Chud sweeps ivies almost
**VERY VERY VAGUE SO I DONT GET DOXXED (for obvious reasons u will see)**
**DEMOGRAPHICS**
* Gender: Male
* Ethnicity: Persian, Maltese, Argentinian, Brazilian, and Italian (put mixed with white and Hispanic)
* Religion: Zoroastrianism
* Residence: not very comp state on east coast (1st semester of high school in Dubai) but US Citizen
* Full pay, Very high income (Mom is a neurosurgeon, Dad a corporate lawyer)
* Regular, affluent public high school
* Hooks: URM (50% latino)
* **MAJOR**: Business x Public Policy or Econ x Gov (which ever is best at specific school)**A**
* **ACADEMICS**
* GPA: 3.82/4 (HUGE CONTEXT\*), All As sophomore to senior year cause massive grade inflation lol (88+ is an A for most classes)
* Idk class rank but top 5%
* Classes: Hardest social sciences, one semester behind max in math (finished w Calc 3)
* 20 APs, 4 Honors, 0 DE
* Junior Year Courseload: AP Physics C, AP US History, AP Comparative Gov, AP Macro/Micro, AP Statistics, AP Calc BC, Honors Latin, AP Seminar
Context: Was beaten up and sexually assaulted freshman year by an extremist-linked group in Lebanon, missed a ton of school resulting in almost all Bs first semester of freshman year
**STANDARDIZED TESTING:**
* 35 ACT - 36M 36E 34R 34S
* APs: All 5s but 4 in AP Physics 1 and C (only took the test for 12/14 by junior year)**EXTRACURRICULARS:**
* Director of MENA Counter terrorism policy think tank: Researched and advised on libertarian economic policy to fight terrorism). Founded it; 500+ members, multiple congressional/government citations in 12 countries, 1000+ articles published (not written only by me lmfao obviously; 37MIL+ impressions across social media (we had two vids blow massively up); received invitational speaker opps to multiple tier 1 conferences; held online educational events, debates, symposiums etc. We had an actual board of advisors/mentors with PhD students and Associate Professors
* Somewhat Niche Sport ig?: Won some state and national stuff, placed at internationals, NOT RECRUITED
* Very very very high up position in an international political organization: oversaw policy direction for over 75,000 members, interacted with offices in the UN, congressional, MP, etc. lead engagement strategy
* Research: Published two papers as first author about counterterrorism and economics/governmental management (Tier 1 Post Grad Journal) and the Abraham Accords (EXTREMELY prestigious high school social sciences journal), another is accepted to War on the Rocks relating to my experience in Lebanon
* Internships: FDOD, Begin Sadat, Congressional Office - informal/formal did data and policy analysis, engagement work, etc etc. (meaningful but basic)
* Long-term volunteer consultant helping 10 Yezidi refugees rebuild financial stability post-ISIS attack. Similar work restoring businesses for victims of terrorist attacks in India through my friends organization (shout out to him)
* Speech and Debate Captain/ DECA Pres: SnD wasn't as impactful but literally rebuilt my DECA chapter from nothing
* NSLI-Y Arabic, TASS
* Social Media: Fitness x Men’s Grooming (thirst traps pretty much icl) x MENA Politics x Economics — 450K followers across tiktok, insta, and X
* Part time job: Running televoting campaigns at Eurovision (how tf did we get 8 points only and NQ year before the hell)
**Awards (VERY vague to not dox and not in order cause i forgot the order i put it in):**
* Placed at a few International Essay Comps (John locke and others)
* Multiple national/international Speech and Debate/DECA awards/placements
* IEO and IPSO qual (chud olympiads btw i didnt even do nothing lol or go)
* Conference invitations as a speaker
* Some local leadership recognition (like 18 under 18 and whatnot)**Essays:**
CAPS: 9/10 - about the Lebanese music industry idk everyone has said it shows exactly who i am and its very unique
Supps: 9/10 - cohesive narrative around counter terrorism and economics, combined personal experiences with future direction idrk
Recs: idk tbh its from my research/passion project mentor and AP Calc BC and AP Econ teachers
**Some background context before the comments come to get me: I go to a school where over half the kids have a 3.8+.UW. Teachers have to round up 89s and most round up 88s, minimal homework, and my school has a policy that if we get a 4 or 5 on the ap test they will bump us up a letter grade. No A+s or A-s just A, B, C etc. The curriculum was super easy too for me so i literally just would spend maybe 2-3 hours per week MAX on homework and studying and spent the rest on ECs and socializing and working out. Also again please note that I am still considered a URM.**
**Results:**
**Accepted:**
Harvard
Yale (Likely)
Stanford (Likely)
Dartmouth
Columbia (Likely)
Northwestern
Vanderbilt + money
UCB +Regents
Rice
Notre Dame + money
Duke + money
USC + money
UNC Honors + KF
UVA - Ecchols
My state school
UCSD
Babson
Michigan Ross
Penn (wharton)
Georgetown McDonough
Oxford
**Waitlisted:**
UChi
UCD and UCI (idek)
**Rejected**:
UT Austin McCombs (who the hell do they think they are)
NYU Stern (understandable)
Boston College
MIT (no fucking shit)
UCLA
My school is blacklisted from Pton but im pretty sure i would have gotten in if not cause legacy and donation
**Tips:**
* Follow your passion
* Get ULTRA niche and unique
* Dont listen to chuds on here saying “it looks like a resume” or “they will think your nepo” i actually asked one of my AOs abt this and they said they do not gaf as long as the interest looks genuine and they can see you being successful later
* Just do it stop researching and literally just do it