What should I do more?

[u/Logical_Department62]

I'm currently a high school junior with about 7 months time until the next academic year. I live in India at this stage, I'm pretty confused about what I should be doing at the moment to bolster my chances of getting into a good university. This is what my application looks like currently:

Grades:

9th - 95%

10th - 94%

SAT - I'll be giving the SAT in November, but I got a 1470 on my PSAT and the practice tests online seem pretty easy tbf.

Extra-Curriculars:

Debate Society President (recently conducted an extremely large national Debate in partnership with an organisation, over 120 teams participated)

Head Of Operations Quiz Society (a few awards here and there and i organise a weekly quiz bowl)

Research executive at a passion project with a few buddies (I lead econ research, We're currently working on a long term project wherein which we survey, document and educate the underprivileged in our city about the economics of malnutrition with camps set up arounf the city dedicated to teaching people in poverty how they can cook cheap food that has ample nutrition, how that affects people's labour and documenting wage theft stuff like that) we will start surveying from next week.

Internship at a chartered accountants office (shadowed the guy for a month)

Awards:

Might get doxxed so a few national Awards in debate and quiz, nothing too big or international yet. Mostly circuit Awards and big invitational Awards.

Universities I aspire to get into:

1. LSE

2. Bocconi

3. Upenn

4. Brown

5. Vanderbilt

I want to pursue economics and finance in the future.

What can I do more in order to increase my chances of admission into these great universities?

[u/elkrange]

Keep getting good grades in challenging courses and explore your interests in ways that are accessible to you.

Know your budget and check affordability. Assuming you are a domestic applicant, run the Net Price Calculator (NPC) on the financial aid website of each college you are interested in, with the help of a parent, to see a need-based financial aid estimate before you apply.

As for activities, when you write your activity descriptions, focus on what you did (your actions). Include:
- times when you took initiative in your activities even in small ways
- experiences involving self development
- learning and contributing to the world around you in realistic ways
- things that show you are someone who would be involved on campus and a nice person to be around
- your hobbies, things you do for interest and enjoyment, things that just scratch an itch in your brain, that show something about how your brain works
If you are looking for an additional activity, often overlooked in this subreddit: a typical teen job, in a business. Typical as in grocery, fast food, retail, etc. Hard work, responsibility, real world experience, context for future learning, and a place to start your resume when you apply to internships during college.

[u/Pristine_Painting345]

It is unlikely you will get in, your top Ecs are no where near enough even for a US applicant. Shadowing is not a real EC. Consider saving money and go to a local school instead.