Demographics: Gender, race/ethnicity, state, type of school, and hooks (URM, first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.)
2027, White, male, northeast, highly competitive public feeder school (around 30% go to T30)
Intended Major(s): Economics/PPE
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1550 (770M 790E)
UW/W GPA and Rank: 3.88/4, no rank but am in top 25-30%
Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc:
AP Calc BC, Micro and Macro econ
Awards:
- Wharton Global Investment Comp placement
- Scholastic Gold and Silver Key in Journalism
- John Locke Essay Comp Commendation
- National French Exam Silver (85th-94th percentile)
- Athletic Award
Extracurriculars:
- Economic research intern at T20
- Intern at local congressman’s office
- Built financial literacy/economics app (5,000 users) and developed curriculum to teach underserved communities about fin literacy (500 people reached)
- Bi-weekly substack channel including policy review with articles written for newspaper published as well (2500 subscribers)
- Section editor in school publication
- Co-president of economics club
- Senior board member on school’s investment club
- Member of varsity sport
- Summer job at local restaurant
- YYGS - Politics of Law & Economics
Essays/LORs/Other: Overall a solid 8/10 maybe 8.5/10. One was like a 10/10 but that is the one I prioritized.
Schools: List of colleges, ED/EA/RD, etc
Princeton REA (good family ties)
Wharton RD (legacy) - did wharton precollege
Yale RD - YYGS?
Georgetown RD
USC RD
NYU Stern RD
UMiami RD
Dartmouth RD
SMU Cox RD