<p>Hey CC.</p>
<p>So I have always lurked around the message boards, sizing up possible competitors and listening in on admission gossip . .and I finally signed up! It would be amazing if someone could give me some input on my chances at wharton. I applied early decision already, and there's not much I can do about it now...but I still want some opinions. Thank you so much for reading this thing- I know you are all very busy people! </p>
<p>Personal Stats
- Chinese and Uygur (an ethnic group from China, its roots are from Turkey)
- I learned English when I first came to Canada. I think I was 9.
- First person in family to go to university!
- from Toronto
- very competitive private school, sends a lot of students to top schools
- consistent 90 + average throughout high school
- last year i had a 93 with 3 APs
- top 10% of grade (We don't rank in canada, but we get awarded for having an above 90 average, and only 7 people in my grade of 100 got that award)</p>
<p>I take a very rigorous courseload, my guidance counsellar didn't let me take more, and plus, we are not allowed to take certain APs without a spare. So yeah. I will graduate with 6 AP courses.</p>
<p>Exams
SATs 690 M, 730CR, 740W < -- will rewrite in Dec, but it will be my 3rd sitting. Do you think it will be worth it?
SATII's Math 1 (did it this weekend) and Lit 710 and Chinese (did it this weekend, probably 790+)
APs Euro history 5, Stats 4, English Lang 4, U.S. History 4
will be taking the AP Calc and Lit exams</p>
<p>Awards
Subject Award - World History 11th
Subject Award - Latin 11th
Subject Award- Geography 10th
(all awarded to one student per grade)
AP Scholar with Honour
Head's List (90+ average for grade 9, 10, 11, 12)
Canada Youth Award
Begbie Canadian History Award - Gold
National Latin Award Gold and Silver
Wendy Wren Rosch Citizenship Scholarship
Countless Debating Awards, going to Nationals in the Spring (which is the qualifier for Worlds), have done well in many international events i.e. IISPSL and Hotchkiss
SSUNS Model UN - Lester B. Pearson Award for Diplomacy
TSX Stock Market Challenge - Top Team!
Shad Valley RBC Cup - it's a HUGE award in canada for an entrepreneurship business program in the summer. My team won the national award and we are planning to obtain a patent for the idea. My team also won the MUN cup, which is the best TEAM award.</p>
<p>Leadership
- Head of the Debate Team for two consecutive years. Debating has to be THE biggest part of my high school life. =)
- Student Council in Grade 10. But I hated it so I didn't put that down.
- I am the Community Service Prefect at my school - part of the 12 Grad Prefects that run a lot of the events for the year.
- started initiative to ban Starbucks cups and bottled water around the school..Use coffee mugs and nalgenes instead guys!
- organize monthly volunteer events for students to try out
- combined my love for debating and volunteering by starting a Debating Workshop to get the Debate Team out to inner city schools to teach younger kids how to public speak!
- continuing school fundraising to build orphanage in Swaziland
- planning a "prom" drive before prom season to get community to donate old dresses or even hairspray to less fortunate teens
- considering starting own fundraising project by selling rings to build a school in Bangladesh - I'm getting my dad's friend to help me out on the manufacturing</p>
<p>Community Service
- more than 300 hours. Hours don't really count I know, but I loved volunteering.
- Tutor and Mentor for inner-city kids (9-present)
- went to Jamaica last spring to teach and take care of orphans and seniors
- S.E.A.S. - it's a non-profit organization in Toronto that helps new immigrants integrate into the new community. I feel really rewarded because I was an immigrant myself and also struggled with learning a new language and all.
- (I love working with kids. Babies make me happy.)</p>
<p>Other Extra Curriculars
- Shad Valley (this entrepreneurship camp I talked about above)
- Debating, obviously. Debate Camp is also sick.
- I am a typical asian therefore I play piano. ARCT Performers'! I've played since I was three so um...it's given.
- I play tennis at a club near my house for fun
- I go to something called the TSX Stock Market Challenge every year. It's pretty much like a simulation of a typical day of the stock market and you buy and sell stocks to make $.
- Forum for Young Canadians. I was elected Prime Minister.
- Georgetown International Relations Program for High School Students (some summer program I went into. I didn't really talk about it much but I made me want to go into IR ) </p>
<p>Other shiz
My essays are pretty decent, and my reference letters are stellar. Both of them are written by two people who REALLY know me watched me grow up =). My interview was also great last week, the alumni turned out to be an old girl from my school. </p>
<p>I know that I need really strong marks to get into Wharton...and I don't really have a businessy background or anything. I only decided on "business school" in August, so applying to Wharton ED was a huuuuge risk I took because I loved Penn Arts and Sci too. If I don't get in Wharton then it's no Penn for me. AHH. I have nightmares about this.</p>
<p>My stress factor is currently at a 8.7 on a scale of 10 . </p>
<p>Thanks again for reading this guys. It means a lot to me!
Have a great weekend.</p>