Chance me for Wharton ED!

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<p>Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
State: TX
GPA: 4.72 weighted
Rank: 5 out of 598</p>

<p>SAT I: 2350 (M:800, CR:750, W:800)
SAT II: Math Level II (800), US History (740)
Honors: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction</p>

<p>Courses:
AP Scores: English Lang (5), US History (5), Statistics (5), Spanish Lang (4), Comp Sci A (3)</p>

<p>Current APs: Calculus BC, Physics B, Chemistry, English Lit, Psychology</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Student Council (3 yrs) - Class Officer
Baseball (2 yrs)
Academic Decathlon (1 yr) - My school's team is one of the best in the nation, however I was just an alternate
Some other, less significant things, like NHS, SHS, FBLA, Tennis for 1 yr, etc.</p>

<p>Community Service/Volunteering:
Student mentoring at local elementary school, helping Spanish speakers with English
Fundraising and volunteering for JDRF</p>

<p>Excellent essays - the Penn supplement definitely shows that I'm very enthusiastic about Penn/Wharton and I've done my research.</p>

<p>Here's how I view my strengths/weaknesses for Penn admissions:</p>

<p>Strengths - Good stats, can't really be improved that much (besides SAT US Hist. and Comp Sci A), Great essays, Commitment (ED plus I'm very business-minded and fit in well with Wharton)</p>

<p>Weaknesses - Not URM/Legacy/Athlete, just a white kid from an affluent suburb with good academics, Average extracurriculars</p>

<p>So, what do you think?? I really freaking want to go to Wharton.</p>

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<p>Your scores are very good, but your EC’s are a little weak.</p>

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<p>Yeah I definitely agree, I’m just not sure how much that will hurt me.</p>

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<p>Very sexy EC’s.</p>

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<p>Nice scores! Just one question: do you really show that you’re very business-minded rather than just stating it?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback guys. As far as showing an interest in business, in my essay I mentioned a finance/economics research paper that I did last year as well as an event that I attended where I interacted with MBA lecturers/professors and how that sparked my interest in business/finance. Also, I explain my academic interest in finance, math, and statistics in pretty great detail in my app.</p>