<p>Alright guys, I wanted to see if the route I'm taking will get me into Wharton (1st choice) or Brown, Dartmouth, Princeton, and Columbia(Any of them would be a second choice) </p>
<p>So my GPA : 3.8 unweighted 4.0 weighted SAT : 2200
All Honors and AP since Freshman Year
I go to a small public high school in NJ
EC's: FBLA member, treasurer, vice president, president, State committee member, NJ FBLA State Southern Region VP, Regional Winner 4 Years, State Winner 2 years, Attended National Leadership Conference in Philadelphia
UNSA: (United Nations Student Alliance - Treasurer)
Class Council: Vice President
Debate Team Member
DECA- VP position and regional winner
TSA( Technology Student Association) Vice President, won state awards
Peer Leader
On Bowling Team 3 years Golf Team 3 years
Took the following open coursework classes and MIT AND YALE:
Game Theory, Financial Theory, Financial Markets - Yale
Financial Management, The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets,Entrepreneurial Marketing- MIT Sloan
Volunteered at Columbia University's Toy Drive for 3 years, Volunteered at Penn's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for 50+ hours, Volunteered at University Medical Center at Princeton for 50+ hours, Volunteered at Princeton University's Davis International Center teaching English to immigrants for 50+ hours, Volunteered at St. Marys Church 30+ hours
I applied into Wharton and Dartmouth's Lead Program, with Summer at Penn as a backup. Would these make a difference?
Also I am Hispanic, Dad went to community college, mom didn't got to college. Income is 145000 a year.</p>
<p>Thanks for chancing me!! I know that all of them are very prestigious and rough to get into, but you look to have just the right blend of academics and Extracirriculars. I’d give you seventy percent or higher on every of those schools given that you write strong essays and get strong teacher recommendations.</p>
<p>I’m also an NJ FBLA-er and I believe that I remember seeing you at the SLC this year. Congrats on winning your position.
Chance: I’d put you at around 30-50% for Wharton ED, which is very good considering its close to 7% accept rate RD.
Comments: Your GPA (3.8) would be pretty average for Wharton; SAT scores are OK (I’d recommend retaking it in October for a 2250+ if possible); being a URM (Hispanic) is always helpful; Your extracurriculars are excellent (great Business ECs), but Wharton also likes students with an affinity for Math (if you could show that somehow); Volunteering is very very good, and the summer programs at MIT and Yale show you’ve been having productive summers.</p>
<p>I also had a chance thread a while ago on the UPENN forum:</p>
<p>thanks for chancing me.
I think you can definitely make it into Wharton. Although the ivies are nearly always a crapshoot, I’m confident you will make it in. My friend who has similar (maybe even worse) stats than you got into Wharton ED this year.</p>
<p>He has less extra curriculars/leadership than you but he has a 4.0 unweighted and 11AP’s. His SAT is also 2300. But I think your extracurriculars and leadership definitely make up for it.</p>
<p>I think you look like a very strong candidate. Just remember to continue to pursue these activities through this summer and into next year because colleges like to see commitment in activities!</p>
<p>I think you have a really good chance! Your unweighted GPA is great, but your weighted GPA could be a little higher. Still, your extracurriculars are amazing. Also, what SAT subject tests have you taken/plan on taking?</p>
<p>@AcademicKid: What are your test scores? If you don’t mind sharing, it’s ok, but I figured you’d want an honest evaluation (which test scores are apart of). Also, are you applying this upcoming fall, or later? You mentioned the summer programs that you applied to…are you at those now? (Sorry for all the questions; I just wanted to give you a fair evaluation with all the info.)</p>
<p>Thanks, right now I’m undecided with the summer programs. I dont wanna spring the cost of Summer at Penn, would the Lead program at Wharton look good? Right now I am a junior. And mostly 4’s and 5’s. Two 3’s. And I thank you for the enthusiam. And I am a suscriber to knowledge at Wharton.</p>
<p>I disagree that you need to have extraordinary talent to get into Wharton. Though I know several Wharton students who are very interested in math, I would say that this is far from the general case. Although you need to be able to deal with math, you do not need to have the same ability as an engineer/math/physics major. I heard plenty of Wharton students complaining about math 104 last fall.</p>
<p>Looking at the difference between Wharton/Stanford/NYU Stern students when I was choosing a school, the Wharton kids did things bigger than anyone else. Not to say they were more intelligent/more academically successful (our SAT averages show we’re the same as Penn CAS), but that I think Wharton looks quite closely at your extracurricular record for extraordinary achievement. So I’d suggest taking your already impressive community service involvement and taking it to the next level–fundraising, starting your own, just something that puts you above everyone else. Do that and I think you have a solid shot.</p>
<p>Also, regarding LBW, if you get in, I say go for it–it looked like a lot of fun and I’d say about half of last year’s LBW group ended up in my class–though that might be reflective of LBW’s admissions standards and not an indication of a pure resume bump.</p>
<p>I concur with whoever said before that “Wharton kids do it bigger” because it is true. Other top schools love seeing the pages of experience and accomplishment, but it’s more important to Wharton that you are not only very strong in multiple areas, but that you have that do-it-big mentality. Don’t take the path set out for you in extracurriculars…honors society, student government, clubs, etc…Wharton would rather you invent something, start a business, anything that shows initiative. People who belong here didn’t need to “build their resume”- they just worked hard and excelled in areas they were already passionate about.</p>
and I believe that I remember seeing you at the SLC this year. Congrats on winning your position.