Honor Society® member
Shehryar Syed
Intern research analyst for Facebook
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Eonometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Class of 2026
- Austin, Texas
Member since December 2022
About
Although I am originally from Pakistan, I was born and raised in the Middle East. I spent 15 years in Saudi Arabia and 3 years in Qatar, attending international schools throughout my time in the region. I have a passion for working with numbers and hence I'm studying econometrics at UT Austin. I am also a social media influencer with over 100,000 followers on a soccer themed Instagram page I own. I have worked with companies such as Amazon, Meta, and OneFootball in the past.
Education
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The University of Texas at Austin
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
2022 – 2026
Honors and awards
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Math Olympiad 2nd Place Medal
This was a math competition which took place between students across several schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
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Honor Roll
I was put on the honor roll for high achievement in my final 2 years in high school
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Local Badminton Doubles Champion
I competed in a city wide Badminton tournament in my freshman year of high school, and managed to win the doubles tournament with one of my teammates.
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School Badminton MVP
I was presented with this award by my school after winning the local Badminton doubles championship.
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AMC Maths Exellence Award
I participated in the 2021 AMC Math Competition and earned the highest grade in my school, for which I was presented with this award
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GRIT Award
I was presented with my school's 2022 GRIT award for outstanding achievement both academically and on school sports teams (varsity soccer and badminton)
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I plan to enter the world of banking or consulting after university/graduate school. I have had a passion for financial problem-solving ever since launching my own e-commerce business in 2019. I hope to apply the skills I have learned through managing a business as well as the skills and knowledge I will acquire over the next few years through my studies/internships on a larger scale for a finance or consulting-based corporation. I also aim to keep expanding my own company and creating more business ventures in the future.
- Graduate school interests
Stanford Graduate School of Business
University of Pennsylvania
MIT
UT Austin
UCLA
Columbia Business School- Outside the classroom
Social media content creation - Instagram page with 100,000 followers
Stamp collecting - Collection of 20,000+ stamps from more than 180 countries
Coin & note collecting - Currency from over 100 countries
Playing and watching soccer/basketball/badminton
Experience
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Intern research analyst for Facebook
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E-commerce business owner (Red Devil Cases - my own soccer themed phone case store)
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Cashier at MC Compound Super Market
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Cashier at The Austinite Market
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Lawn mowing for residents at ABN Gardens (Doha)
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Affiliate at OneFootball
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Promoter for Amazon Prime
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Advertiser for Little Shadow Theater
Volunteering
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Fundraising
Athletic Council
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School Events Organizer
Athletic Council
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Managing book drive
Compass School Thatta, Pakistan
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
- Urdu Advanced
- French (France) Intermediate
Additional information
Organizations
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Meta (former intern)
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Amazon (former promoter)
