<p>SAT IIs
Math II-710
U.S History-660 (Never studied US history in school)
Korean-800</p>
<p>I am taking IB, and currently getting in the low 30s(not including Bonus), but getting solid 6 in economics
Which is around 3.2 GPA)</p>
<p>Extra Curricular
-Head Boy of my School (School President)
-House Captain(The students in my school are divided into 7 houses)
-3 times National Representative for Baseball
-2 times National Representative for Rugby
-Played Rugby for 7 years for School team and 6 years of Baseball in Little League
-Top ten in Public Speaking competition (out of over 2000 candidates)
-Baseball Coach for 3 years (Over 100 hours)
-Rugby Coach for 1 year (Over 30 hours)
-Over 300 hours of community service in various activities (Church, tournaments, Crossroads, etc)
(I've only listed my main EC, got plenty of minor ones)</p>
<p>Going to get recommendations from two teachers as well as the principal</p>
<p>I know the grades are substantially low compared to the people who do get in, but I know somebody from my school who did get an offer from Wharton, who had slightly better grades than i did, (IB 35) SATS (around 2000) and excellent ECs, including head boy.</p>
<p>Im guessing that person got thanks to his ECs as well as good recommendations and apps</p>
<p>the only reference to GPA in this thread is to a 3.2 (i dont know how IB works). sorry to say, but with a 3.2 GPA, getting into penn would be nearly impossible. Also, your SAT’s are below the 25th percentile, need to get those up</p>
<p>The GPA is not that good for Penn, but you can’t do anything about it now.</p>
<p>The SATs aren’t great (for Wharton or The CAS) either. However, you can do something for them. Study a lot and retake it (aim for a 2250 at least).</p>
<p>Your SATIIs are a little bit par. Getting the 800 in Korean, I’m sorry to say, means nothing since you are Korean. Retake them if you have time, but the SAT should be #1 priority.</p>
<p>You have great ECs, so that will go in favor of you. Make sure your teacher recommendations are great, and your essays are eye-popping.</p>
<p>Would you say taking Korean Sat still mean nothing if i somehow tell them i’ve never learnt korean in my life even though im korean? cuz ive lived outside of korea all my life and been goin to british schools</p>
<p>OP, if you’re an international applying early and willing to pay full, you definitely have a shot at Wharton. The only problem is your GPA/IB score. If you can raise your predicted score to around the mid-30s, you just might get lucky.</p>
<p>^Those people had low SAT scores, but not necessarily low GPA.
I think it’s harder to get in with a lower GPA rather than a lower SAT (and this makes me sad… I WANT TO GET IN!!!)</p>
<p>^ School grades always outweigh test scores. I just wanted to let the OP know that he/she still has a chance. Wharton may be competitive but it’s definitely not out of reach.</p>
<p>@PrincetonDreams: the problem is, OP has low GPA…
Oh well, I sure hope he has a fighting chance, because that would mean by transfer, I would have a fighting chance xD</p>
<p>Although CollegeBoard listed for Penn that standardized test scores as more important than GPA. Presumably, this is from questionaire they administer to the school admission office.</p>
