<p>So I applied RD to Wharton and I'm realizing that Penn is where I really want to go... but I'm starting to worry that I'll get a big fat rejection. Chance me please?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>GPA: ~3.95 unweighted / 4.392 weighted as of Jun '09 (up to 4.41 now)
Rank: 3/200
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>Me: White, near Cleveland Ohio, attending a private college-prep HS</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)
AP's: Calc BC = 5 / Chem = 5 / US History=5</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
[Grades / activity]
* 11-12 / Editor of Newspaper
* 11-12 / Model UN - several awards
* 10-12 / Business/Finance club - President
* 11 / Spanish Academic Challenge
* 10 / Academic Challenge
* 10-12 / National Honor Society
* 10, 12 / Concert Band
* 9-11 / Digital media club
* 10-12 / School Ambassador
* 11-12 / Quill & Scroll member
* 12 / Entrepreneurship course/competition sponsored by my HS</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:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Common app = I focus in on how being a young entrepreneur has changed my life. </p></li>
<li><p>The pg 217 essay = I wrote about selling a business to Google for a crap load of money - but I go through my thought process which showed that money was not my priority - I wanted to make sure my customers, employees, and business were going to continue to prosper without me; In the end I use my buyout $ to start a VC firm/Charity that invests in underdeveloped areas</p></li>
<li><p>Communities @ Penn: entrepreneurship, work on the Wharton Journal (and redesign their website - I attached a pretty kickass mockup of a possible design), and Penn International Business Volunteers</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Heard about my counselor rec: it ended with "one of the best in my 35 years..."</p>
<p>Other important EA acceptances: Georgetown (McDonough), Boston College (Honors, Carroll School of Management)</p>
<p>GAH! - I'm a nervous wreck since Wharton's incoming class is already ~50% full :[</p>