Chance Me! University of Pennsylvania ED

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Chance Me for UPenn Wharton ED

I have…

-32 ACT Super-scored

-3.9 GPA Unweighted

-4.15 weighted

-750+ on Math 1 and Math II Sat Subject Tests

-Took 7 college courses (AP and PS)

-Top 15% in my class

EC

-Varsity Soccer (2x)

-Varsity Golf (3x)

-FIRST Robotics (3x)

-Compete in Junior PGA Tournaments

-NHS

-Active in my parish

Leadership

-FIRST Robotics Captain (Marketing+Media)

-Participate in school selective leadership council B3

-Student council

-Assistant troop leader for Boy Scout troop

Volunteer

-100+ hours in fundraising (for sports)

-Member in Faith in Action (religious volunteering)

-FIRST Robotics Ambassador

Awards

-FIRST Dean’s List Semi-Finalist

-Gave chairman’s award speech and won at a regional competition and competed at the world competition in Detroit

More about me

-VERY interested in business and finance

-Created my own online business which made over $10,000 in sales 2017–2018

-Currently am trading in the stock market

The “more about me” plays into my possible hook: My background- worked my ass off over the summer, and got some capital (or money) which I invested in the stock market and got a pretty hefty return (200%) which I invested in an Amazon FBA business which exceeded 5,000 plus dollars in revenue, and I also started a social media marketing agency, which profited over 1,000 dollars.

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Not sure the academic profile gets you there. I would look into Ross, Stern, etc…

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The academic stats don’t look too favorable for Penn unfortunately, and the ECs, outside of the business, seem quite standard for applicants to elite tier universities. I would look into alternatives.

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@g66789 I disagree with @DJCURRYBEATS19 above on the ECs. I think you have good ECs - it would be how you present them. I do agree however, that your stats don’t look as favorable for Upenn.

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@g66789 I think your EC is ok-ish, but tbh most student applying to Penn have good EC, so I don’t think your EC would stand out in particular. Your academic record doesn’t look all too impressive for an elite school. You would need a really good essay to really have a good chance for Penn. I wouldnt put too much hope into getting into Wharton though. There are many good business undergraduate school outside of Wharton. Go explore!