Chance a Junior for Wharton ED!

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<p>^ I don’t think he ever said he was a URM.</p>

<p>I think you have a great resume, OP, but I definitely agree with TheWikiMan. Essays are the only glimpse an admissions rep gets of your personality, so try to make sure that yours are great. Also, don’t be afraid of the “Additional Information” section of the Common App. (Once you’ve set up an account and logged in, you’ll see it if you click on the “Writing” tab in the left-hand navigation menu.) It’s the only part of the application that has absolutely no stipulations. You can attach an additional essay, an expanded activities resume, anything. Using that section could make your app stand out to a rep who, that day, has already read 48 folders from qualified applicants.</p>

<p>As for retaking the SATs, it definitely won’t hurt (especially because, as an Asian student, you are already at a slight disadvantage), but don’t put too much pressure on yourself to increase your score. You already have a good enough score to be in the running for admission. If I were you, though, I would definitely focus on SAT IIs. It seems like you might be a native Chinese speaker, in which case your Chinese SAT II score will be almost completely ignored. If you do speak Chinese fluently, you definitely need to submit two more subject tests with scores upwards of 700.</p>

<p>As for the interview, you really shouldn’t worry if you aren’t contacted for one. If you follow this link to the Penn student blog, Under the Button, and scroll down to the post titled “The (In)Significance of Facetime,” I think you’ll see that interviews play a pretty minor role in admissions.</p>

<p><a href=“http://underthebutton.com/page/5/[/url]”>http://underthebutton.com/page/5/&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>Also, OP, you might be interested in this thread: </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1043240-official-decision-thread-penn-15-wharton.html?highlight=wharton+results[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1043240-official-decision-thread-penn-15-wharton.html?highlight=wharton+results&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It’s a compilation of stats from this year’s CC Wharton EDers (rejected, deferred, and accepted). </p>

<p>Best of luck next year!</p>