Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Finalist (India’s highest civilian award for U-18s, recommended by district magistrate after interview round)
Runner Up, Subroto Soccer State Cup; Ranked 2nd out of approx. 10,000 schools
[Redacted] Unicorn Scholar - Selected in the top 70 from a pool of intl. 9,000 applicants
Academic Excellence Award and Scholarship by the [Redacted] State Government
School Topper (Valedictorian), 2022-23
Extracurriculars:
Founder and CEO, [Redacted]: Established STEM, Entrepreneurship & Finance education community with 65K+ members, 250+ articles, 50+ writers, 30+ internships given, 1K+ monthly competition participants, and 2 partnerships.
Soccer, Right-Back, and Vice-Captain State Team - Since 2015: Practiced 2x daily, achievements include National Silver, State Silver, District Gold.
Research Intern under Prof. [Redacted]: Explored [REDACTED]; authored a 9-page research paper pending publication; visited local sub-manufacturing company.
Podcast Director & Executive Committee Member, [Redacted] (International 501(c)(3) non-profit organization): Led a 5-person team; published 20+ podcasts on 5+ platforms; interacted with top professors and scientists; oversaw organization decisions.
Co-founder and Worker, [REDACTED] A Family food drive started since COVID-19): Assisted in meal prep, packaging, and distributing 100K+ meals to the homeless, fostering diverse connections and enriching experiences.
Research and Business Development Intern, [Redacted] (India’s top packaging mach. manufacturer) & [Redacted]: Worked on secondary/tertiary packaging, digital marketing, strategy, and completed +3 virtual internships.
Student, Dartmouth College’s summer program; 2nd program [Redacted]: Explored [Redacted] with 19 peers; 2nd program : participated in Youth leadership, global issues; won 100% scholarship (1600$).
School Science Team Captain, [Redacted] School: Developed river cleaner, Takshila Sci Fair winner, Published research in Curieux Acad J, Curieux Acad Schol. Awardee, reviewed by Prof. Sourav - A grade.
Volunteer, CRY (India’s biggest NGO); Schoolhouse.world; [Redacted] - The Street School: Youth Change Champion-23 w/ CRY; [Redacted] Project Mgr (3-mo Intern): forged org partnerships, led projects; Tutored Math@schoolhouse.world for 22+ students.
Learner, [Redacted] Research Institute (Non-Sectarian, Scientific Meditation): Transitioned from anxious to calm, attended several one-day workshops, no phone or social, 15-30 mins daily, now an advocate of its ideology.
Essays/LORs/Other:
Essays: 9/10
Letters of Recommendation: 10/10 - one from Maths teacher and other from physics. Also, one from Associate Dean of M. Eng department Prof. from Clemson University (10/10). Maybe 11/10
Cost Constraints/Budget:
No worries, financially stable
Schools including Safety, Match, Reach (include ED/EA when applicable):
Your stats are very good. Your ECs look very good to me. Your SAT score is very good (maybe slightly low for Harvard and Stanford, but not out of range). Your TOEFL score suggests that you are essentially fluent in English (I wonder as a native English speaker whether I could have gotten 106 when still in high school – my guess is that I might have been close one way or the other).
You are already in at Purdue which is excellent, plus all of your safeties. The ASU scholarship is very good also.
My guess is that you probably have one or a few acceptances left to come, but it is very difficult to guess where. Admissions is very hard to predict at top ranked private schools in the US and at the more competitive public schools if you are out of state. I would also expect you to be rejected by at least half or more of your reaches, but that is fine – you can only attend one university at a time.
Also, my understanding is that it is generally easier to start with an engineering major and later switch to business, rather than go the other way around. Also, for business people working in an engineering related field, I think that having a significant understanding of what engineering actually entails is very useful.
Regardless, I expect that you will do well wherever you end up. Best wishes.
Congrats on your acceptances. They are great…all four in fact.
Much of your chances will depend on if you submitted your SAT or not.
Harvard and Stanford are unlikely, as an example - just because they are for all. But if you submitted the SAT, they would be even less likely. Obviously some of the schools are test blind - the UCs and U Washington as examples.
Purdue seems like it might fit better than the others - given the IBE program and your interests.
It’s not at the same level name wise as you’ve noted but Alabama has a STEM to the MBA - where you could also achieve both interests. And I know Lehigh has a program similar to Purdue (if still taking apps).
If I had to guess - and it’s all it is, I think Florida, Washington and maybe Northeastern would be the next two/three on the list. I have no position on the UCs and the rest unlikely - but it’s purely a guess which a chance me is.
Best of luck to you - but you’re already in with OUTSTANDING acceptances.
FYI - Dartmouth’s engineering program generally requires 5 years (not 4) to earn the ABET-accredited Bachelor of Engineering degree, and its a general engineering degree (not ME). UCSB’s engineering school is very small - making it a tough admit. At the UCs, it is often very difficult to switch from a major in the Arts & Sciences to Engineering (easier to switch the other way) - and most of the UCs don’t have “Business” majors. At the private universities, it may be easier to switch into engineering from a non-engineering major. A guess (not a prediction) is that UC Davis is a yes.
The UC’s tend to be unpredictable since beyond your academics so much is subjective with the PIQ’s and EC’s. You are definitely a competitive applicant so I am sure you will have several options.
Congratulations on making yourself such a strong applicant and double congrats on the five acceptances you have so far! You have some terrific options in hand already.
As others have said, you definitely have a shot at the other colleges on your list, but the odds are low even for very strong candidates. I suspect that you will still have some additional acceptances, but like @DadTwoGirls, I won’t venture to guess which ones.
Did you talk to any of the soccer coaches at any of the universities on your list? Did any of them have any interest in you as a member of their teams, even as a walk-on? Having even very mild support, even if not a “slot” of putting their full weight behind you, might have helped nudge a decision your way. Regardless, however, you have a definite shot at your reaches and I’m wishing you the best.