA Mcintire, and Notre Dame are also probably worth a look in this case. For you it's this simple, can your unique circumstances carry you into those schools? I mean based on your stats, none of the top schools you want will accept you. Had I disregarded you circumstances or marginalized them, I would say you would be rejected from all your top choices within 2 weeks. Your uniqueness gives you a shot at any school in the country, who knows how the admissions counselor views you, it will differ depending on the school. Maybe Cornell doesn't think your impressive but somehow Ross does, you never know. In your case, every single top 10 business school is essentially the same.