Could I get into wharton?

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<p>I wonder if I could get into wharton...could you guys help me?</p>

<p>*Im from Panama City, Panama.
*Have lived in Puerto Rico, Brazil and Venezuela
*I speak portuguese, english, spanish</p>

<p>-Grades:Im a junior at the most competitive school in Panama
*Fr: 4.2
*So:4.3
*Jr:4.4 so far
(out of 5(max))</p>

<p>-EC's:
*President of Promuseum which is a group that helps rebuild museums in Panama.
*Vicepresident of Operation Smile which is a group that helps poor children have surgery.
*member of Junior Achievement which is a group that educate students to succeed in the global economy by making them creat ''corporation'' that will sell a product made by the students.
*volunteered in bay cleanup
*Social service: we traveled 3 weeks to the most rural area in Panama, Ca</p>

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<p>ehhh how about standardized testing?</p>

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<p>still dont have them....in my school we take those later.</p>

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<p>how are my chances so far... opinions, advices, anything</p>

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<p>I can't tell unless you have taken SATs. You have pretty good ECs so far, but those are quite similar to thousands of others.</p>

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<p>make sure you have some good ideas for when you have to write your essays.</p>

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<p>Hi. Just wondering whether my son has a shot at Wharton ? He has decent stats, 4.5(w) mostly honors / APs, 15 of 575, 1450/2230, some good ECs ( varsity tennis, editor of paper, member of JSA, NHS, some other stuff ). He will be taking 2 SAT IIs next week. Also wondering if ED would be the way to go if he did apply ? ( although if merit $$ are awarded, I think that ED may
jeopardize such merit $$, wouldn't it ? ). Thanks. Best of luck. Marc</p>

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<p>if your son is really really interested in business, i would recommend applying ED. even if he doesn't get a lot of aid, he will be easily able to pay off those loans because he will be making quite a bit off money without even getting a graduate degree.</p>

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<p>Hi sristi. I have been wondering whether my S has a viable chance at Wharton. The acceptance rates that are published are a bit disconcerting.
Still, maybe ED is the way to go... probably nothing to lose. From what I have recently been told, UPenn offers no merit $$ aid... But that is okay, if he were to accepted, I'd cover the cost.</p>

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<p>no ivy/top private/top LAC offers merit aid</p>

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<p>Hey MBJ, it looks like your son has a good shot. I'd definitely go with ED if you don't mind paying full price.</p>

<p>Pennfan: It's hard to say what kind of chance you've got without some standardized test scores.</p>

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<p>Pennfan: Are you Hispanic?
If so, and if you have average/above average SAT scores, I think you have a good chance at Wharton.</p>

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<p>Hi Lucas. I think I would pay full price anyway inasmuch as UPenn offers no merit scholarship and I know that I will not qualify for any financial aid. But that is okay, if my S were to be accepted, I would gladly pay full price. Marc</p>

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no ivy/top private/top LAC offers merit aid

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<p>some do. Duke, for example, offers merit aid to a select few.
but for the purposes of this thread,yeah.. Penn doesn't offer merit aid.</p>

<p>MBJ: your son has a good shot. Penn is big on showing interest, so he needs to make sure his essays reflect that.</p>

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<p>Internationals don't get AA.</p>