Chance me for Wharton?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 one sitting (800 math and 750 on the other two)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: MathII (800), Chem (800), Bio-M (780), Physics (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Close to 4.0? We don't have an unweighted scale. </p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/494</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Bio (5), USH (5), Chem (5), Stat (5), Micro (4), Macro (4)</p>

<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit and Comp, AP Psych, Art (graduation requirement), and Tech Drawing. I take Calc III at a local college after school too</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist, AP scholar w/distinction, Aime qualifier, then a bunch of small time regional math/science related awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ultimate Frisbee Captain, Math League Captain, Editor/Treasurer of School Literary Magazine, Dance (bboy) - Perform at various school functions, Math/Science League (Team High Scorer, some certificates), </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Interned as a data scrubber in an Asian-American Advertising Company, Private SAT tutor (paid)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Christian Youth Group, Veteran Home, Tutor (unpaid). Not a lot</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Nothing major :\, vacations I suppose? Went to Canada and China, worked at my uncle's newly opened restaurant, learned some French. China, went to visit family, might have mentioned how i noticed the increasing modernization in China (I lived there as a kid)</p>

<p>Essays: Common App - Wrote about my childhood in china and how it made me the person I am today. I liked the shorter one though - talked about Frisbee and how it inspires athleticism, camaraderie, and my involvement in helping make it a gym activity. Wharton essay talked about my growing interest in economics, when originally i was a math/science guy. Talked about how I want to make a difference in the American economic state. Highlighted some specific aspects of upenn I'm interested in. Both weren't terribly exciting, but concise and highlighted all the points i wanted to make. </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: One was phenomenal. My math teacher let me read it, basically went on about how my amazing grades were secondary to my desire to learn, how intelligent i am and yet still possess a refreshing innocence/lack of arrogance, my contributions to the math team, and how she's certain i'm destined for success. Chem teacher should be very good as well, maybe not as personal as my math teacher. Gov teacher should be pretty good</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: never saw, but i assume it's good</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium/large public school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Low 6 figures
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I think I count as 1st gen? I was born here but lived in China from ages one to six.</p>

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<p>You certainly are a strong candidate, though there are probably going to be a lot of candidates like you (ORM, math-oriented, ~2300 SAT) so it will be a crap-shoot. Furthermore, Penn/Wharton seems to becoming pretty random (look at this year’s ED thread). You have good chances, but keep in mind, there are going to be literally thousands of smart Asians with your stats applying for a limited amount of spots, and since Penn wants a diverse Freshman class, only a small percentage of you will make the cut. All that being said, you’ve got to run the race to win the prize, so of course apply. You have fine chances, but Wharton is a reach for everyone. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input, but the thing is my school usually only has a maximum of one kid go to Wharton. We have a business magnet program inside our school, and the valedictorian of that class ED wharton and got in. I’m ranked one in the normal class cause i didn’t really want to do business at the start of high school. Will this affect my chances at all b/c our school is not very competitive either. We have maybe 2-3 kids get into top universities every year.</p>

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<p>I’m no adcom, but I think the one thing that linked all the seemingly random Wharton decisions this year was that almost all of the accepted applicants identified their essays as their biggest strength. So write a good one ;)</p>

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<p>Yeah I agree with the above poster—a lot rides on the essay IMO.</p>

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<p>^Yea I second that the essays are EXTREMELY important. They in a sense have the power to humanize an applicant’s file- if the committee likes who they meet then you will have strong chances whereas if they don’t get to meet you at all because your essays are poor then they would have little reason to want you.</p>