I’m strongly considering applying to Wharton ED because I have a genuine love for finance and economics, and I really like the environment and campus at Penn. If anyone could offer up advice/ their thoughts that would be great. I also had a few additional questions and would appreciate it if anyone could answer them:
What 10 activities should I prioritize for my CommonApp?
Should I collectivize my campaign volunteer work under the County High School Dem org I founded?
Should I attempt applying for Hunstman? I love Spanish (I managed to take AP Spanish without my school offering it by taking AP Stats a year early) and I love International Relations and politics (Gotta love MUN)
Are my ECs competitive for Wharton in general?
Does my lack of national awards/leadership hurt my chances?
My school only offers AP Stat, AP Lang, AP Calc AB/BC, and AP EnviSci. Will my lack of AP courses hurt me?
(Names withheld for privacy)
SAT I (breakdown): 1580 (800M 780 R)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 Bio M, 800 Chemistry , 800 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~4/42
AP (place score in parenthesis): WH (4), Bio (5), Psych (5), Macro (5), Micro (5), USH (4), Stat (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC ], AP Spanish Lang ] Econ Honors, AP Envi Sci, AP Lang and Comp, etc etc. (School only offers Calc AB, Stat, EnviSci and Lang n Comp, I took stat in junior year and opted for AP Spanish senior year)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3x Silver Medalist on the National Spanish Exam, AP Scholar, National Merit Scholar,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Science Olympiad (Co-Founder, Co-Captain 3 years)
FBLA (4 years),
MUN (USG of Finance, SG, some awards, 4 years)
JSA (Treasurer of Chapter, Director of Debate for the NJR 4 years, x4 best speaker)
Ethics Bowl (President and Vice-President 3 years)
Rutgers Wakksman DNA program (lab manager and DNA Modeling Team 3 years)
Piano (8 years, nothing big)
Part of Congressional Candidate’s Committee for Donor Research 2016 and 2018
HSDA-Founder and Co-Chairman of my County High School Democrats (we have 100+ members)- 3 years
High School Caucus Chair for the County Democratic Organization (1 year)
National Director of Communications at a nonprofit (not huge tho lol ) (3 years)
Founder and Captain of School’s Fed Challenge (2 years)
Founder and President of School’s Investment Club, where I was captain of High School Stock Simulation Challenge Team (2 years) and the captain of the Stock Pitch Competition Team (2 years)
Job/Work Experience: Employed at International Tutoring Organization: 10 hrs/wk, 4 years strong, 45 weeks a year
Volunteer/Community service: 80+ hours canvassing for Gubernatorial Campaign
40+ hours canvassing for General Assembly campaign
40+ hours spent canvassing for Congressional campaigns
80+ hours spent teaching middle schoolers and elementary schoolers about leadership as part of a nonprofit
Summer Activities:
-Intern at a financial analytics company, which is usually reserved for college juniors and seniors. Spent time analyzing the cash flow structures of mortgages and MBS, compiling MSR portfolios, analyzing and stress-testing whole loans and valuing MSR portfolios and Whole Loans.
-Wharton LBW
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Finance w/ minor or major in IR
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Cousin goes to Penn CAS?