Hey, I am an Indian student living in Qatar. I have big dreams, but want a reality check as to whether I am heading in the right direction. Please suggest how I can improve my profile and also what some colleges I should have in my crosshairs are.
Objective:
SAT I 2310/2330 SuperScore (CR – 800; Writing – 760; Math 750/770 Superscore)
SAT II: Planning to write Math II, please recommend another subject
GPA:
Grade 10 – 10/10 Cumulative GPA (equivalent of 4.0)
Grade 11: 95.4% (~ 4.0)
Note: In my curriculum, no AP / Honors classes are offered.
Rank: Grade 11 School Topper
Subjective:
Awards:
• School Topper in Commerce Olympiad. International Rank 28/17000 (Top 0.16%)
• Winner – QTS Open Chess Tournament
• 3rd Place – QCA Open Chess Tournament
• School Chess Team – 4-time Inter-School Contest Runners-up (2012-15).
• 5-Time Voted Best Table Topic Speaker – Gavels Club
• 1st Prize - Best Essay – PEC Interschool Literary Contest
• 2nd Place, Extempore Speech Contest
• 3rd Place, Kellogs IWA InterSchool Quiz
• 6-year consecutive School topper, International Math Olympiad
• 3-Time Runner-up, Mathemagic Interschool Math Quiz (2011-13)
Extracurriculars:
*Chess Player (5 years)
-Winner of various tournaments (as listed above)
-Member of School Chess Team – 4 time interschool runners-up
*Head of Finance and Student Executive Planning Team, School Model UN (Grade 11)
*Student Council Member (Grade 10)
*Volunteer at various online websites
- Toastmasters - Hoping to Complete first 10 speeches and being awarded the ‘Competent Communicator’ Title by the time I apply
*Going to do a summer internship for 1-2 months at KPMG
*Applied for Wharton LBW Summer Program (not very confident)
*Looking to start various clubs in my school, including Online MUN, Environment club, Volunteering club etc.
Courses:
• Business Foundations Specialization – Wharton School (Online through Coursera - Accounting, Marketing, Operations and Corporate Finance)
• ACCAx Financial and Managerial Accounting
• Other Courses online from Yale, UVA etc.
• Attended Qatar Leadership Conference
• Total Safety First-Aid and Safety Course (with certification)
Other:
Financial Aid: I would love to have aid, but being an international student, may opt out to boost chances.
Intended Major: A Business major like management, economics, finance etc.
Ethnicity: Indian (but I live in Qatar)
Gender: Male
School Type: Locally Competitive Private, but I not a lot of people from my school apply to the US (people from another
nearby Indian School and a lot of British and US schools here apply in truckloads though)
Hooks: Well, I am the first in my family to apply to the US, so does that count as first generation and even though my parents all have college degrees from India?
Sorry for the long post. Thanks a lot for your help