So... What are my chances?

sapavitz
Thu, 28 May 2015 00:51:40 +0000

I want to apply to the following universities’ Econ program.

UPenn (ED legacy)
Cornell
Berkeley
CMU
JHU
NYU
UVA

Race: Egyptian-American studying abroad (international student)
GPA: 3.9 UW (my school doesn’t have weighted)
Rank: top 10% (schools ranking system is stupid… People take easy courses get ranked highly.)
SAT: 2160 (math 800, CR 680, W 680)
Haven’t taken SAT 2 yet…

ECs:

President of Debate club
President of the Academics Department
President of the Finance club
Secretary General of MUN 2 times
President of ECOSOC council 3 times
Best delegate award 3 times in ECOSOC (one time they were all college students and I was the only highschool student at Cairo International MUN. There were students from Harvard and Columbia.)
1st Place International debate competition (SABIS STARS)
2 time winner Highschool Math Olympiad.
Editor and chief and Creator of school newsletter.
Chosen to compete at MSA University science fair.
Co-Creator of the ECSR (Egyptian Council of Student Representatives), an NGONPO that gathers rich English speaking students nationwide to help with Egypt’s education problem with charity and fundraising efforts.
(Sorry for limited ECs… Egypt doesn’t give me a lot of opportunities)

Summer internship as research assistant at an investment bank.

How do I stack up with each University