CURRENT chances at upenn (wharton), UCB, stanford, MIT, duke

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>as i kinda pointed out, it's all pretty current and subject to change in the next few months especially since i'm running for positions come the end of the year for many clubs/organizations at school, and the fact that i'm not really quite done taking my SAT II's/AP's yet. insight on whether i'm on a good course for the above mentioned schools would be much appreciated!</p>

<p>Currently Grade 11
Chinese-American Male
Immigrated to the U.S. in 1994; Fluent (speak/read/write) in both Chinese and English, decent in Spanish
Public high school
Inland Empire, CA
GPA (9-12): 3.81UW/4.10W (low because my freshman year was at a much much more competitive high school, plus i wasn't at my best academically wise =/)
GPA (10-12): 4.00UW/4.40W
Class Rank: 27/785 <a href="see%209-12%20GPA%20note">top 4%</a>
SAT: 2310 (770CR/770M/770W)
ACT: 34
SAT II: Math Level 2 (800), Chinese (800), World History (770)
AP Exams: World History (5)
Taking 4 this year: Calculus BC, U.S. History, Physics B, English
Language, possibly self-studying for 1-2 more
Honor Roll (9-present)
National Honor Society (10-present)
CSF member (10-present)
School Newspaper (11-present) [Editor-in-Chief/Section Editor/Writer]
Academic Decathlon (11-present)
World Film (11-present) [Vice President]
American Red Cross Club (11-present)
Key Club (11-present)
Lowercase People Club (11-present)
Boys JV Tennis Team (11-present)
High School Orchestra (9; transferred in 10th to a school without orchestra)
City library circulation volunteer: Book shelving and organizing (192 hours)
Wide array of voluntary community service through NHS (31.25 hours so far)
Extracurricular peer tutoring through NHS (20 hours so far)
Wide array of voluntary community service through other school service clubs
Foreign Language Department Award for Spanish (Sophomore Year)
MTAC Certificate of Merit, Theory & Performance: Piano, Advanced Level
7 years of experience in playing the piano (won awards at recitals and competitions)</p>

<p>Planned Senior Year courseload:
1. AP Statistics
2. AP Chemistry
3. AP English Literature
4. AP Microeconomics
5. AP Spanish Language
6. AP US Government
7. Macroeconomics at community college, self study for AP exam</p>

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<p>You certainly have a great track record, but nothing screams out Wharton direct admit to me. Penn, great shot. Wharton direct? Not so sure. Whats your safety?</p>

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<p>wow. the only real problem with your transcript is you look like you just started doing ECs in eleventh grade- which colleges know indicates you are just doing it to pump up your applications. also- do you have any business experience? because w/o it your chances at wharton are very slim...</p>

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<p>eh i guess i shoulddvee clarified that more....it's kinda like i moved to my current hs during sophomore year and, with the HUGE difference in schools activities-wise, wasnt able to really join/start clubs or immerse myself into extracurriculars until junior year came by. lousy excuse maybe? i dunno, that's just how it was. =/</p>

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<p>^I understand what you're saying about the EC. The same exact thing happened to me. Schools definately want to see that you take initiative right away though...so I don't know how they'll look at that.</p>

<p>whatevermle, absolutely no business experience is required for Wharton. They look for leadership (and passion) in your EC more than anything else. My brother attended Wharton (for UG) and did not have any business experience, but had several leadership positions (incl. sports team captain and class president).</p>

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<p>How do you list all of these in the Penn app? Dont they allow only a few spots?</p>

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<p>MCDRLx:</p>

<p>UCB: Safe Match</p>

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<p>quit being a nerd.</p>

<p>get a life and go to a state school and bone some b!tches...</p>

<p>top schools aren't worth it.</p>

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<p>upenn (wharton) - decent chance
UCB-in
stanford-slim chance
MIT-decent chance
duke -in</p>