Objective: Transfer to the best undergraduate business program within my means! I am interested in finance, specifically investment banking
Details:
-White Male, 20 years old
-Graduated HS with a relatively low GPA (3.0 maybe?) from a top private high school
-Started on State Championship football team (possibly mitigates academic under-performance?)
-SAT score = 1360/1600 (690 Math, 670 Writing) - 95th national percentile according to Collegeboard
*53 credits completed thus far (will have 73 before Fall of 2017)
-45 credits @ Oakland University - (graded on .1 scale): GPA = 3.86
-8 credits @ Community College - Linear Math 2.7 (B-, took online) & Calculus 4.0 (A) w/same prof: GPA = 3.35
NET GPA: 3.78
-Note: my credit-load & GPA per semester, GPA trends strongly upward = Fall 2015 (15 Cr, 3.35); Winter 2016 (12 Cr, 3.9); Summer 2016 (12 Cr, 3.96); Fall 2016 (14 Cr, 4.0)
If I keep up my grade trend for the next 20 credits: NET GPA: 3.84
Extracurricular (in brief)
-Founded a car customization service. It is a registered LLC in my state. (small scale operation out of my garage)
-Equity Research Assistant: I collect & analyze data on Indian equities for a prof. on campus (volunteer)
-Bloomberg Lab Monitor: I assist students & instructors use Bloomberg terminals at my university
-Accounting Aid Society Finance Coach: I provide financial guidance twice a month for a person in Detroit
-Tutor/Mentor: I tutor accounting, economics, and math. I mentor a student with Asperger’s on a weekly basis.
-IT volunteer @ local food bank: working with former General Motors Directors on fairly large IT project. Put in >100 hours
-Accounting Student Info Society club member (no special role or anything)
- (formerly) Actor: Played in a few big movies (speaking roles) a couple years back. Unsure whether to include for the sake of being unique
- (formerly) Disability Services Proctor @ my university: read exam questions aloud and/or escribed answers
^unsure of which to include/exclude
I’m a resident of Michigan, so I’m for sure applying to Michigan & Michigan State. But what other colleges would be realistic to pursue?
I have compiled a list of possibilities, but I need as many options as possible to ensure I get into a good school!
WHAT SCHOOLS SHOULD I CONSIDER or NOT CONSIDER??
ALSO, WHAT ELSE CAN I DO IN MY APPS TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE??
Cornell - Dyson (tough as a junior I believe)
Columbia
Virginia - McIntire
USC - Marshall
Upenn - Wharton
NYU - Stern
I would greatly appreciate any feedback!!