Chance me: Wharton @ UPenn ED

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I’ll chance back!!! Wharton is my dream school. Don’t really know how competitive I am. I value your insight. Thanks!!

ACT: 31( 35 E, 33 M, 28 R, 27 S 26 W) Hoping for a 33 on September ACT
SAT 2’s: Math 2: 720 USH: 710
GPA( UW): 97
Rank: Reported as top 10% but actually 3/250
AP: US History: 4; world history: 3
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP physics, AP Government, AP English, AP Spanish, Campus Ministry
Awards: National Hispanic Recognition Program, NHS, Pre- Calc Honors highest avg award, Physics Honors highest avg award, Spanish highest avg award

Extracurriculars: - Internship @ financial firm

  • Business and Finance Club( President)
  • Representative @ Native American organization( Contacted state congressman to raise awareness of important economic and social concerns within native american community)
  • Started tutoring business( 3 employees)
  • Representative @ organization to help hispanic children and families( Attended confrences and collaborated with other members to organize events for Hispanic children and families)
  • Managed my own stock portfolio( 20% return in 3 months)
  • Bowling Team( Varsity captain, won City championship)
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions( President: raised awareness for student issues and advocated student safety through projects throughout the year)
  • Nursing Home( Junior volunteer; all through HS 2 hours/week)
  • Band ( 1st/ lead trumpet; won silver and gold at NYSSMA)
    Essays:
    Common app: going to be unique; shows my maturity and development over time
    Why Penn: lots of specifics about Penn and wharton
    Recommendations: AP USH: hopefully not generic; she likes me a lot but who knows
    Pre Calc honors: hopefully not generic; i was number 1 in her class
    Counselor: generic, no doubt lol
    Additional rec: From president of company i interned at; he went to wharton for MBA ( will this help?)

Apply for financial aid?: Yes
Major: Finance
State: NY
Country: USA
School Type: private, catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic/white
Gender: Male
Income: 120-125 K
Hooks: URM, first generation college

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HI…you have a great application, but my concern is your scores are a bit low. The 33 will help if you can get that. Being a URM will definitely help, but you are from NY where they get many applicants from. I would say your best chance is going ED, which I’m sure you know already. Good luck!!! There are a lot of great business schools out there and you will have many great opportunities.

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I agree, you have a good shot if you increase your ACT score: your ECs are great enough for the school. It is not NECESSARY, but if you can retake math level 2 and increase your score, it will raise your chances a bit. Otherwise it’s still fine.

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@collegemomjam Thank you that helps a lot! I will definitely try for a 33.

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@Sparkles124 Wow thanks! I’m definitely trying to raise my ACT score and now I will definitely try to retake Math 2 and aim for a 760+

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@kufelik01 760+ will definitely be awesome. Good luck!!

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@Sparkles124 Btw, i forgot to mention that i am part Native American and am involved in the native community. Will this carry any weight for wharton? Thanks again

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@kufelik01 Yes, being a Native American definitely is a hook for most universities out there!