Rasya Ramakrishnan

Accepted 5

• Columbia
• UC Berkeley
• Rice
• Northwestern
• USC

Stats

GPA

5.4 / 6.0

SAT · ACT

1540

AP courses

25

Awards 5

• ★ 2025 Coca-Cola Scholar Semifinalist – 1,300 selected from 105,000+ applicants (<1%).
• ★ Distinguished Young Women of Texas (2024) – Represented Denton County; top interview score in Texas.
• ★ Young Investors Society – First place case study champion; top 20 global stock pitch competition.
• ★ Business Professionals of America – Top 10 national winner in Economic Research Individual; 2× state champion (Entrepreneurship & Economic Research); National Torch Ambassador for community service.
• ★ DECA – ICDC qualifier; 3× regional champion; 2× state qualifier (Business Growth Plan, International Business Plan).

Quest log 10

1. ▸ Founder & Managing Partner – Girls Fund the World – Advocating for women in venture capital; weekly founder spotlights; authored investment thesis on profitability of investing in women founders.
2. ▸ Chapter Coordinator – Girls Into Venture Capital – Only high school member; helped create chapters at Princeton, Harvard, UCLA; expansion to Stanford, USC; organization grew to 5,000+ members in 60+ countries.
3. ▸ Venture Capital Intern (3×) – Power to Pitch, Techstars Fort Worth, Julian Capital; sourced startups, reviewed 70+ pitch decks, shadowed investor pitches.
4. ▸ Superintendent’s & Principal’s Advisory Councils – Sole grade representative; influenced GPA policy changes, safety updates for special education students.
5. ▸ Founder & CEO – Nonprofit Matchmaking Startup – Platform connecting nonprofits (basis for DECA business plan).
6. ▸ Co-Founder & Co-President – Frisco Young Investor Society – Taught financial literacy, advocated for financial education, authored AP research paper, organized clothing drives.
7. ▸ Lead Organizer – Frisco Ignite – Largest student-run STEAM event org in DFW; reached 9,000+ participants; featured in news; received mayoral proclamation.
8. ▸ DECA Leadership – VP of Competition, VP of Marketing; state officer candidate (1 of 20 representing 23,000 members); mentored 40+ members; content creator for DECA Russia (430k+ views).
9. ▸ Co-Founder & GM – The Delphi News – Youth editorial on politics and entrepreneurship; recognized by Olaplex CEO Jue Wong.
10. ▸ Summer Research Fellow – Ballotpedia – Expanded coverage on 10,000+ elections; wrote platform summaries for 2M+ monthly visitors.