u/Mean_Loquat_3066

Intended Major: BS Economics
Entry: Fall 2027
In-State: Yes
SAT: Planning to go test-optional
Class Rank: Top 15%
Strong Upward trend from freshmen year

ECs / Activities:

• DECA / School-Based Enterprise: Co-founded and manage my school's retail SBE. Built the store from the ground up, including product selection, pricing, marketing, and operations. Generated $5,000+ in revenue in the first 3 months and qualified for DECA ICDC in Retail SBE.
• Glenn Robotics: Finance & Outreach Manager. Managed $4,000+ in sponsorship funding, handled budgeting, and secured community partnerships.
• Research with Texas A&M: Co-authored a Systematization of Knowledge research paper with Dr. Shreyas Kumar on cyber vulnerabilities in economic forecasting infrastructures. Worked on the literature review, vulnerability categorization, and analysis.
• Independent Finance/ML Research: Developed an NLP-based stock market prediction model using BERT, Python, TensorFlow, financial APIs, and historical market data.
• Independent Research Project: Reproduced a finance paper independently to see if I could replicate the paper's results and methodology.
• DIME Program: Selected for a competitive investment management program covering portfolio management, asset allocation, equity analysis, risk management, and capital markets.
• RiverHacks x NASA Space Apps Challenge: Participated in a 30-hour hackathon and helped build an air-quality forecasting model using NASA satellite data.
• Encode Justice Texas: Policy Fellow. Worked on technology policy, AI risk mitigation, and digital ethics.
• Varsity Volleyball: Former Co-Captain. Led the team to regional playoffs and a 4th-place regional finish.
• Mind4Youth: Marketing team member.

Any advice on the TAMU application would be appreciated. Thanks!