Can I make it to Wharton someday?

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Hey I’m a junior in highschool and I’ll be applying to college soon. I was hoping one of you could help me understand my chances of getting into schools like UPenn, Dartmouth, Columbia and Cornell. I would also appreciate if y’all can tell me where I can strengthen my application amd raise my chances to get into my dream schools. Sorry if this is too long I simply wanted to be as specefic as possible

My unweighted GPA: 3.85
My weighted GPA: 4.07

New PSAT: 1230. (Oops, I was one of the first people to take it so none of my teachers or mentors new how to prep for it.)

SAT/ACT: Not taken yet

APs:
• AP Human Geography (5)
• AP World History (5 predicted)
Those are all the APs that were offered to me up until now
My AP World teacher was voted to be one of the most challenging teachers in my state.

Next years APs:

• AP Calculus BC (because I know Wharton looks for that)
• AP Physics 1
• AP US History

The rest of my classes are part of the Gifted Program. My county has a special program that provides classes ranked above Honors for “intellectually gifted” students.

Extra-Curricular activities:

Sports:
• High School Lacrosse
• Club soccer
• Black belt in Tae Kwon Do (World Tae Kwon Do Federation)
• Tennis
• Track and Field
o 100 meters
o 200 meters
o Long jumps
• Swimming

Clubs:
• FBLA
• German Club
• Student Government
• Key Club
• Beta Club
• Diplomacy Club

Honors:
• Mu Alpha Theta
• National Society of High School Scholars
• National Business Honor Society (predicted)
• Eligible for National Honor societies for English and Science as well
• Invited to join the National Congress of Future Scientists and Technologist this July

Awards/Achievements:
• Scholar Athlete (lacrosse + having a GPA over 90)
• Academic Letter 2014-15
• Academic letter 2015-16
• National German Exam Gold Medalist (outs me in the top 5% of all German students in the US)
• Top ten in Accounting 1 (FBLA) in the state
• Top 3 in Accounting 1 (FBLA) in the region
• Eleventh place in Introduction to Business (FBLA) in the state
• Top 15 in Public Speaking (FBLA) in the region
• National AP Scholar (Guaranteed)

• The Mogul Award (Presented to me at Georgia Tech for creating the best brand for myself and my start up)

Summer Activities:
• Entrepreneurship Program hosted at Georgia Tech
• Summer College at Cornell University (3 Credits)
• Internship as an analyst at a bank
• Shadowing the Senior VP of the same bank
• Lacrosse Camps/Clinics

Misc.
• Avid writer: I am currently in the process of writing a novel
• Artist: My work has been displayed at multiple art shows (I have certificates to prove it)
• Musician: I’ve played the guitar for the past 3 years
• I manage a portfolio of stocks for myself and my family with considerable funds
• I am also fluent in three different languages and I’m procceding into my third year of German, which will be my fourth language.

Demographics:
• Asian American male
• Middle class family
• No hooks
• Teenager

My goal is to make it to Wharton, which is why I have focused on and have taken classes like:

• Introduction to Business and Technology
• Accounting 1
• Financial Literacy

I would appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you for your time.

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Try to get some leadership positions in clubs as well as study for your SATs!

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Thanks a lot for responding, I really appriciate it; I deffinitely plan on doing that! @ben69420

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Your gpa seems to be one of the weaker parts of your application. I’m going to assume you’re only going to be q junior high this year and will have time to get that up. You will also need a math Sat II which will be another major factor.
Best wishes

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I appreciate you taking the time to evaluate my transcript, I will surely work on my GPA and I plan on taking SATs and SAT II ASAP @ninjakiwi

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Hard to say. Lacking a bit in leadership and any passion around a specific subject. Sure you have some finance work but nothing that other students wont have. Penn is the best Pre-professional school and so kids applying there will have a story with supporting evidence as to what they want to do with their lives and how Penn can help them get there.