Chance a South Asian international student for NYU / T20s / Finance-Econ programs
Chance a South Asian international student for NYU / T20s / Finance-Econ programs
Demographics
- Gender: Male
- Race/Ethnicity: Indian / South Asian
- Residence: India
- Income Bracket: Very low income
- Type of School: Private school in India
- Hooks: None
- disadvantage:A lot of aid required preferably full aid around 20-30k my parents can pay that's why I will be applying to almost all schools that provide full aid to international students
- Intended Major: Business / Economics / Finance
Academics
Grades
- Class 9: 85%
- Class 10 (CBSE): 95%
- Class 11: 95.4%
- Class 12 Predicted: 98%
Coursework
Grades 9–10:
Mathematics Standard, English Communicative, Hindi, Social Science, Science, Artificial Intelligence
Grades 11–12:
Business Studies, Accountancy, Economics, English, Core Mathematics
APs
- AP Microeconomics: 5
- AP Statistics: 3–4 expected (may not submit)
Standardized Testing
- SAT: 1500–1530 expected range
- IELTS: ~7.5 expected
Extracurriculars / Activities
- Internship at a major wealth management / asset management firm Interned at one of the country’s largest financial distribution and asset management firms (multi-billion dollar AUM). Conducted research regarding distributor networks, financial products, and client engagement strategies while learning about wealth management operations.
- Founder & President — School Finance Club Founded the school’s first-ever student club and launched a finance-focused initiative to improve financial literacy among students. Organized a financial awareness quiz competition with 500+ student participants.
- Chess / FIDE Arena Master Earned FIDE Arena Master title and represented school in multiple regional chess competitions.
- CBSE Clusters Representation Selected as the only student from school to represent the Under-19 category at age 16 in regional CBSE cluster competitions.
- Model United Nations Helped organize school MUN with 150+ delegates and volunteered at a state-level MUN conference with 200+ delegates.
- 45-Day Intensive Wealth Management Experience Completed an extended internship/training experience involving financial markets, client servicing, and investment-related research.
- Student Council Served as part of the student council and participated in organizing student activities and school events.
- Newspaper Recycling / Community Initiative Helped organize a large-scale newspaper collection initiative that collected 2,000+ kg of newspapers for recycling/community causes.
- Economics & Finance Competitions Participated in multiple national and international economics, finance, and mathematics competitions throughout high school.
- Academic Olympiads Competed in several mathematics/economics Olympiads and qualified for advanced rounds at national/international level competitions.
Awards / Honors(won mostly all of them in grade 11-12)
- Winner in Purple Comet Math Meet (solo/team category).
- Qualified for Final Round of the Cambridge Economics & Finance Competition after scoring 100/100 in the preliminary round; received Honor Roll distinction.
- Achieved a top global rank in the World Mathematics Invitational Preliminary Round.
- Qualified for Round 2 of a National University Economics Olympiad with 2,000+ participants; only ~20 students advanced.
- Scored 100/100 in Artificial Intelligence in CBSE Board Examinations.top 0.1 percent nationally
- Earned gold medals in multiple academic Olympiads.
- Multiple zonal and regional distinctions in mathematics and economics competitions.
- AMC 12A score in the low-mid 90s range (likely not submitting).
- Additional Olympiad distinctions and academic awards referenced in recommendation letters and essays.
- School-level academic excellence awards across mathematics, economics, and analytical subjects.
Additional Information
- Traveled 300+ km to take AP examinations due to lack of nearby testing centers.
- Also traveled 300+ km to sit for AMC examination.
- This profile is intentionally slightly anonymized/hypothetical to avoid being identified online; please evaluate based on the current admissions cycle standards.
Schools
Reach
all top schools with a nice business program need financial aid
- NYU Stern
- UPenn Wharton
- Columbia
- Cornell Dyson
- UC Berkeley Haas
- UChicago
- Duke
- Northwestern
- MIT (Finance/Econ interest)
Target
- Indiana Kelley
- UIUC Gies
- UW Madison
- Northeastern
- Boston University
Safety
- Penn State
- ASU
- Michigan State
Questions
- Please suggest me some full aid schools
- if the sat becomes like 1550+ or say 1580 will there be significant difference??
- Is this profile competitive for NYU Stern / other finance-heavy schools as an international needing aid?
- Are my ECs too finance-heavy or balanced enough?
- Should I submit AP Stats if the score is around 3–4?
- Would the low income + lack of opportunities context help significantly?
- Should I include AMC 12A even if it barely missed qualification cutoff?
u/Unique_Relation_8437 — 13 days ago