Demographics: Asian-American, competitive top private school in North Texas, no hooks.
Intended major(s): Economics in College of Arts and Sciences, probably not going to apply Dyson due to competitiveness
Academics:
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UW/W GPA: 3.86 UW GPA, school doesn’t weight GPA (one B freshman year and one B+ in junior year, rest A and A+ with few A-) - Also did a summer program at t10 school for economics and received an A-
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Class rank: school doesn’t rank, but definitely not in the top 10%
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SAT: 1550 super score (770 RW, 780 M)
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AP Scores: AP Biology - 5, AP Statistics - 5, AP Government - 5, AP Chemistry - 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 - AP Calc BC, Linear Algebra first sem, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Language, AP European History
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Awards:
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>$7K grant funding for npo I cofounded and mentorship earned from school VC pitch comp; org. featured on Dallas Morning News
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PVSA Silver (175+ hours in a single year)
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AP Scholar w/ Honor
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National Merit Commended
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School High Honor Roll
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LORs: Very good LORs from teachers (AP statistics and 11th grade english), very good LOR from directed study finance professor also
Extracurriculars (I think this is the strongest part of my app):
1. Co-Founder & Vice President of [501(c)(3)] with major impact - Delivered 1K+ resources to North Texas shelters via 5+ donation partners; secured >$7K funding & mentorship through VC pitch comp; built sustainable growth model.
2. Founder & Owner, Custom Art Business - Built hybrid art business serving 120+ customers; create pop culture merchandise & custom digital/sketch commissions; donate 12% profits to charity.
3. Independent Researcher & Author under a uni professor - Analyzed student performance incentives; applied regression & econometrics techniques on natl. public datasets; presented paper to global repository.
4. Leader, Business Club - Manage tech sector of $340K+ student investment portfolio; produce monthly reports for companies like AVGO/TTWO; collaborate with other sector leads.
5. Finance & Operations Intern - Managed payroll and financial systems for a multi-million dollar firm; increased annual revenue by 2% through strategic client-employee partnerships.
6. 1-on-1 Directed Study Student @ t40 business school - Analyzed research on corporate financial misconduct; performed lit reviews & synthesized financial trends; explored applications in business decisions
7. Soccer, Captain, Top youth league in the country - Led team to regional conf. title; 3x Player of the Week; Dallas Cup qualification; competed in national showcases.
8. Youth Service Leader & Fundraiser - 300+ hours for established NPO; led 60 volunteers in campaigns; raised $5K+ for hospital construction in Asia; secured corporate sponsors
9. Soccer, Team Leader - 4-year Varsity starter; drove team to conference 2nd place; team-leader in assists; co-ran skills camp for younger students during last 2 seasons.
10. Advancement Office Intern for School - Raised $15K+ for campus project; solicited donors through meetings; met with board chairs and staff to strategize school advancement.