shresh.b,

UPenn

B.S., Finance, , Statistics, , International Studies, , International Business

I grew up around the world, learnt 5 languages, and love to travel

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Background

Hometown Bangalore, India

GenderMale

EthnicityAsian, White Non-Hispanic

AdmissionEarly Decision
Class of2017

English First Language Yes

Other Language(s) Spoken French, Japanese, Tamil, Hindi

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Waitlisted or Withdrew

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University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Applied for a B.S. in Finance

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

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Personal Statement

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The Hustler Rises My career as a salesman began in 2006 in Tokyo, Japan. In the months leading up to the annual cocktail night for parents, we students were given the responsibility to sell raffle tickets. This was incentivized by an iPod being the reward for selling the most tickets. Selling my first ticket to a complete stranger outside the local supermarket was nerve-racking. It was a month since I had moved to Japan from Paris and I could hardly communicate...

General Admissions Advice

Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received

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High School Performance

GPA

3.80

(no specification of weighting)

Rank

Top 5%

High School TypeInternational
Academic Performance in High School Low one semester/year
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest ACT

ACT Score Details

ACT Prep

Highest SAT

1460

on 1600 scale

Highest SAT

2090

SAT Score Details

Original SAT Score2090

Other SAT Scores

SAT Prep