Passion for Business...Chances for Wharton?

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<p>White, male from Kansas
Semi-Competitive Private School</p>

<p>GPA: ~98/100 (school doesn't rank)
----highest honor roll all six semesters
----scholarship for high score on entrance exam
ACT:34 (superscore:35) Essay 8/12
----taking it again in September to raise essay
My school doesn't offer AP classes, but I took 3 AP's this year(calc, english lang and english lit). I take the hardest schedule my school offers. I also plan on taking a few AP's next year.
I also am taking two classes this summer at a local community college
----Business Calculus (will get A)
----Intro to Business (will get A)</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Cross Country (3 years)
Recreational Baseball (11 years)
Recreational Basketball (11 years)
Ping Pong Club (10,11,12) Executive Council (11,12)
NHS
175+ service hours
----2007 spring break mission trip to Mexico
----President's award (11)
2nd place in KC area math contest (11)
National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>local pizza place (2 years, 15 hours/week)
IT support at grade school (1 year, 3 hours/week)
summer internship at restaurant franchiser (15 hours/week)
----creating labor model
started DVD production business
----item entered into local auction
small eBay business (9,10)</p>

<p>Don't be fooled by my 98% GPA. My school is extremely easy.</p>

<p>I am trying to show a passion for business, but there isn't a whole lot I can do. I am taking all 3 business classes my school offers. I will probably take a few more this fall at community college.</p>

<p>Haven't written essays yet or gotten teacher rec's, but I assume they will be good.</p>

<p>So, what do you think?</p>

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<p>I hear Wharton doesn't like business classes. There is like a 99% chance what you're taking now is a billion times easier and a billion times more ******** than what Wharton offers. Business Calculus? That sounds like a joke. Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, stuff like that would possibly impress Penn (if you took them summer before junior year).</p>

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<p>Yes, I understand that these classes aren't any deciding factor. Honestly, the classes are a joke. If I don't score at least an A+ in these classes, I will be embarrassed. They are more to show initiative. To show that I am interested in business and motivated to spend my summer learning more about it. I knew that before I paid $189 for each class that they have very little chance of transferring to any decent school.</p>

<p>And unless I did EPGY or something, there is no way I could take any of those classes. I am on the most accelerated math plan at my school, and I will only finish Calculus 2 senior year.</p>

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<p>how can you own an ebay business if you're under 18?? (assuming you're under 18)</p>

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<p>You seem as good as anyone but anyone's chances are very low - 9% admit rate this year, even less RD. Send in your app and see what happens.</p>