Chances of me going to UPenn-Wharton, Standford B or U-Chicago-Booth

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, Im currently starting my junior year which is known as the make it or break period of high school.</p>

<p>I really do have a passion for business and always have had a dream to go to any of the top 10 business schools in America and become an Investment Banker as Goldman Sachs.
This is a big dream and goal and a long journey that i must endure.</p>

<p>I was wondering if you colleagues could help me out and give me constructive criticism and help to achieve this goal.</p>

<p>Freshman Year I took: English I honors (A+), Spanish II honors (A+), World history Honors (A+), Jrotc I (A+), Biology I Honors (A), Algebra 2 Honors (A) and ended with a 3.85 unweighted GPA.
My school in currently ranked shyly above 200th in the WHOLE nation and top 15 of my state reguarly in Williamson County, the 13th richest county, in America so this is a pretty competitive school.</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: English II honors (A), Spanish III honors (A+), AP EURO (A+ and 4 on the exam), JROTC II (A+ and class leader and company xo), Chemistry I honors (A+), Precalculus honors (A+) and ended with a 3.90 unweighted gpa. and 3.86 overall GPA for both years!</p>

<p>This year im currently enrolled in: English III honors, Spanish IV honors, AP US history, JROTC 3 and am a primary officer and in command of 95% of the whole battalion, AP Physics B, AP Stat, and AP psychology and i expect to get all 4+ on the exams and A in every class and have never had a B in my high school career.</p>

<p>I did study everyday during the summer for my ACT and expect a 32 this September and a 34 by April or the late July test!</p>

<p>Freshman year i was on the Fencing team in JROTC, the swimming team and made county, and track and field with JROTC, Church leader, Community service!</p>

<p>Sophomore year i was involved in the Student council at my school, JROTC, no sports unfortunately due to my hurt ankle, Fencing, church leader, Youth in Government delegate, and Young Life, a christian organization.</p>

<p>This year im on the Fencing team, Student countil, will be doing Youth in Government again as long with Model UN, will also serve as church leader and will be involed in many community project with JROTC program and also will be doing a sport in the spring time!</p>

<p>A unique thing about me is that i run a huge instagram blog/page, a social media website bought under facebook for 1 billion dollars and have currently close to 1.4million followers in all. With this page, i do sell advertisements and work with many of the top apps in the app store, many celebrities, and have many contacts to future CEOs and sponsorships from companies. With my page, i have been making a close 50K income a year just after a year in launch and have been getting a 200-300$ raise a month continously. WIth the money, i have invested a decent long term portfolio with a decent 8% annual growth to keep up with inflation and also been doing dividends to reinvest. My job has given me many opportunities basically as a advertisement speciailist and consumer psychologist.
I know for sure that not many 16 year boys in America (less than 0.001%) are making 50K+ a year with a investment of 0$. So i belive this is a special trait and gods blessing i have.</p>

<p>With a close to perfect gpa every year, with 5-6 ap classes so far, and a 50K+ job income, and a good jrotc leadership and YIG and MUN leadership traits as well as religous and helpful traits of Church, YL, and community service and a 33-34 Act score get me into my dream school of UPenn-Wharton, Standford B, or U-Chicago Booth..</p>

<p>Please comment constructive criticism and all i have said above is true to my understand and knowledge and want to actually know my chances and my competition is. I know these schools are top-notch schools but will i have what it takes. And any recommendations on what else i should do!? thank you so much</p>

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<p>Those are graduate schools. Come back to CC in about 4 to 5 years. Actually, about 8 to 10 years since you need work experience.</p>

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<p>I do think, just based off your ECs and passion though, that you might make a good fit at Wharton undergraduate.</p>

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<p>Then what business colleges do you recommend that are highly competitive and top-notch education. And i heard you can go to Wharton, Booth and other businesses schools because they have a undergraduate program?</p>

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<p>Booth does not have an undergraduate program. You must do Econ or something else at UChicago. Same with Stanford. I recommend Wharton for you by far at the undergrad level…you seem great for the finance program and they love kids like you.</p>

<p>Also look at NYU Stern (You seem like you’d have a great shot), MIT Sloan, UT Austin - McCombs, and UVA McIntire.</p>

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<p>So you seemed to know alot more than me, what is ur position ur talking from? Are you a counselor, alumni, etc? And do u recommend finance or economics major! What is more useful?</p>

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<p>I am a high school student like you interested in Wharton haha. My interests are different from yours. I like Wharton but not for finance…I like the Legal Studies and Business Ethics program along with the Business Economics and Public Policy program. If you go to Wharton, your degree will be in Economics but your concentration could be in Finance.
An economics degree is <em>arguably</em> more versatile, while a finance degree is more pointed. I would recommend an economics degree for someone whose interests in business are very broad like mine. But if you want finance, go for finance. I would look at the schools you are interested in that feed into NYC firms and see what majors they offer. For example, MIT Sloan is strong in this department but its degree is in Management Science, NOT finance.</p>

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<p>I would just say do your research on the schools you are really passionate about. The worst thing that could happen in your essay (other than spelling words wrong) is getting some information totally wrong about a school. An example of this would be talking to UChicago about how you will participate in the Booth undergraduate program. It shows you didn’t do your homework.
I think Stern is a great option for you. Same with Wharton, just because Wharton is so financial services intensive and you live and breathe that.</p>

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<p>UPenn Wharton: Reach</p>

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<p>Neither Stanford nor Chicago admit undergrad students to their business programs since there is no undergrad business degree at these schools.</p>

<p>You seem to have all As or A+s. How does your school calculate GPA? With A+s, your GPA should be over 4.</p>

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<p>thanks for explaining what instagram is, cause we don’t know… LOL</p>

<p>btw, A+'s in most of your classes, A+ in AP Euro and a 4 on the exam, and you are between a 32 and a 34 on your ACT?</p>

<p>I smell really high grade inflation, sorry. Anyone tell me if I’m being unreasonable in this assumption. </p>

<p>Anyway, you seem like you could make it into Penn. But idk man, those grades seem a little iffy since they’re so high. And I’m not sure about your school’s GPA system since it should easily be over a 4, if an A+ is a 4.4 (as a B+ is a 3.4)</p>

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<p>You should know that many people expect high scores on the ACT/SAT so don’t take it too hard when you get the results.</p>

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<p>You need to stop listening to what you hear and do some resaerch on your own… Go to each school’s website. That would tell you that Chicago and Stanford do not offer undergraduate business.</p>

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<p>@tyrtle I have a 3.9 GPA unweighted. Honors are 4.5 and Ap is 5.0…
Last with weighted GPA was a 4.43 out of a 4.5 and this year with 4 ap I can get up to 4.75 and i expected a 4.65 atleast and those are my actual grades because I don’t wanna write lies cause I truly do wanna know my chances and lying about something won’t get me the results I want from this forum.</p>