<p>I just submitted my Wharton ED app yesterday. Want to chance me for fun?
:)</p>
<p>Asian
Female
California Resident
GPA: 4.33
Rank: 3/295
SAT-1: 2250 [690 CR 770 Math 790 Writing, 11 on the essay]
SAT-2: 800 Math 2, 710 US History, 690 Chemistry
(^ I know those are really low)</p>
<p>Courseload: Most Rigorous</p>
<p>Senior schedule:
AP English
AP Physics
AP Calculus
AP Government
French 3/4
3D Design (< I needed this class to graduate, lol)</p>
<p>ECs
ASB Class Secretary (2 years)
Key Club (Member 4 years, different officer positions for 3 years - currently Secretary)
CSF/Honor Society (Member 4 years, Vice President 2 years, Community Service Award and Life Member award this year)
Read to Exceed (Awards for 3 years)
FBLA (Founded the club last year and am President. Wrote my Common App essay on how my grandma's influence motivated me to create this club regardless of obstacles that stood in the way/hardships faced)
Varsity Tennis Player (4 years. Captain 2 years. MVP, Most Improved, Most Inspirational)
Certificate of Merit Level 10 (State piano award)
Leader for Freshmen Orientation (2 summers - lead them around campus and be a model student)
Prom Princess (Junior Year)
AP Scholar
National Merit Commended Scholar</p>
<p>This summer I worked 20 hours a week teaching 1st graders English and Math at at Chinese School.
I also volunteer at Children's Discovery Museum.</p>
<p>Um...I don't know what else to add.
Unfortunately, I am not a legacy, but getting in to Wharton ED would definitely be a dream come true, seeing as how my 18th birthday is Dec 15
Oh the irony.</p>
<p>I remember seeing someone who was rejected (ED also I believe?) with 2360+ SAT and 800 on SAT IIs. He owned a business (earned like 20 K a year or something)…and had all these extracuricular activities/leadership skills.</p>
<p>you’re very cookie-cutter Asian (I don’t think I need to tell you that?)…I feel your pain since I’m kind of suffering from the same circumstance…But yeah, tennis+piano+lots of leadership in a laundry list of activities = huge stereotype at top colleges…the way I see it (and this applies to myself as well), it comes down to how you present yourself.</p>
<p>Wait, so I’m probably going to get deferred right?
Not outright rejected I hope…
I mean I know I might not “stand out” -I guess that will depend on my essays, which I’ve been told are very strong - but I’m not like sub-par or anything I hope…</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the chances of getting deferred and then accepted are?
I mean I know they are extremely low, but I am just wondering.</p>
<p>Well, the raw percentage for ED students are about 25%, but ED applicants are usually a lot more dedicated, so it’s a little bit more difficult to stand out among the ED pool. Most people usually get deferred if they are not accepted during the ED pool, at least at Penn, I believe.</p>
<p>That’s what I thought too, MrBojangles
Before I saw this one post that had all the statistics and getting rejected was about 1/3, accepted ED 1/3, deferred 1/3.</p>
<p>So now I am freaking out :(</p>
<p>Plus, I didn’t get an interview.</p>
<p>I know that my teacher and counselor recs were very strong (the advisor for FBLA wrote one), but I don’t know if its the anxiety or what, the more I look at my essays the more I am dissatisfied with them. I’m super anal about perfectionism when it comes to Wharton, haha, but I guess I will just have to see how it goes :(</p>
<p>At this point I am so unsure of my chances that I think I might be grateful to even get deferred. </p>
