Demographics
Status: International student
Country: India
Current School Type: ICSE
Applying For: Recurring 10th Grade entry (Fall 2026)
Special Factors: None (not legacy, not first-gen, not recruitable athlete)
Cost / Financial Aid
Applying for FA: Yes
Need-based aid required: Yes (significant aid needed)
Academics
Class Rank: 3 / 54
Course Load:
ICSE 10-subject curriculum:
– History & Civics
– Geography
– Mathematics
– English Literature
– English Language
– Hindi
– Physics
– Chemistry
– Biology
– Commercial Applications
Rigor: Taking the full academic load available. Grade’s for all the subjects are A’s and A+’s
Standardized Testing
ISEE: Expecting around 75th percentile (waiting for official score)
(Did not have tutors or formal prep.)
Awards
I do not have traditional school awards. My extracurricular work is project-based (research, macro strategy, sovereign-risk modeling, entrepreneurship), which typically does not fall under award-based systems. My impact is demonstrated through the depth of my projects and the audiences they reach.
Extracurriculars:
1. Founder – Independent Macro & Sovereign Risk Research Group
Created a macroeconomics and sovereign-risk research platform producing multi-factor models, market frameworks, and geoeconomic analysis. Work has been reviewed and read by hedge fund PMs, global strategists, and senior banking leadership.
2. Sovereign Risk Project
Built a long-term model that looks at how countries handle debt and economic stress. Built in collaboration with an ivy league PhD student.
3. Independent Macro Newsletter
I write a newsletter about markets, global events, and economics. It gained a small but professional readership, including people who run banks and investment firms, most notably partners at banks such as goldman sachs and JPMC.
4. Entrepreneurship – Compliance Technology Project
Built a Python/SQL-based documentation platform used by hundreds of people for visa-related compliance workflows. Improved accuracy and success rates for high-risk applicant categories.
5. Academic Mentoring
Tutored a commerce/economics student from 40% → 71% within two months through customized curriculum design and exam-strategy training.
6. Writing & Thought Leadership
Featured multiple times by Linkedin’s news division. Writing has reached over 150,000 readers globally.
7. Quantitative Trading: Built structured derivatives strategy; 800%+ total return over two years; focus on liquidity regimes, macro cycles, cross-asset dynamics.
I kept this section vague, and didn’t include all of my EC’s for privacy’s sake.
Essays / Recommendations / Other
Essays: Very strong and unique.
LoRs:
– Math and English teachers know me very well; expect excellent letters.
– Additional professional recommendation from a hedge fund manager who knows my work closely.
Applying to the top schools, including but not limited to: Taft, Phillips Academy, Phillips Exeter, Hotchkiss, NMH, etc.
Questions for CC Users
– Based on my profile, how competitive am I for these schools?
– Are there additional schools that fit my academic interests and financial aid needs?
– With a ~75th percentile ISEE, does the rest of my profile compensate?
– Any feedback on strengthening areas before interviews?