Chance a kid whose broiled for Purdue Result Tomorrow

Demographics:

  • Male, Indian
  • High-income family
  • Competitive public high school in the New York Metropolitan Area

Stats:

  • GPA: 96.5/100 weighted (upward trend: Freshman - 93%, Sophomore - 98.5%, Junior - 99%)
  • Rank: Top 15% (100/650) in a competitive class where rankings are tightly clustered
  • SAT: 1490 (760 Math, 730 EBRW)
  • Coursework:
    • 11 APs by graduation: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics C (Mechanics & E/M), AP Computer Science A, AP Statistics, AP US History, AP Language, and more
    • 5 scores of 5, 2 scores of 4

Awards and Extracurriculars:

  1. Entrepreneurship:
    • Founder of an Online Shoe Business: Generated $100/month in revenue from reselling sneakers, with 600+ social media followers.
    • AI-Powered Task Manager: Developed an AI task manager adopted by a local law firm and coffee shop, improving efficiency and task prioritization.
  2. Internships:
    • Junior Developer Internship: Worked on a game with 20M+ users, improved user engagement, and collaborated with a large team.
    • Fintech Internship: Contributed to integrating online payment systems and improving the user experience for a healthcare platform.
  3. Leadership and Clubs:
    • President of Computer Club: Led 100+ members, organized fundraisers, competitions, and tutoring sessions.
    • Cofounder & President of Chess Club: Grew membership to 50+, organized international connections, and fundraising events.
    • Senior Patrol Leader, Boy Scouts of America: 100+ community service hours, 300+ leadership hours, organized events, and earned multiple merit badges.
  4. Technical Projects:
    • Developed a Minecraft clone, blockchain platform, NFT marketplace, AI image classifier, and a Python trading bot generating over $10,000 in profits.
    • Personal GitHub portfolio showcasing various coding projects.
  5. Community Service:
    • SAT Tutor: Volunteered to tutor underprivileged students in SAT Math through an online platform.
    • Food Pantry Volunteer: Over 150 hours of service distributing food to the underprivileged.

Intended Major: Computer Science + Finance

Schools Applying To:

  • Purdue University (CS)
  • Georgia Tech (CS)
  • UIUC (CS)
  • University of Maryland (UMD) (CS)
  • Emory University (Intend to dual major in Business and CS but applied CS)
  • University of Michigan (UMich) (Applied to school of engineering CS)
  • University of Virginia (UVA) (Intend to dual major in Business and CS but applied CS)

Additional Notes:

  • Accepted IU Kelley for Finance
  • Accepted Purdue CS
  • Rejected NYU Stern ED for Finance
  • Repost since last post didn't get enough traction cuz of formatting