<p>Hi there. I applied ED to Wharton in October. Just wondering if I have a good shot, or if I'm just feeding their ridiculous acceptance rate.</p>
<p>Gender: Male
Race: Asian (Chinese :-< )
High School: Above average public school in suburbia surrounding Philly. Roughly 300 class size.</p>
<p>School/Academics
UW GPA: 4.0 (Our school doesn't weight, and I've never bothered to calculate)
Ranking: NA
Course strength: Excellent (Have never shied away from challenging classes, all honors or AP)
AP's: US History (5), Biology (5), BC Calc (5), German (3), World History (5), Micro(current), European History(currrent)
SAT 1: 2310 (750 M, 760 CR, 800 WR, 12 essay)
SAT 2: US History (770), Math 2 )800), Biology (800)
ACT: 35 (36 W, 35 M, 34 CR, 36 S, 10 essay)</p>
<p>EC
School Orchestra(9-12)
2 School Choir groups(9-12, one is selective)
District Orchestra(10-12)
Robotics(10-12)
Asian Diversity Club(10-12, President)
Hi-Q(9-12, Co-Captain, Quiz Competition thingy)
Track and Field (9-10)
Cross Country(10-11)
German Club(9-10)
Various Math clubs at school(9-12)
Chinese School(9 years)
Hospital(UP) Volunteer: 50 Hours
Pennsylvania Governor's School: Agsci at PSU
Lots of volunteering among my community and for NHS, most notably at local library, probably 500 hours total and 200-250 hours in HS
Awards: Honor Roll, the AP scholar thing, National Merit Semifinalist</p>
<p>Recs and Essays
AP Bio teacher - I know this essay is going to be fantastic. 10/10
AP Calc teacher - I did really well in class and did talk to her after school. Not exactly sure, but probably still pretty good. 7-8/10
Guidance Counselor - I know her somewhat better than most of my peers, and it should be fine. 8/10
CA Essay: I didn't write the first essay like everyone else, everyone who read my essay agreed that it was super intriguing and a reflection of my character. 10/10
Why Penn: Meh. It was pretty good, I did my research and visited the campus. It felt kind of shallow to me. 6/10</p>
<p>Other
Alumni Interview - It was short, but the interviewer was cool and I think it went pretty well. 8/10
Hooks- Greater Philly Area, Mom works at Penn. </p>