Background: A student from India. Studied in the CBSE curriculum till 11th Grade, dropped out and got homeschooled to explore more of my interests rather than wasting time in school studying things i did not want to. I took the GED to get a High school equivalency.
P.S: I need Financial Aid
High School Grades:
9th: 89%
10th: 92%
11th: 94%
12th Midterms: 96%
12th Predicted scores by my school: 97%
GED Score: 180 overall (College Ready category)
SAT score: 1550
ACT Score: 34
Extracurriculars:
1. National Rank 51 (99 Percentile, Gold Medalist) in the Prestigious National level Science Talent Search Exam Out of 10,000 Participants
2. National Rank 60 out of 6500 Participants in the Master Union CEO Challenge. Challenge was to shadow the CEO of various Tech Companies and face the problems they face on daily basis. Being in top 1% pool, i got the opportunity to intern under Shark Tank India Judge Ashneer Grover.
3. National Rank 1 out of 5000 Participants in the Hummingbird National Spelling Bee.
4. Attended Stanford University Level Online Maths and Physics (Multivariable Calculus) with full financial aid in Summer. Got good grades in Midterms, finals and received Stanford Continuing studies credits. (I also got accepted to LaunchX Online, but decided to attend Stanford's Summer Instead, this info will be going to addl info section of my app)
5. Founded an online learning business. Scaled to annualised revenue of 2,000 Dollars. Developed and managed tech and a team of experienced Instructors.
6. Developed a website (Now inactive) which used to list products with the info that on what Ecommerce platform they are available with the cheapest price. Affiliated with Amazon and Flipkart etc and earned commission over the purchase.
7. Wrote a research paper "Will AI Take over Doctors?". Did a social Survey to get a conclusion over whether people prefer to get medically treated by a mechanical bot rather than a human. Got published on various research websites.
8. Worked as a Business Consultant at Age 15 at a Popular Business Edtech Platform.
9. Worked as a Volunteer Graphic Designer at a Student Led, Education oriented Non Profit PeerEd. Designed Campaign Posters, Social Media Posts, PPTs etc.
10. Worked as a freelance Graphic Designer, Web Developer and a Social Media Marketer. Designed graphics for their social media posts/offline ads etc. Developed ecommerce/portfolio/catalogue websites for businesses and individuals. Ran Paid ads on Facebook for businesses. Made 300 Dollars til date.
P.S: I need Financial Aid
Colleges i want to get in (in descending priority order):
Stanford
Harvard
MIT
UPenn
Princeton
Yale
Duke
Uchicago
USC
Pomona
The ones i am considering as safety:
Juniata College
University of San Fransisco
Beloit
ALSO, PLEASE RECOMMEND ME SOME GOOD UNIVERSITIES I SHOULD CONSIDER AS PER MY PROFILE.
Hi @ashish7r,
You have an amazing profile. You have great academics.
But looking at your profile I have two questions that come to my mind,
1. Why did you leave high school and opt for GED?
2. Your extracurricular activities are amazing but they lack one thing, longevity. Most of the activities in your profile above are either competitions or activities that have been discontinued by you after some duration of time (as it seems).
My suggestion to you would be to craft your essays in a way that you justify these questions.
Other than this, you are good to go. And in case you need any help contact me anytime. Or comment on this answer.
Regards
To keep this community safe and supportive:
1. I left because of several reasons. a. My school was horrible, Teachers dont used to take classes, students were pretty violent and i thought i am just wasting my time and energy there (This is something i dont want to be part of the app, instead i ll use the second reason which is basically the core reason) b. I couldnt learn much as i was wasting time and energy in that school. The curriculum was too rigid. Looking back i dont regret the decision in terms of my personal growth