I’m an Indian kid although I lived for 13 years in Ghana and thereafter shifted to Dubai where I am currently in the first year of my IB Diploma. I believe my stats are very competitive although I don’t know whether they are competitive enough for my dream school: UPenn. I want to study economics and finance in university.
Here are my stats:
GRADES
School is on a 4.0 scale and IB subjects get a 0.25 point boost.
My weighted GPA is 4.13/4.25 and my unweighted is 3.93/4.0
I am confident that I will be able to get a 43/44 predict for IB
I take: HL Math, HL Econ, HL Music, SL Physics, SL French, SL Lang Lit
My GPA is a little low because we were forced to take Arabic in school freshman year in which I got a B first semester and A+ second semester.
CLASS RANK: We do not do class ranks although I am fairly certain that in a class of 250 children I am in the top 4%.
SAT SCORES:
Math: 800, Reading+Writing:740 (1540 total)
Essay: 22/24
Got this score on my first try and don’t plan to retake.
SAT 2: Math 2: 800, Literature: have not taken but expect 750+
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Launched a dropshipping e-commerce business to fund a service project in Ghana, produced profits of AED5000
- Interned at Binani Cement and researched economic trends of global cement production and analyzed fluctuations in demand. Created presentation for regional manager on economic viability of cement in an increasingly eco friendly environment and options to diversify the business.
- Interned at bank in Uganda
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Ghana Hospitals – Personal Project over 4 weeks:
Enlisted private local companies to sponsor 24 water purifiers for the rural hospitals
Purchased 450W solar panels for a rural hospital in Ga South District
Purchased 450W solar panels for a rural hospital in Obom village
Partnered with the Ghana Health Ministry to complete the project - KenKen Coach
Coached DAA students ages 8-12 to prepare for international KenKen competition in the US
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
- Talks on Innovation Leadership and Entrepreneurship (TILE) – Founder
Launched DAA chapter of club connecting global entrepreneurs and aspiring student entrepreneurs; brought in
Sohail Munir, a pioneer of software integration and innovation in Dubai
- LaunchX Dubai American Academy – Co-founder
Started school’s chapter; established a business to connect tutors in Dubai with students through an online
platform - Model United Nations – Club Leader
Served as UN Secretary-General; organized conferences and ran meetings
Served as Chair, International MUN Conference; Led DAA’s December 2017 Delegation
Won best delegate and honorable mention at four different MUN conferences between September 2016 and
January 2019 - Harvard’s Young Leader Conference
Chosen for this highly selective Harvard’s Young Leader Conference
Took part in a case study of a Novartis drug and its economic implications
Recognized by the Harvard alumni organizers as an outstanding presenter
EXTRACURRICULARS
- Leader of a Jazz Sextet
- Performed monthly at school functions and at various charity and fundraising events - Achieved the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Grade 5 (out of 8) with Distinction
- Played in the Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2018
- Played first chair saxophone every year of high school for the international Middle East & South Asia Athletics Conference (MESAC) orchestra in Qatar, India, and the UAE
- Badminton Team: won the gold medal in JV doubles in 9th grade and played JV and Varisty
- Academic Games Team
Won Most Valuable Player Award for best performance in general knowledge and trivia against students from
five international schools at MESAC
Won gold medal in JV and Varsity
AWARDS
- VPS 2019 Business Competition
National competition with over 100 students competing
Won first place for our business plan and received a scholarship to Cambridge School of Medicine summer program for our achievements. - KenKen International Championship, New York City
Qualified in a series of school, state, and national rounds to compete in the US for this international competition
3rd place in the world as a 9th-grader in the High School Division out of thousands of students worldwide
Race - Asian
Gender- Male
I speak English as first language, can speak Hindi and can read/write Arabic and learning French in school.