Chances At Wharton Under Grad??

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<p>Hey guys. As the title suggests, I want to know what my chances are at getting into Wharton, and would really appreciate any input you guys may have. </p>

<p>Here are my stats:
I am a white Jewish Junior at a big public school (school probably is not anything too special although we did have 3 kids get into Penn this year: Wharton, Engineering, Nursing). I will be applying ED to Wharton in the fall of 2013.</p>

<p>I am ranked 1 out of 567 GPA 4.0 U 4.42 W</p>

<p>I have taken AP Stat, AP Chem, AP US History, and AP Calc AB. I have not gotten the AP test scores back yet, but I assume all 4's and 5's. I will be taking AP Bio and AP Literature and maybe AP Gov next year.</p>

<p>SAT I Scores: 2270 Super Score took them twice. First 2160 then 2210
730 CR 800 M 740 W</p>

<p>SAT II Scores:
~800 Math II ~770 Chem ~770 US History (I am waiting for results but based on practice tests and such this is what I figure)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Tennis (JV 9th Varsity 10 and 11), Peer Leadership (VP will most likely will be President next year), NHS, Key Club (9-12), Ski Club (9-12), Class of 2014 (9-12). 10 years at my temple</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours:
Several Hundred at my local library
Close to a 100 supervising overnight at homeless shelters because of Hurricane Sandy
~50 Tutoring at a Writing Center at my school
Random Sponsored School Events (IE with Peer Leadership went to a Children's Hospital)</p>

<p>Letters of Rec:
Guidance Counselor decent
Teachers pretty good I'd assume I am very well liked by a few</p>

<p>Awards:
American Chemical Society award for chemistry
Veterans of Foreign Wars award for an essay (Also won a couple hundred bucks for it)
Multiple Random Scholastic Excellency Awards
Random Tennis Awards (Outstanding Junior etc.)</p>

<p>What may separate me from others:
I started my own online tech review business and donated a large percentage of the money I earned through selling the reviewed products on Ebay to The American Red Cross for Sandy Victims (Will focus essays around this)
I have been to Israel and have traveled parts of the world
My brother graduated from CAS
I have a long history of Entrepreneurs in my family so maybe I could talk about how important tradition is to me (I know penn likes traditional values).
Financial Aid would be nice, but not 100% necessary</p>

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<p>Looks like you are very passionate… </p>

<p>It’s a reach for all, but you have a good shot… </p>

<p>Make sure your essay mentions all your achievements… eloquently</p>

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<p>Thanks AKIndian. And just realized I made a typo: Weighted GPA is a 5.42/5.5</p>

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<p>Strong chance. My D was accepted there for this Fall with similar stats. No way to compare ECs but she had some really good stuff and I think you do too.</p>

<p>You are in the zone. Increase your odds by applying ED.</p>

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<p>Wow that’s great. Did she apply to Wharton ED?</p>

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<p>Yes she did. It was nice knowing in December where she was going.</p>

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<p>You’ll be going to Wharton this fall.</p>

<p>(So long as you don’t bomb your essay / teachers don’t bomb recs) </p>

<p>I’ve studied roughly over 700 different profiles of people who have gotten deferred, accepted and rejected to Wharton ED. </p>

<p>Typically, out of most whites that get accepted to Wharton your stats, both GPA and Class Rank, are higher. The trend that I’ve noticed so far is, whites with perfect academics more often than not will get in, even if they have lackluster ECs (yours are above average by the way). Whites with slightly less than perfect stats, 3.6-3.85 UW, 2000-2200 SATs, will usually need distinguishing ECs to get in, otherwise they will be deferred or rejected.</p>

<p>From what I’ve seen, people with similar profiles to you have gotten accepted. </p>

<p>Thus, I’m thoroughly convinced that you will be accepted, and would be quite surprised if you weren’t. </p>

<p>If you want examples of others of whom I referenced be sure to search “Wharton Official ED Result” those terms will bring up a query of threads, a few of which you should be able to benefit from quite well.</p>

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<p>CC may be an enriched population not quite representative of an actual sample. It may be hard to drill down to the depth you did and maintain the level of certainty you have wih accuracy.</p>

<p>Dude’s chances are good. There are still many things that could go sideways.</p>

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<p>Very good chance I would say! Wharton is very stat driven and you have the stats. </p>

<p>Chance me back if you would like!</p>

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<p>Hey guys thanks so much for the feedback! Just a quick update: I am really relieved to announce that I just got my June subject test scores back. Math 2 and Chem 800 and US history 790. HYPSM and anyone else I will chance you back if you would like.</p>

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<p>Your brother being an alum should help you significantly. Having a sibling who attended or attends Penn is pretty much like being a legacy even though it is not called that.</p>

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<p>Just out of curiosity, what sources are telling you that having a sibling is almost as good as legacy for Penn? I have heard this before but have never been able to be certain.</p>

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<p>It is not true that having a sibling is almost as good as legacy for Penn. It’s not even clear that it’s helpful at all. They only care about legacies because they hope to squeeze a little bit more out of the parents.</p>

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<p>Eric Furda, the dean of admissions has been quoted about this matter on several occasions. There was an article about this very topic in the Daily Pennsylvanian either this year or the year before. Having a sibling who attended or has attended Penn carries a significant influence in admissions. Also there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that supports this as I know a rather large number of people whose older or younger siblings attend/attended Penn.</p>

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<p>Though it seems there was a page about the legacy status before on their website, it has now been deleted so who knows if this still applies. </p>

<p>“While having a sibling does not carry the same weight as a parent or grandparent in this sense, the relationship can still prove valuable.” </p>

<p>However, the blog still has a post about this:
[The</a> Daily Pennsylvanian :: The Gold Standard | The legacy double standard](<a href=“http://www.thedp.com/article/2011/04/the_gold_standard_the_legacy_double_standard]The”>The Gold Standard | The legacy double standard | The Daily Pennsylvanian)</p>

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<p>Legacy is definitely still taken into account during the Early Decision round. President Gutmann has made this clear at recent (within the past year or so) alumni gatherings. However, while still offering group info sessions on legacy admissions during alumni events like Homecoming and Alumni Weekend, Penn has stopped providing admissions counseling services to individual alumni children:</p>

<p>[PAARC</a> Info](<a href=“http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/]PAARC”>http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/)</p>

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<p>I doubt this is anything extremely significant, but I got my AP scores and I got 5’s in Calc AB Chem and Stat and a 4 in History</p>