u/IamLazyLarry

Bro I've been part of Elise Pham's Ultimate Ivy League for a year and a half now. The NDA doesn't let me reveal any information about how mid the program actually is, but currently my experience is so poor.

I might genuinely be cooked in college apps now and I had to find help elsewhere.

Thousands down the drain as welll. It doesn't really matter to me that much, but I imagine the other students must be devastated.

As a rising senior, I have done a lot of entrepreneurial-related projects, but practically no experience with research.

1530 SAT Superscore, 35 ACT (35 Math, 36 Reading, 34 English, 32 Science though 💀 )

Grade: 3.9-4.0 GPA UW, Homeschooled but took AP Micro/Macro + Stats with 5s, and taking classes at local community college, I'd say decent rigor; Calc 1 and 2 taken.

For Projects:
-$100k+ Revenue Business by 16, solo-founded the digital enterprise at 14 (summer before highschool) during Covid to support my family. Reached $10k/month last summer
(Although this isn't the reason we're high income, we were lucky to have some good investments and growing assets)

-Top-rated seller on ebay with 2k+ Items sold and 100% positive feedback. Decent sized seller in other platforms as well.
-Founder of online communities with 6k~ members with fusion between gaming and e-commerce. Partnered with 400k+ member server and hosted events and offered free middleman services to facilitate trades and deals between members.

-Co-lead for student led Nonprofit helping over 300 kid entrepreneurs and having cumulative 2000 attendees at business fair events.

-Social Media Channels 5k+Subscribers YT (gaming related though, but used as marketing for my business).
-5k+Followers on TT (Personal brand and basically just authentic yapping)
-Internship at Sequoia funded startup in marketing. (No noticeable contributions except ~40k+ views but learned a lot)

-Also won best startup and a $500 grant from a small entrepreneurial summer camp hosted by Wharton Graduates

-National finalist in Homeschool Speech and Debate league (STOA), 5th Place in Original Oratory, and won many local tournaments in OO and coaching my club.

-(Not sure if I will put this on EC list, but:) As a freshman, led a dev team of 4, With frontend, 2x backend, and UI designer for a for fun project that allows for people to stream anime for free, made a free API in the project's community discord server of 500+ members that allowed other people to use our code and make their own websites. Currently contemplating whether this is a good project I should add for leadership experience, although I no longer keep the website up and running cuz it costed $40 a month to manage account for 6k visitors daily on average, and since I was young, I was kinda bad at monetizing it.

Tryna go for Stanford, MIT Sloan, or the Ivy Leagues (Specifically Upenn Wharton and Cornell)

I'm also planning to apply to Babson, UW Seattle, UC Berkeley HAAS, USC, UCLA, NYU, and other schools that have resources for entrepreneurs.

As a rising senior, I have done a lot of entrepreneurial-related projects, but practically no experience with research.

1530 SAT Superscore, 35 ACT (35 Math, 36 Reading, 34 English, 32 Science though 💀 )

Grade: 3.9-4.0 GPA UW, Homeschooled but took AP Micro/Macro + Stats with 5s, and taking classes at local community college, I'd say decent rigor; Calc 1 and 2 taken.

For Projects:
-$100k+ Revenue Business by 16, solo-founded the digital enterprise at 14 (summer before highschool) during Covid to support my family. Reached $10k/month last summer
(Although this isn't the reason we're high income, we were lucky to have some good investments and growing assets)

-Top-rated seller on ebay with 2k+ Items sold and 100% positive feedback. Decent sized seller in other platforms as well.
-Founder of online communities with 6k~ members with fusion between gaming and e-commerce. Partnered with 400k+ member server and hosted events and offered free middleman services to facilitate trades and deals between members.

-Co-lead for student led Nonprofit helping over 300 kid entrepreneurs and having cumulative 2000 attendees at business fair events.

-Social Media Channels 5k+Subscribers YT (gaming related though, but used as marketing for my business).
-5k+Followers on TT (Personal brand and basically just authentic yapping)
-Internship at Sequoia funded startup in marketing. (No noticeable contributions except ~40k+ views but learned a lot)

-Also won best startup and a $500 grant from a small entrepreneurial summer camp hosted by Wharton Graduates

-National finalist in Homeschool Speech and Debate league (STOA), 5th Place in Original Oratory, and won many local tournaments in OO and coaching my club.

-(Not sure if I will put this on EC list, but:) As a freshman, led a dev team of 4, With frontend, 2x backend, and UI designer for a for fun project that allows for people to stream anime for free, made a free API in the project's community discord server of 500+ members that allowed other people to use our code and make their own websites. Currently contemplating whether this is a good project I should add for leadership experience, although I no longer keep the website up and running cuz it costed $40 a month to manage account for 6k visitors daily on average, and since I was young, I was kinda bad at monetizing it.

What are my chances for Stanford, MIT Sloan, or the Ivy Leagues (Specifically Upenn Wharton and Cornell)

I'm also planning to apply to Babson, UW Seattle, UC Berkeley HAAS, USC, UCLA, NYU, and other schools that have resources for entrepreneurs.

Originally I had a 26 in reading and 22 in Science.

Math and English were 30+ initially since I knew how to study for those before I took my first test.

Also scored 1530 superscore in SAT recently

Here's some of my BIGGEST tips:

The skill to independently study topics is CRUCIAL, take self-assessments, and once you know which areas you struggle in tackling and learning those areas yourself and with the help of free resources is JUST as efficient, if not more, than average tutors.

There are SO many Math, English, and reading guides on YT, many of them are incredibly helpful.

Another tip, you will perform better if you don't overexert yourself in practicing/studying before the exam. My friend and I both scored our highest when we stopped doing full-sized tests before exam. If you learned everything already and still are struggling, just try not doing anything at all right before exam, the extra stress from practicing before the exam will significantly make it harder to relax and focus in the real test.

Sleep is also an INSANE factor, The test I scored highest in SAT and ACT were both when the testing started later.
My ACT got delayed by 1-2 hours, and I'm guessing that removed my sleepiness.
The SAT was scheduled in the afternoon

Please set your sleep schedule to match the testing schedule. To reset your sleep cycle, spend 1-2 days outdoors or exercising, it will make you sleepy much sooner

ACT Math: 100+ Must-Know Formulas To Get A 36 in 2025 - YouTube this is a great video for math concepts

As a rising senior, I have done a lot of entrepreneurial-related projects.
Now that I'm applying to colleges, I was wondering if Stanford would be a good fit for someone who prioritizes entrepreneurial ventures over research.

$100k+ Revenue Business by 16, solo-founded the digital enterprise at 14 (summer before highschool) during Covid to support my family.

Top-rated seller on ebay with 2k+ Items sold and 100% positive feedback. Decent sized seller in other platforms as well.
Founder of online communities with 6k~ members with fusion between gaming and e-commerce. Partnered with 400k+ member server and hosted events and offered free middleman services to facilitate trades and deals between members.

Co-lead for student led Nonprofit helping over 300 kid entrepreneurs and having cumulative 2000 attendees at business fair events.
Social Media Channels 5k+Subscribers YT (gaming related though, but used as marketing for my business).
5k+Followers on TT (Personal brand and basically just authentic yapping)
Internship at Sequoia funded startup in marketing.
I have Grades, ECs, achievements that will probably increase the likelihood of getting in, but I'm more interested in knowing whether I'll benefit as an entrepreneur if I do pursue Stanford.

Does my activities list fit what Stanford looks for?

And if I do get accepted, will they have the resources I need to further my business ventures and nonprofit work or am I just going to learn technical stuff there.

Rising Senior, Asian (Chinese), middle-high income but single parent household.

35 ACT, (32 in science tho...)
Also have 1530 SAT superscore with 770 math 760 reading)
Homeschooled, but GPA 3.9-4.0 from Dual Enrollment Transcript,and credible courses.
Ik course rigor is p important, I have taken calc 1 + 2 nothing else so far when it comes to math. I'll prob take some more in senior year but not sure which ones are worth it practically, whether to use for AI LLM, finance, or for my business
APs: Statistics, Micro/Macro Econ. 5 in all.

$100k+ Revenue Business by 16, solo-founded the digital enterprise at 14 (summer before highschool) during Covid to support my family.

Top-rated seller on ebay with 2k+ Items sold and 100% positive feedback. Decent sized seller in other platforms as well.
Founder of online communities with 6k~ members with fusion between gaming and e-commerce. Partnered with 400k+ member server and hosted events and offered free middleman services to facilitate trades and deals between members.

Co-lead for student led Nonprofit helping over 300 kid entrepreneurs and having cumulative 2000 attendees at business fair events.
Social Media Channels 5k+Subscribers YT (gaming related though, but used as marketing for my business).
5k+Followers on TT (Personal brand and basically just authentic yapping)
Internship at Sequoia funded startup in marketing.

Marketing Intern for Local City councilmember's campaign, did a lot of work, but we lost by a thin margin 😭

Activities: Homeschool speech and debate 3.5 Years, National Finals in Original Oratory, and giving free coaching services for everyone.

Piano for 11+ Years, idk if this does anything for my application, I might start a YT channel for it or play at nursing homes but not many options for this.

Currently I'm uncertain whether I should get a private 1-on-1 college counselor, my family has spent 13k+ on 2 in the past but they were mid and provided minimal support to existing achievements + extracurriculars. LMK if there's any I should use, or if they're any good.

I'm tryna apply for all the decent schools, might use ED on Upenn Wharton or MIT Sloan and cross my fingers 🙏

I'm a 17-year-old rising senior trying to prepare for college applications.
I'm from a single-parent household with my mom trying to support both my brother and me. We have middle-high income through good investments and assets, and probably don't qualify for substantial financial aid if at all.

I've always wanted to attend a goated university, but after spending 13k on 2 college counseling services that were mid, I've kinda lost faith in college counselors.

I feel like I've wasted enough of my family's money on a service that isn't even necessary.
Since I'm homeschooled, I don't have a school-given counselor.
I've considered applying without help or potentially giving up on applying to T20 schools entirely and instead applying to my state's public university or a community college.

My mom is opposed to this idea and has been frantically searching for another college counselor, which were all super expensive, charging 6k-10k for package or $300-$600 per hour with advice I can find anywhere.
I have decent stats academically, 3.9-4.0 GPA from Dual Enrollment Transcript and credible courses. 35 ACT and some decent Extracurriculars, so I understand that my mom doesn't want to see my potential wasted.

I was wondering what I should do in this scenario.