<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I am a current sophomore living in Tokyo going to the notable American School.</p>
<p>My dream college is UPenn (Wharton) and I created this discussion to question what I can do in the next 2 years to solidify my chances of admission.</p>
<p>Here is some info about me:</p>
<p>4.12 UW GPA
215 PSAT
Taking 4 AP's in 11th Grade (Total 6 AP Exams becuase self-studying two)
American citizen (Indian origin)
Good extracurriculars (President of Entrepreneurship Club, NHS, UNICEF)</p>
<p>11th grade schedule:</p>
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<li>AP Biology</li>
<li>AP Biology Lab</li>
<li>AP Capstone (very hard to get admitted into, I got in :)</li>
<li>AP Language and Comp.</li>
<li>AP Economics (macro+micro)</li>
<li>Honors Pre-Calculus (very tough in my school)</li>
<li>Chemistry</li>
</ul>
<p>Keep in mind: I will be taking 6 AP's in senior year (planned!)</p>
<p>I have hard that Penn looks for passion in business, do you guys think I as an applicant will show that?</p>
<p>Keep in mind I have 2-3 banking internships lined up each summer)? </p>
<p>What can I do to improve my application? My EC's? </p>
<p>Do I have even the slightest chance?</p>
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<p>Why are people so dramatic on this forum? Yes, you have a chance. But Wharton isn’t a sure thing for anyone.</p>
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<p>Just do what interests you and stop worrying about how it’ll look on your application. But if the only things you list are"UNICEF", “Entrepreneurship club”, “NHS” etc, I’d start questioning if you ever do anything for fun and have any interests outside academics/entrepreneurship like normal humans… (eg: sports, musical instruments, riding a unicycle, whatever… you don’t have to be doing everything at the state level, or even the school level for it to be an important EC to list, anything you show them that you do outside academics paints a better picture). </p>
<p>How can you have above a 4 UW GPA? Also what do you mean by 2-3 banking internships lined up? Are you going to do them during the summer of your junior year? Your SAT is also going to have to be higher than a 2150.</p>
<p>@ooohcollege Our school has a system in which a A+ is 4.3. So maybe in your system, I have a 4.0 UW.</p>
<p>@Truust I have a deep passion/hobby in aviation and I can endlessly write about that in essays if needed! :)</p>
<p>You need more math/public speaking for a business degree. The banking internships are great, and I wish I had them! Make sure to keep updated on camps and programs that are available during Junior Summer.</p>
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<p>What? No, you really don’t need more public speaking. I have friends in top 10 undergrad b-schools and few have had any experience with public speaking… this is not a requirement at all. Don’t engage in any EC’s (eg: MUN, other forms of public speaking) if you’re not interested in them. </p>