<p>Hey, I am a white male attending a college-prep Catholic high school near Cleveland Ohio and am looking for my chances of getting into Penn (Wharton) - focusing on finance/accounting. I'd appreciate anybody's feedback re: my chances of getting in </p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>GPA: ~3.95 unweighted / 4.392 weighted (as of June '09)
Rank: top 10% in class of ~200 (might be in top 5%, not sure though)
Classes: All honors/APs except required Theology courses - most rigorous available
Senior schedule: AP English Lit, AP Gov, H. physics, required theology, Multivariable Calculus (at Ohio State University), Independent Study Computer Science</p>
<p>SAT: 1360/2050 (it's low, I know - super score: 2160)
SAT II's: Math II=700 / Chem=760 / US History=740
ACT: 31 composite / 10 writing (35, 33, 31 and then science ruined it at 25. I have another test date where science was 31, but composite was 30)
AP's: Calc BC = 5 / Chem = 5 / US History=5</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
[Grades / activity]
* 11-12 / Editor of Newspaper (I played a key role in a total overhaul of the program. It won 2 big publication awards in 2009 and was a finalist for a third.)
* 11-12 / Model UN - won some type of award at all events I participated in
* 10-12 / Business/Finance club - President of club in senior year
* 11 / Spanish Academic Challenge
* 10 / Academic Challenge
* 10-12 / National Honor Society
* 10 / Concert Band
* 9-11 / Digital media club
* 10-12 / School Ambassador
* 11-12 / Quill & Scroll member
* 12 / Entrepreneurship course/competition sponsored by my HS (it was setup/funded by an alum)</p>
<p>Unique things:
* Started a marine services business in 2005 (still going strong)
* Started a web design company in early 2008 (still going strong)
* Started a web-based software company in late 2008, launching our services in 2010
* Job (not an internship) with a local NASA/Dept. of Defense contractor as an IT Specialist (fast-growing, medium-sized company)
* Won several investing/finance awards (see next section)</p>
<p>Awards/Honors:
* Outstanding Delegate Award (Hunger & Poverty) @ 57th annual Gannon U. Model UN
* Part of the 2nd place team at 57th Annual Gannon U. Model UN
* Honorable Mention @ Cleveland State U. Model UN
* Excellent Delegation @ local community college Model UN
* Placed 2nd in a state-wide stock market game in fall 2008 when markets collapsed (my portfolio had a 255% gain in 3 months), featured on front page of Cleveland's major newspaper
* Placed 2nd in Cleveland CFA Society's 2009 Investment Challenge
* Placed 1st in Ashland University's StockTrak game
* 2009 National Financial Literacy Award Medal granted by the US Treasury Department - 1 of 362 students in the nation to receive award for perfect or near-perfect scores on a financial literacy exam - 75,000 total participants
* Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal
* Student-of-the-year (awarded by high school): H. English II, World History, Spanish 1, H. Chemistry, Theology 2
* High-honor roll all 4 years
* AP Scholar
* National Merit Commended Scholar</p>
<p>My essays should be pretty unique:
* Common app = I focus in on how being a young entrepreneur has changed my life.<br>
* The pg 217 essay = I just sold my 3rd business and decided to retire from starting companies at age 35. Then I start a VC firm and setup startup incubators in underprivileged areas.
* not sure about the third one yet.</p>