Chance Me For ED to Wharton?

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Hey everyone, I was wondering what my chances are for ED to Wharton this Fall.

ACT -
34C (36M 33S 34E 34R)

GPA -
My school is a little weird with how they report GPAs to us on our unofficial transcripts. My weighted average is a 97, which is in the top 15% of my class. If I were to estimate my unweighted GPA it would be around a 3.85.

SAT Subject Tests -
US History - 790
Math 2 - 800

Classes -
I’ve consistently taken the most rigorous courses available, without taking any lunch periods. I’ve taken AP World, AP Physics, AP Capstone, AP Psych, AP US History, and AP Language Arts. Next year, I am going to be taking AP Lit, AP Capstone Research, AP Gov, AP Eco, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Bio, and AP French.

Extracurriculars -

  1. Volunteer Work with my Church (All 4 Years)
  2. Internship at an Accounting Firm (With Recommendation) (Junior and Senior Years)
  3. Safety Monitor at an Amusement Center (Sophmore and Junior Years)
  4. DECA States Winner (Junior Year)
  5. DECA ICDC Competitor (Junior Year)
  6. Business Honors Society President (Senior Year)
  7. Held an Entrepreneurship Awareness Week at my School District (Junior Year).
  8. Internship at an Electronics Distributor (With Recommendation) (Sophmore Year)
  9. Have been investing in Cryptocurrencies since Spring of 2016 (This may belong in Other Info)
  10. French Honors Society Member (Junior and Senior Years)
  11. DECA Member (Sophmore and Junior Years)
  12. National Honors Society Member (Junior and Senior Years)

Awards -
2016 National French Exam Honourable Mention
2018 DECA States Winner

Other Info -

  1. I am a First Generation student.
  2. I live alone with a single mother.
  3. I have to spend a lot of my time working to help pay bills, which has limited my ability to partake in extracurriculars (Possible Essay Topic?).
  4. I have visited the campus two times so far with one more visit planned for this Summer. During these visits, I have been able to introduce myself to some of the staff.
  5. I am from a Middle Eastern background (Armenian).

I apologize if this post is poorly formatted, it is my first and I tried to follow the lead of other similar ones. I really appreciate anyone taking the time to read through this and help out. Thank you all in advanced.

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Forgot to add that I did take the Writing portion of the ACT, but I am still waiting for that score.

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You are a very competitive applicant. Your stats are great and your ECs are good. Your hook will probably help. Write amazing essays and you could get accepted

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I agree with the above. I would even argue that you could get accepted without pulitzer prize winning essays.