Let me begin this post by saying I know I am far less qualified than the majority of the applicants and I know my chances are slim but I would appreciate it if you would give me your honest opinion on what my chances would be at Penn ED more specifically Wharton, where my father is an alum. Thanks!
GPA: 3.71 weighted (ik know its low, abysmal sophomore year)
SAT I: 2060 single, 2080 super
ACT: 33 E:35 M:35 R: 32 S:31 W:32
SAT II: USH: 710 Math II: 700 (going to retake and hopefully score higher)
PSAT: 207
9th grade:0 AP/honors somewhere around a 3.5 gpa
10th: 2 honors, 1 AP probably more like a 3.7
11th: 3 AP 4.1 gpa
12th: 6 AP 1 honor hopefully 4.2+
EC:
President/Founder of Student Managed investment fund (we invest real money from my schools endowment into the stock market)
Teen Board (Officer) at a community center called Wesley Rankin
Teen Board (member) Ronald McDonald House
NHS member
Participant in UT Dallas top trader comp this summer and last summer, finished top 10 last summer
Last Summer worked at a Veterinarian’s office, 6 hrs a day, 4 days a week, 8 weeks over the summer
Went to TCU for a week to participate in an investor challenge(for more info search tcu investor challenge)
Internship at private equity firm
President Volunteer service award all 3 years (300 hours total now)
Honor Roll all years
Varsity Golf in 11th, likely 12th, JV 10th
JV Crew 9th Grade
Member of World Affairs Club 9th, 10th
Member of Environmental Awareness Club 9th
Summer after Freshmen year took a service trip to New Orleans to help rebuild the wetlands through and organization called Student Shoulder to Shoulder
Teacher Recs
(10/10)- saw me progress from a B student in 9th grade to and A+ student 11th grade in her class
(10/10)- best student in the class and she’s my advisor, really likes me
Guidance Counselor Rec- not too sure but I don’t see why it would be any lower than (8/10)
My Essays should be pretty good
So I guess my main question is should I waste my ED on a school that is so far from my grasp? Or should I use ED on something a little more plausible like wake forest or emory and then try and transfer into penn after a year at one of those colleges, presumably getting all A’s. And if I did do the latter do you think I would have a fairly good shot at getting in with more grades under my belt? Thanks!