Chance an Indian business/economics kid for HYPSM
Demographics: indian male, , Top 3 private school in very competitive region, no hooks
Intended major(s): business/economics
Academics:
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GPA: 3.85 unweighted (probably the weakest part of app), school doesn’t weight GPA (two Bs in high school, not really an upward trend throughout, one of the Bs was in AP Chem 11th grade) - Also did a summer program at a t10 for econ and got a A-
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Class rank: no rank, but def not at the top of the class
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Standardized Testing: 1600 SAT - 36 ACT (36 on all subsections also, including optional science section) - planning on submitting both tests everywhere
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AP Scores: got all 5s and one 4.
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Coursework: Max course rigor, school caps APs to 4 per year for junior and senior year, 0 for underclassmen. Senior year course load - Calc BC, Linear Algebra, APES, AP European History, AP Latin
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Awards:
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Wrote and won a >$50,000 national grant for a tech startup that I am working for as the Executive Director of Research and Financial Strategy
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>$8K GRANT funding for npo I cofounded and mentorship earned from local VC pitch comp; org. featured on local Morning News
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PVSA Silver (11th grade)
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AP Scholar
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NMSQT commended
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LORs: I believe they are great (two from teachers with good relations and one from Indiana Kelley prof. and one from CEO of tech/consulting firm)
Extracurriculars:
1. Director of Research & Financial Strategy of Multimillion Dollar Tech/Consulting Firm: Secured $50k National grant; Developed time-series model; Increased budgeting 15%; Led strategic forecasting and connected clients to employees. was an intern for this company from middle school up until 10th grade, and then assumed a smaller scale managing role, and then was able to secure youngest executive role. Easily my most time-consuming EC, and I conduct significant research for this company, which resulted in a 50-page financial strategy report analyzing potential M&A targets in the ~$4 million revenue range and presented it to the executive committee
2. Co-Founder & Vice President of [501(c)(3)] with major impact - Delivered 1K+ resources to via donation partners; secured >$8K funding through Shark tank style pitch comp and built continuation roadmap
3. Researcher & Author with local university, - Analyzed student performance incentives; applied regression & econometrics techniques on natl. public datasets; presented paper to global repository.
4. Founder & Owner, Custom Business - Built hybrid merch business serving over 100 customers and having charitable business model
5. President, Investment Committee - Manage $200K+ student investment portfolio; produce monthly reports for large scale companies
6. Intern @ Indiana Kelley School of Business - Analyzed financial research and explored applications in business decisions
7. Basketball, Captain - Led team to regional conf. title and competed in national showcases.
8. Intern for School’s Development office - Raised over $15K+ for athletics expansion project and met with board chairs and staff to further strategize advancement.
9. Fundraiser and service leader - 200+ hours for established NPO; led 60 volunteers in campaigns; raised $4K+ for shelter construction in India
10. Basketball, Team Leader - 4-year Varsity starter; team-leader in points;
Schools:
Reaches:
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Harvard
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Princeton
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Yale
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Northwestern
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Columbia
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Cornell Dyson
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Stanford
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Brown
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UPenn Wharton
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Duke
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Dartmouth
Targets:
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UMiami
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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UIUC
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UC Irvine
Safeties:
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Indiana University
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ASU
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SMU