Applying to a USA university- Need Advice!
I'm a first year sixth form student looking to apply to a university in the USA. Specifically New Jersey City University and University of Miami. Looking to do a bachelors degree in finance or marketing.
Here are all the subjects I am doing now:
BTEC Computing
Core Maths
Philosophy a level
Business a level
Maths a level
SAT Exam (which I will aim to get a good score, defo doing it)
Extracurriculars which I am doing and will do in the future:
I am working for a US based SaaS business where I sell AI products on social media, and currently making geniune revenue from this role. I am registered as self-employed according to the government.
I am about to do the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition or equivalent finance competition
I am going to do a Coding/Maths challenge on leetcode or Project Euler
picoCTF which I will do in the future
My main goal is NJCU and UM. Will I be able to get into those? I know american unis look at applications hollistically.
Here are all the subjects I am doing now:
BTEC Computing
Core Maths
Philosophy a level
Business a level
Maths a level
SAT Exam (which I will aim to get a good score, defo doing it)
Extracurriculars which I am doing and will do in the future:
I am working for a US based SaaS business where I sell AI products on social media, and currently making geniune revenue from this role. I am registered as self-employed according to the government.
I am about to do the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition or equivalent finance competition
I am going to do a Coding/Maths challenge on leetcode or Project Euler
picoCTF which I will do in the future
My main goal is NJCU and UM. Will I be able to get into those? I know american unis look at applications hollistically.
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by blissfulboyI'm a first year sixth form student looking to apply to a university in the USA. Specifically New Jersey City University and University of Miami. Looking to do a bachelors degree in finance or marketing.
Here are all the subjects I am doing now:
BTEC Computing
Core Maths
Philosophy a level
Business a level
Maths a level
SAT Exam (which I will aim to get a good score, defo doing it)
Extracurriculars which I am doing and will do in the future:
I am working for a US based SaaS business where I sell AI products on social media, and currently making geniune revenue from this role. I am registered as self-employed according to the government.
I am about to do the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition or equivalent finance competition
I am going to do a Coding/Maths challenge on leetcode or Project Euler
picoCTF which I will do in the future
My main goal is NJCU and UM. Will I be able to get into those? I know american unis look at applications hollistically.
Here are all the subjects I am doing now:
BTEC Computing
Core Maths
Philosophy a level
Business a level
Maths a level
SAT Exam (which I will aim to get a good score, defo doing it)
Extracurriculars which I am doing and will do in the future:
I am working for a US based SaaS business where I sell AI products on social media, and currently making geniune revenue from this role. I am registered as self-employed according to the government.
I am about to do the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition or equivalent finance competition
I am going to do a Coding/Maths challenge on leetcode or Project Euler
picoCTF which I will do in the future
My main goal is NJCU and UM. Will I be able to get into those? I know american unis look at applications hollistically.
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Yes you should be able to get into those two if you can afford them. Dont know why you're taking core maths and A level maths instead of just A level maths. Try to do some extracurriculars within your school as well, like joining/leading clubs
(edited 1 week ago)
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Late reply but yes I can afford them (my parents would be paying for it) my main goal is uni of miami. I have taken a mock SAT exam recently and got a 1550.
I'm part of a debating club in my college, yeah.
I'm part of a debating club in my college, yeah.
Reply 4
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Why those specific universities? Not sure about marketing but your undergrad university matters a lot for finance. I wouldn't say UMiami is a target school either.
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