Match me please! (East Coast only) - [International in DE, Rising Senior, 4.0 GPA, top 1%, 1550 SAT, <50k]

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Demographics

International student attending mid size, public high school in Delaware.

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 4.0/4.0
  • Weighted HS GPA: 4.51
  • Class Rank: 2/257
  • SAT - 1550 (800 Math, 750 English)

HS coursework
IB Diploma Program - 8 IB courses and 10 Pre-IB courses across 4 years
2 APs senior year
IB Math score - 7/7
IB Psychology score - 6/7
Note - This is the most advanced curriculum my school offers. I wish I could’ve taken more APs this year but as a part of the IB program, I was unable to do so.

Awards

  • Mathematical Maverick - State level award given by state university for my math modeling skills on real-world problems like packaging optimization.
  • USA Math Talent Search Honorable Mention - Wrote long proofs for theoretical math puzzles for 3 months.
  • International Math League Summer Challenge Bronze Medal
  • National Merit Semifinalist
  • Tennis Conference Champions (2x)

Extracurriculars

Research/projects

  • Created a Python program that helps optimize multi-stop routes and has helped friends and family save 70 gallons of gas and counting.
  • Collaborated with Harvard Computer Society’s students to build an AI model that predicts stock prices 1 week in the future.
  • Currently working on building an AI model that will help my peers predict their next math grade based on study habits and suggest improvements.

Leadership/Initiative

  • Math League captain at school
  • Varsity Tennis Captain - Won the Blue Hen Conference for the last two years
  • Youtuber - 100000+ views and 5000+ subscribers on my guitar channel.
  • Math Tutor at international and local non-profits - Taught Pre-Algebra & Algebra to 50+ students across 20+ countries.
  • Varsity Soccer / JV Captain

College Experiences

  • Governor’s School For Excellence - Summer program for top 70 academic students in the state. Lived on state university campus and discussed issues with Governor.
  • Summer Math Modeling Program - Highly selective opportunity for state’s top 20 math students. Worked with professors and graduate students at state university to solve real-world problems with math.

Essays
Personal Statement was rated 86/100 by my essay coach
Have not started supplementals yet.

LORs
IB Math and AP Calc teacher - 9/10 knows me well academically
IB French teacher - 8.5/10 knows me well as a person
IB counselor - 7.5/10

Desired Majors (varies by school)
Applied Math
Operations Research

Finances
Our budget is <50k for reach/target schools. UDel is my backup where I qualify for in-state as well as merit-based scholarship.

Please match me with decent schools on the east coast, preferably good targets. I have many reaches and a few safeties, so what I’m looking for are some colleges that match me realistically.

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OP’s other thread here: Chance Me for Princeton, Tufts, and Purdue 25-26! [international in Delaware, 4.0 GPA, top 1%, 1550 SAT, <$40k]

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Nothing to add except the budget increased.

We don’t know your ‘need’ component but you can try UNC, UVA,W&M as all have need aid (if you qualify).

Otherwise look at schools that hit but would you choose over UDel? All will have more math offerings than you’ll ever need. Most/all will have some sort of operations or supply chain.

Binghamton

UMASS

U of SC

UGA

UF

Alabama ($22k all in)

Michigan State - highly ranked in OPs Research/ Supply Chain

Ohio State

UTK - likely - strong in OPs

Can take full ride Hail Mary shots at Emory, Vandy, WUSTL…more for math.

Some schools assure need for intl students. Some need nlind, most need aware.

Are you full pay or have need ?

UMD would be great here but not budget friendly.

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RPI will likely be in budget with merit aid.

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I would need some aid for schools that have sticker prices around 70-80k. Their international aid policies, no matter how harsh, will give me minimal aid based on my financial situation, and then I will have to make a call on whether it’s affordable. But I have at least 2 backups that will very likely be way below our budget.

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it’s hard to find schools $70-80K - they’re above or.

Why not apply to schools that are within your budget…and I suggested others.

Whether you’d go over UDEL is what you’d have to decide.

$70-80K - UMD would be FANTASTIC - strong in both. It would beat that - …

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Stony Brook has a really special Applied Math program, and you can do a concentration in Operations Research if you like:

I note as they explain there, usually people who go into Operations Research are going to have a Masters, and Stony Brook has an accelerated Masters.

Stony Brook would be just above budget full pay OOS, but they do have merit so might come inside budget.

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Thanks! Stony Brook’s program seems a great fit.

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