Chance Me for NYU Stern ED2 + others

Demographics: Indian male, Northeast public HS, no legacy/athlete/first-gen, upper middle class.

Intended Major: Business/Finance, and stats as 2nd major

Stats:

• SAT: 1500 superscore (790M/710E); single-sitting 1430 (790M/640E) for UIUC/UW.
• GPA: 92.565 weighted (school adds +5 honors/+10 AP); upward trend by year. we have no UW gpa. id say "smart kids" have 95-97ish. I have max course rigor.
  • 9th: 89.7
  • 10th: 92.75
  • 11th: 94.88
  • Senior (projected): 96+
• Rigor (Including senior year): 11 APs, 10+ honors total, 3 PLTW engineering.

ECs/Awards (Quantified Impact):

• Lead Author: Peer-reviewed paper on ML/wearable tech for soccer (Undergrad peer reviewed journal, 300+ downloads); worked w prof.
• Co-Author/Intern: Economics paper on light pollution (SSRN); led econometrics.
• Cybersecurity Intern: state agency; 30+ hr training, led CTFs/escape rooms, created K-12 exercises, presented statewide research.
• FBLA: 10th nationally finance heavy event; 2x state qualifier, regional winner; 75+ hrs events, raised $5k+ charity.
• Outreach Lead: Global nonprofit; +25% access, +15% partnerships.
• Tutor/Volunteer: K-12 math/English; graded 1600+ assignments, 160+ hrs, trained 15 volunteers.
• Developer: Tool for RSI/SMA backtesting (stats/modeling for investing).
• Digital Marketing Intern: Youth nonprofit; data campaigns, +20% engagement, 10k+ reach, 25k+ followers.
• Soccer Captain: NPL club, national showcases, led 20+ athletes.
• Coursera: Wharton Business/Financial Modeling (4 modules, regression/forecasting in Excel).
• LORs: AP Stats , AP Lang (growth/underestimated).

Awards:
- FBLA Nats Winner, AP scholar w dist, PSAT commended, FBLA State/regional ones, NHS

Essays: Around 8.5-9/10 from feedback; supps around 8-8.5/10.

Schools (All Business):

• EA: Georgia Tech (Scheller), Northeastern (D'Amore-McKim), UVA (McIntire), UIUC (Gies), UW Madison (WSB), UF (Warrington), Rutgers (RBS) and honors college, Fordham (Gabelli), and in-state safeties.
• RD: Emory (Goizueta), BC (Carroll), BU (Questrom).
• ED2: NYU (Stern).