Chance me for M&T?

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<p>Hey guys! I've been a crawler on this forum for a while now, and I have to thank you guys for keeping me sane at times. I finally wanted to make a post to see where I stood on the admissions spectrum. I've been wanting to go to Jerome Fisher since 10th grade (when I found out about it haha) and UPenn since I was a kid. In addition to chancing me for ED, could some of you who are going through the program now or who have already graduated describe your experiences (as in did you find the program to be worth it, prospects for entrepreneurship/investment banking/hedge funds etc.)? Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800 Math, 740 Critical Reading, 770 Writing, 8 essay :( )
[</em>] ACT: 35 (35,33,35,35, 8 essay)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Physics :/
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure... but 4.3 (on 5.0 scale)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 43/1526 (~ 2.8% probably gonna go down though lol)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, European History, World History, Human Geography, English Language, US History; 3 on Spanish
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 6's on Economics, Spanish
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB World Area Studies HL, IB Physics HL, IB Computer Science HL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB English HL, IB Calculus SL, Academic Decathlon
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended (missed Semifinalist by 1 point </em>)</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Won 1st place in AT&T Educational Hackathon, started an educational startup company with four friends - created an app called Oculr that allows you to take a picture of a math, physics, or chem equation with your phone, retrieve the solution, step by step instructions on how to solve it, and educational videos from Khan Academy, Coursera, and others sources targeted to the subject/type of equation. Basically, we wanted to give students an intuitive way to find educational resources pertaining what they are struggling with! Got noted in Congressional record by Congresman Sam Johnson whoo!! Check us out: [url=<a href="http://www.oculrtech.com%5DOculrTech%5B/url"&gt;http://www.oculrtech.com]OculrTech[/url&lt;/a&gt;] (<--- shameless self-promotion)</p>

<p>Competed in various hackathons, including Evernote Devcup and Startup Weekend. Worked on product development, marketing, research, and design. Participated in the Google Global Startup Battle and won 10th internationally and 1st in the US.</p>

<p>Captain of the Robotics Team, won at regional level various times during various years, won at state last year!! Worked on both hardware and software, coordinated grant funding, and expanded the program to include a separate team for underclassmen. Also won 3rd at the Atmel Robotics Competition at World Maker Faire in New York.</p>

<p>President of FBLA Chapter, won awards at regionals and state all years, went to nationals all years. Organized regional conference.</p>

<p>Technical Theater technician, crew head, stage managed for two shows, ran lights and sound, worked on 6 major productions total and went to 2 UIL Competitions (Won Best Production and Best Crew 2X)</p>

<p>Also in Academic Decathlon (went to state), Physics Club (senator), Computer Science Club (Co-President), NHS, IBSSA, others...</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Work at Tech Wildcatters (Dallas Startup Accelerator), help startups develop their products, marketing, and pitches. Learned a lot from visiting mentors and investors who talk about their experiences.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Helped organize and coordinate volunteers for various local hackathons and business/entrepreneurial competitions at universities, AT&T Foundry etc. Teach robotics to elementary and middle school kids to foster STEM education in the community.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Went to FBLA nats, worked at TW, did freelance design work, worked out, slept... lol
[</em>] Essays: I think they're pretty good. Told a story in my M&T Essay, straight talked the Why Penn essay, and talked about the exhilaration I get from working in/organizing hackathons for the Common App Essay.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: From my IB US History and IB Physics teacher, both love me, I play Dota with my Physics teacher lol :P
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Largest graduating class in the nation so we don't talk much... She knows my name though lol
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Haven't had one yet
[li] Supplementary Material: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas yuhh hook em' [</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 150k+
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol wut [/ul]</p>

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<p>bump bumpity bump</p>

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<p>You look plenty qualified for M&T. With your only pseudo-negatives being a 3 in AP Spanish (which should effectively mean nothing to M&T) and being Asian Indian (unfortunately and unofficially at many universities it’s given somewhat of an “opposite of URM” consideration, but there’s nothing you can do about that).</p>

<p>You certainly seem to fit what M&T is looking for! But remember that they admit appx only 35-40 students per year out of many solid applicants.</p>

<p>You’ve got as good a shot as anyone, and probably a bit better with those EC’s, and you increased your odds by applying in the ED round. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you! I’m just hoping my focus on startups will set me apart enough to make up for being an asian male haha.</p>

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<p>You honestly have as a good a chance as any applicant if not better. While it is a reach, you’ve literally done everything they could ask for and more. I think your startup focus will appeal to Wharton and technology focus to the engineering school. Best of luck man; you deserve to get in :slight_smile: Make sure those essays are tidy, you perform well in the interview, and remember that you’ve got fantastic chances at your secondary school admission too!</p>

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<p>Dude you are unreal!!! I’m applying Jerome Fisher regular and after looking at yours I feel so demotivated. Honestly if you don’t get accepted I don’t know who would.</p>

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<p>haha thanks guys! Good luck to all of you too!!</p>

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<p>I applied to Jerome Fisher ED and you’re WAYYY better than me! I’m so sad now, but I hope I get into my second major choice :stuck_out_tongue: good luck man!</p>