Case Studies
Economics and Business Students
Paul Tan
Residence: Portland, Oregon
School: Oregon Episcopal School
Intended major: Business
Age during program: Grade 11
Paul is smart, driven, and takes an interest in mathematics. He is really excited about learning statistical concepts and methodologies.
At the program's conclusion, he completed a final research paper which would later be published on JOURNYS publication. He also received a positive evaluation and letter of recommendation from his mentor.
His university acceptance includes Santa Clara University, Penn State University.
Ruby Woo
Residence: Shanghai, China
School: SAS Puxi
Intended major: Economics/Finance
Age during program: Grade 11
Ruby serves as a leader at Jacaranda Club and SAS Eggschange at her school. She assists her family with real estate investment plannings because she has a strong interest in finance and statistics.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Her university acceptance includes NYU Stern and University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
Ranvit Rathore
Residence: Tamil Nadu, India
School: PSG College of Technology School
Intended major: Robotics & Intelligent Systems
Age during program: Undergraduate, 20 years old
Ranvit is a founder member of PSG College's Artificial Intelligence and Robotics group and the head of Logistics Division in IEEE Student Chapter 12951. He is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Machine Learning and Tele-operation at the moment.
At the program's conclusion, he received a positive evaluation from his mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
His university acceptance includes University of Maryland and Northeastern University.
Lily Lin
Residence: Florida, US
School: University of Florida
Intended major: Finance
Age during program: Undergraduate, 19 years old
She is a high achiever who is not afraid to speak her mind. Finance is her current and future major.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Her transfer university acceptance includes USC.
Roshna Shaik
Residence: Hyderabad, India
School: Osmania University
Intended major: Electronics Engineering
Age during program: 23 years old
She earned a B.S. in Engineering in Electronics and Communications from Osmania University. She is currently employed as a software engineer at J.P. Morgan in Hyderabad. She is proficient in a variety of programming languages including Java, HTML, CSS, and others.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Bhavika Acharya
Residence: Mysuru, India
School: NPS International School, Mysore
Intended major: Economics
Age during program: 10th grade
She has dream university set on either the London School of Economics or the University of St. Andrews. Outside of her academic studies, she competes in state-level competition swimming as an extracurricular sport. In 2020, her overall school results were 91.4%.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Siddharth Reddy
Residence: India
Intended major: Computer Science & Mathematics
Age during program: Soon-to-be undergraduate Year 1
Siddharth recently graduated from high school with a ranking in the top 10% of his class in all disciplines. He will shortly begin his undergraduate studies in Computer Science and Mathematics.
At the program's conclusion, he received a positive evaluation from his mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Diana Deng
Residence: Pennsylvania
School: Mercersburg Academy
Intended major: Economics
Age during program: Grade 11
Diana has a 4.5 GPA and ranks at the top of her class. She took her first SAT with a result that placed her in the 90th percentile. She is interested in economics and would like to work on an individual research project using statistical analysis programs to investigate a current subject in the field.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Alicia Rong
Residence: Easthampton, Massachusetts
School: The Williston Northampton School
Intended major: International Relations / Business
Age during program: Grade 10
This is Alicia's second mentorship with us. She enjoys learning and always does her best in projects and discussions to improve herself.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Carson Cai
Residence: Wuxi, China
School: Jiangsu province Tianyi High School
Intended major: Economics
Age during program: 11th grade
Carson's primary area of interest is economics. He is a member of the Economics Club at school, where he mentors students younger than him. He also works as a volunteer for an organization that studies poverty via an economic lens.
At the program's conclusion, he received a positive evaluation from his mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Nadia Krishnasamy
Residence: India
Intended major: Mathematics
Age during program: Grade 11
Nadia is good at Python programming language and she would like to use this advantage and apply it to her mathematical work in data analytics.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Jarrod Chan
Residence: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
School: Sunway College
Intended major: Mathematics
Age during program: Grade 12
Jarrod is a friendly and motivated student. He wants to specialize in mathematics at the university level.
At the program's conclusion, he received a positive evaluation from his mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Jessica Tong
Residence: Shanghai
School: Concordia International
Intended major: Financial Engineering
Age during program: Grade 9
Jessica has a background in Python, Beginner Java, Mindstorm Robotic EV3, and C++ for USACO. She is interested in Financial Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Coding. Her aim in joining this program is to use statistics in her business as she didn't know how to.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Ria Chen
Residence: Newport Coast, California
School: Sage Hill School
Intended major: Economics
Age during program: Grade 12
Ria is passionate about the fashion sector and wants to pursue the business part of it. She worked with her mentor on a research paper that combined her passions.
At the program's conclusion, she received a positive evaluation from her mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Joseph Lau
Residence: Shanghai, China
School: Shanghai American School
Intended major: Business & economics
Age during program: Grade 10
Joseph enjoys accompanying his father on work trips and has had numerous chances to attend various entrepreneurial events. As a co-founder of Shanghai-based Trendz Sales, Joseph manages brand development, and part of his efforts generates a four-figure monthly sales.
At the program's conclusion, he received a positive evaluation from his mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Elvis Wu
Residence: Shanghai, China
School: Shanghai Guanghua Cambridge International School
Intended major: Economics
Age during program: Grade 11
Elvis' ambition is to be admitted to NYU's economics program. Economics, mathematics, and physics are his main academic interests. He communicates well with others and he is a multi-talented student who recently created a device that helps the elderly with memory and organization.
At the program's conclusion, he received a positive evaluation from his mentor, who also agreed to write a letter of recommendation.
Kabir Mohammed
Residence: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
School: International School
Intended major: Economics
Age during program: Grade 11
Kabir was a part-time employee for Innova Investments where he analytics, risk assessment, and finance. He also contributes to his local newspaper, "The Finance Memo," by writing finance-related columns.
At the program's conclusion, he received a positive evaluation from his mentor.
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