Match Me, a cluless indian student pls [international, 42/45 IBDP predicted, business or economics, <$20k]

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Demographics

  • International student
  • India
  • IBDP Private School

Cost Constraints / Budget
20 K USD per annum EFC

Intended Major(s) Business/Economics

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 42/45 IBDP
  • ACT/SAT Scores: Will give in march but getting 1530 and close on practice papers

List your HS coursework

*IBDP *
Maths AA HL, Business Management HL and Chemistry HL
SL Subjects - English Language and Literature, French B and Physics

**Awards - **
15 awards received in 19 MUN’s i delegated at, Grand Delegate(best in the whole conference) award at an international mun with over 1600 delegates, Cambridge ICE with Distinction, School Chess Champion, National French, Finance and Economics Olympiad finalist

Extracurriculars
Model United Nations Delegating and Chairing
Participated in over 35 MUN(19 delegated and 16 chaired) conferences winning 15 out of the 19 MUN’s i delegated in, serving as delegate, chair, and vice chair. Gained valuable experience in debate, diplomacy, and leadership by working alongside college-level participants in various committee roles, enhancing public speaking and negotiation skills.

Model United Nations Organizing and Event Management
Played a key role in organizing 9 MUN events (5 times Core team) with over 1000 total delegates, overseeing event planning, delegation management, and logistics coordination. These efforts resulted in a combined revenue of INR 10.9 lakhs and a profit of INR 3.16 lakhs, demonstrating strong financial acumen and operational efficiency in managing large-scale academic conferences. Conducted workshops to guide younger students into MUN’s

MUN Integrity Verification Organization
International Affairs Coordinator of an org dedicated to verifying the authenticity of chairs and vice chairs’ experiences in MUN conferences. Helped MUN organising committees ensure credibility by detecting and preventing fake credentials in chair and vice chair CVs. Managed the country heads of 6 different countries and a total of 50 conferences

Event Logistics and Entrepreneurship (Supply Business)
Chief Operations Officer for a business supplying delegate kits, certificates, and trophies to six Model United Nations conferences, generating INR 7,00,000 (close to 10000 usd) in revenue this year.

NGO, Co-founder, Saw that indian kids lack protein so distributed protein powders and other essential to government school kids from the profits of my mun; 30 people impacted

Co-founded a think tank for the youth by the youth, had participants from over 15 countries to debate and give their viewpoints on the issues

Volunteering – Taught 15 students for IGCSE Business Management for free.

Delegate for this year’s - UN Youth delegate SDG 5 Gender Equality campaign

Secured an internship with international (small US-based) Consulting firm in April

Paid Research Assistant for a Wharton Professor and Unpaid RA for UCL professor

btw i am a junior so any profile building advice would be really helpful

Essays/LORs/Other
LOR - Likely to be strong since i restarted my schools dead mun and made their the first edition under me a very big success

Schools
Cornell Dyson or UPenn Wharton Confused which to go for ED
Ivy league’s + Stanford + Notre Dame

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As you probably already know, these are all highly competitive for admission with VERY low acceptance rates and especially for international students from your region.

If you really want to attend college in the US, you need to at least consider some less reachy schools.

Re: ED…both of the schools you mention (Cornell and UPenn) I believe are need aware for admissions. This means that your level of financial need could be considered when your application for admission is considered.

ED…if you get accepted, you are supposed to accept and attend. Considering your high need for financial aid, I’m not sure I would suggest any ED applications. You need to be able to consider the net costs amongst acceptances.

You also need to plan to return to India once your bachelors is completed. Most international students will be required to return to their home countries. Your visa will be a student visa, not a work visa. You might get a OPT job, but that is not guaranteed, and also isn’t forever.

I read your ECs…and frankly, I can figure out how you were able to do all of these things and go to school. Just make sure you don’t look like you are exaggerating these ECs and what you are actually doing.

Regarding what else can you do? Continue the things you really enjoy. You don’t need a LONG list, but ECs that show commitment are good to have.

And lastly, you absolutely need a sure thing for admission, that is affordable, that you would be happy to attend. This is likely in your home country. Perhaps there are some European universities to consider.

@MYOS1634 @Mwfan1921

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If that is your real name, please change it to something more anonymous. How Do I Change My Username?

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