Chances for Wharton?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Stats: Currently a Junior
SAT I: 1410/1600 (8th grade 800-M), 232 PSAT, 750V, 800 M, 750 W 9 essay… will retake in June
SAT IIs: 780 on Bio-M, 730 Math IC, 660 World History, (US History and Math IIC next week)
ACT: N/A
GPA: 4.9 W (Valedictorian has a 5.2)
Rank: 3/500
APs: 5 on World History AP, taking this month: US Hist, Eng Language, Calc BC, Psychology and Music Theory, </p>

<p>Senior year courseload: cont. Sci Research, Govt AP, German AP, Mult Calc (online course? don’t know where yet), Economics Honors (looking for a possible online course for AP level instead), Physics AP, English Lit AP</p>

<p>ECs/Awards for each: (all long-term involvement)
Academic Team-student govt rep
DECA (1 year)-2nd pl regional/top10 state 2004
FBLA- Treasurer
German Club- VP, National Exam Medal
Marching/Symphonic Band & Orchestra
Science Research Internship
Job at National not-for profit Organization (10 hrs/wk)
Math Team- student govt rep, AMC 10 school award, annual participation in State Math League, annual Math Team award
Mock Trial
Music- Piano 12 years, Clarinet (NYSSMA-lvl 6, but I only play clarinet at school), attend a music school outside of regular school (approx. 12 hrs/wk) (lessons, classes, chamber music: I play in two piano trios, the whole spiel) part of Honors Program there. not extraordinary at piano, but very, very involved/passionate=> some performance creditials, i.e. a world premeire performance, masterclasses w/ NY Phil + Solo Artists, etc.
Pit Orchestra
Youth Organization of Chinese Americans + Chinese School: first graduating class, Outstanding Chinese American High School Student Grand Prize Award ($100), regional school awards
Youth and Govt (2 years)</p>

<p>Community Service: approx. 200 hrs.
Tutoring: Math, Piano, Psychology
Editor then Editor-In Chief of a local student newspaper (Frosh-soph year)</p>

<p>Honors:
NYS Science Honor Society
German Honor Society
National Honor Society</p>

<p>Other Achievements:
Golden Apple Community Service Award
Publication in an university magazine
Part of JHU’s Study for Exceptional Talent
Outbound Ambassador Scholarship, Experiment in International Living (2005)</p>

<p>Sports:
JV Tennis- Team Spirit and Sportmanship Awards</p>

<p>Location: upper middle class suburb, NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F</p>

<p>Other schools that i"m considering: harvard, Yale, and JHU </p>

<p>What do you think my chances are for Wharton, not having started my business and not being a millionaire in high school? and any suggestions for other schools to look at? areas of resume to improve/emphasize? Thanks!</p>

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<p>You have a very strong application. Really, it's just a matter of showing them that a) you're a right fit and b) that you belong in Wharton.</p>

<p>I really honestly wouldn't worry about "rounding out your application," as far as #'s to #'s, yours are stronger than mine, and I got into the M&T program. Yes, things have been getting more competitive, but that doesn't mean you should become mroe of an overachiever than ever before, it just means you need to stress to them that you're a real, living human being with passion, flesh, and blood, and that you belong at Wharton.</p>

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<p>actually, collegeboard announced that SAT scores went down for this year's cohort. They also said that some/many college average SAT ranges went down even more than the overall SAT score plunge.</p>

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<p>Maxy, getting in is about far more than SAT scores.</p>

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<p>so I've noticed...I now realize my previous comment was superfluous.sorry</p>

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<p>oh, and to add to that, the other night at underclass awards... I got the UPenn book award... if that means anything</p>

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<p>not to be mean or anything, but the person who got the upenn book award at our school didn't get in... I didn't get any book award :(, but maybe getting into Wharton was better, we'll see... anyways, just keep doing what you are doing and you should have a great chance of getting in</p>