@whatsamania first, I feel like we crossed paths at some point for chess so small world lol. Also, to clarify, the MMSS program, which is what I am interested in, focuses on using statistical and mathematical application to the social sciences, so I am not completely an economics person. Also, my school neither offers any economics courses nor any clubs (maybe I should have started one lol), though I am currently studying macroeconomics independently in hopes of taking the AP Macroeconomics exam in May. Nevertheless, I believe that my experience with statistical projects, online, courses, and reading has prepared me for the program. Alumni of the program have used their education in consulting, casino games, crime prediction, third world infrastructure, and advertising so its not necessarily an economics themed course though many members of the program are economics majors. And for my Chinese and Indian experiences, I often visit relatives in those countries, and my parents do provide the airfare, but I have established the connections that got those moving. And also, the company I worked for actually owned apartments where trainees stayed so I was very fortunate to have a place to stay for free. Also, I was on pace to have two varsity bball letters for my junior and senior year, but I quit because of injuries and to focus on baseball.
As for your application, I think that your scores are definitely in the ballpark. Since you are applying to the school of engineering, your math/science scores are most important, and you certainly show a focus with AP Calc and AP Physics and 34M ACT (hopefully get better at Comp Sci). As a fellow chess player, I think that running your own chess business is cool and I know how much a chess coach can do to stem interest and teach kids so I appreciate your efforts. I also think that publishing an e-book is cool and creative. You should highlight those two in your application.
As a statistics guy, I don’t want to put a percentage on it, but as long as you highlighted your niches, and with the ed boost, I definitely think you can get in.
Good luck and hopefully we both get in so Bellevue can rep at least two 'Cats.