Chance a hopeful for Wharton and other top business schools :) I'll Chance Back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey CC,
I'm an Indian Junior from NJ weighing my options for college, but I really really really want to go to Wharton. What do you think my chances are?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.76 UW, 4.33 W (I had a really bad freshman year, all B+'s but after that I have straight A's, does improvement count for anything?)
SAT: 2400</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Significant:
Founded and run my own tutoring service (its actually a business not only me tutoring)</p>

<p>Internship at Merril Lynch</p>

<p>Founder and President of my school's Investment Strategies and Economics Club (its gotten to become a pretty big organization in the first year, 30+ members, how do I show colleges this?)</p>

<p>Less Significant:
Volunteereed as a camp counselor at religious camp at local Hindu Temple (HTCS)</p>

<p>Volunteereed as a camp counselor at local yoga camp (Gurukul Yoga Center)</p>

<p>Volunteered at the Somerset Medical Center as a receptionist</p>

<p>Volunteered at Bridgewater-Raritan Library</p>

<p>Teach Curriculum and Competition Math (AMC, AIME, MOEMS) at Insighful Learning Center</p>

<p>Member of Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, and French Honor Society</p>

<p>Regional Gold Medal Winner in NorthSouth Foundation Spelling Bee, Math Bee, Vocabulary Bee, and Essay Writing Competition</p>

<p>Proficient in Mrudangam (Indian Drums); played in many concerts in Hindu Temples for religious festivals and in the Cleveland Aradhna (International Indian Music Festival)</p>

<p>Aside from Wharton, i'm looking at Stanford (I know its a crapshot haha), Columbia, UChicago, UMich-Ross, NYU-Sterns, UVA, UCB-Haas</p>

<p>any other prestigious business programs for a hopeful ibanker?</p>

<p>Let me know what you guys think?
Thanks</p>

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<p>I think you would have a very good shot at Wharton. Make sure to apply ED if it is your first choice, but I think you already know that :)</p>

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<p>Your unweighted GPA is the only thing that concerns me. If you can give that a boost and apply to Wharton ED I think you are in; you have a lot going for you. Please chance me back!</p>

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<p>Pretty solid chances at Wharton/Stanford/Columbia. Wharton definitely seems to like students who already know they want to do finance. If you’re set on ibanking, there’s no school that is as heavily recruited. </p>

<p>Stanford does well in the SF/Menlo area and is great if you just want to do tech, but my buddies there tell me it’s hard to get into the NYC offices without some serious networking</p>