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<p>Research meaning yes, go find a prof and see if you can help them out or if they’d be willing to mentor you on a research project. It’d be the most suitable ec for wharton besides actually starting a successful company and frankly, I think it’s much easier to do.</p>
<p>Oh okay. Thanks for the tip! I’ll try asking around in Princeton. My question is how exactly do I approach a professor? Just find one doing research on Princeton’s website and email him/her? I’m sorry if I appear clueless, I really don’t know much about this. 
Thanks again!</p>
<p>Yep, just email them. Professors love free labor lol. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t receive replies though, some profs just never bother to check their emails. Others might already have research assistants so just be persistent.</p>
<p>Oh okay. Cool. Thanks a ton!</p>
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<p>This is my 1st post. I have been lurking around this site for a while trying to fish our useful information, and gained a lot of useful information. I appreciate all the posters for sharing their knowledge. I read your initial description of yourself, and all subsequent posts. You appear to me as annoyingly determined, and somewhat snobby. My advice to you - don’t let that show on your app, you would be turned down regardless of your achievements. Admission officers are looking for achievers but they are looking for personalities too.</p>
<p>I also have been using this website for good information since 2007. Thanks for the tip; I didn’t know I come off that way while typing (or in person I suppose). I’ll work on hiding that more this year. Thanks.</p>
<p>This comment serves as a bump. I also just got a letter today that said I was an AP Scholar, so I guess that’s part of my list now too.</p>
<p>I sorta have to agree with CollegeFobia; you definitely are giving off negative vibes. I can’t blame you though, I guess I was kinda like you last year as well. However, I learned to calm down and focus on getting more things done rather than continuously thinking about my GPA not being .01 higher or taking that extra AP.</p>
<p>But I have to say, calm yourself down because I guarantee you, there is no way you will be able to self study ~7 APs this year (especially if you had to drop out of APUSH because you couldn’t handle the workload). You can tell yourself that you can do it, but honestly unless you’re superman or don’t like sleeping for 3+ hours it will be extremely hard. It will also probably be not worth it, since having a fairly significant EC definitely outweighs selfing an extra 2-3 APs. I highly recommend you work on maintaining your current GPA/SAT progress, but focus on some of those internships and “over the top” ECs. Work on gaining leadership positions, and try expanding that math gig into a larger business. You also lack a few awards, try winning something major. Work on the intangibles that make up a Wharton student, not just the grades and APs.</p>
<p>I would also not worry about the sabotaging and just focus on doing the best you can. Just my 2 cents aha.</p>
<p>Hello υ (upsilon), thanks for your response! I only dropped out of APUSH to study for the SAT’s and introduce a huge program for AP Calculus at my school. This year, the program will have been stabilized as well as the fact that I am taking the SAT in June allows me to study more APs. I agree that it’s not all about the GPA and APs. I have to focus on ECs, I agree. In terms of expanding into a larger business, would you recommend a non-profit organization? I hope to win awards this year in Math and Physics competitions, though I know it is unlikely given my current background. We’ll see…</p>
<p>Thanks again for the response. I appreciate it!</p>
<p>I have to tell you I have not seen someone so driven to do what they think a school wants. The adcomm will smell it like a rat. How about being authentic. I’m not sure you know your authentic self you are so busy frenetically scrambling to do something you perceive as right. Wow. Take a deep breath, knock off all the self study APs and find your self. Then do something you really love.</p>
<p>Why do you say that? I’m genuinely interested in all these things.</p>
<p>Do NOT start a nonprofit organization.</p>
<p>A nonprofit organization is a public trust and, as such, requires extra recordkeeping and reporting, at federal, state, and local levels. If you’re doing all of that, as well as the program your organization will do, you won’t have time for anything else.</p>
<p>Other students have had this fantasy, and those of us with experience have worked hard to dissuade them.</p>
<p>You have other legal options for an organization, such as a C corporation. They’ll be easier and will require less paperwork and professional help.</p>
<p>Really? Thanks for the tip! I will keep that in mind. I think I’ll look up the C corporation thing then. Thanks.</p>
<p>Thanks again everybody. One more bump for any extra advice? School started. Studying for the SAT sucks, but it has to be done. I was shocked to find the 1874/9.2 million rate of perfect scores. I probably won’t be the 1875th. Anyhow, it is good to get a 2350+. Anybody have more advice?</p>
<p>Bump. Can anybody else give me some good advice? I’m trying for the Intel ISEF contest later this year, but I know it’s really hard to get anywhere with that. I’m also doing the AMC 12 (in eighth grade, I did the AMC 8 at Princeton University and scored an 18, which isn’t bad but is not very good either). Can anybody give tips on how to better my application? Or even what to focus on. I have no clue at this point, as I have no older siblings to really tell me how things work and my parents are immigrants who moved here in the mid-90s. I am visiting Wharton on October 13, however. Do those information sessions help?</p>
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