Please Chance Me for Huntsman/Wharton ED

Demographics:
White Jewish male from Jersey
Upper Middle Class

Intended Major:
Huntsman program or marketing in Wharton. For my other schools, I’d do East Asian Studies or Econ. I’d be targeting Japanese. I’m not fluent, but I’m for sure higher than college level Intermediate Japanese. Had a meeting with the assistant director of Huntsman, and he said it should be good enough.

Academics:

wGPA: 4.6 I believe.

School has no AP. Only honors or regular. I’ve taken almost all honors. I’d also be without a doubt #1 class rank wise. Go to a weird ass school that has no academic or extracurricular opportunities at all. I made most of the clubs at school.

ACT: 34. E: 36 M: 31 R:36 S:34

USH and WH SAT II: 720. A bit weak I know. Math II scores coming in tomorrow, and I expect anywhere from 760-800 on that. Also taking Japanese SAT II in November.

Took APUSH exam for fun and got a 5.

School is VERY small, so I know all my teachers and counselor there. They all love me, and I’ve seen the rec letters and they’re fantastic. Showed my essays to a couple of people as well, and also got great feedback on them.

Extracurriculars:
Sneaker Resell Company: I started a sneaker and streetwear reselling LLC 4 years ago, buying limited editions and flipping them. In one year, I have made over $36k in revenue, and decent profit. Been interviewed on some smaller websites.

Sneaker Blogger/Influencer: I started a blog about sneakers. I have interviewed prominent figures from companies like Nike, and get free stuff as an influencer from companies like Puma. I have readers from 30+ countries, and it’s decently popular.

Sneaker Charity: I started a sneaker charity as well. I organize shoe drives and charity raffles in collaboration with charities for homeless youth, collecting 100+ pairs per drive. Coming up, I’m working with a large reselling platform to have a big charity raffle. Expected to raise anywhere from $30k to $60k if not more.

Founder/President, Anime Club. Pretty self explanatory. Most popular club at school surpassingly.
Japanese Translator: In my free time, I translate Japanese rap songs and write my own verses. I do translation for companies as well.

Student Ambassador: I assist in organizing all student trips/events at school. I meet with and introduce prospective students, giving guided tours with fun commentary.

Community Service Club Head: As head, I’ve organized charity coat drives and fundraisers, including raising over $2k for Puerto Rico hurricane relief. Not as impressive as my sneaker charity lol.

Squash Player: Silver-ranking squash player. Not good enough to get recruited sadly. I travel to tournaments and squash camps as a member of the Men’s League at my racquet club. I also mentor beginners.

Japanese Cultural Exchange Participant: I was one of 15 American students to participate in a cultural exchange program with 60 Japanese students. A lot of fun.

Summer Stuff: Did summer classes at Columbia and business and finance.

Just wondering how you guys think I stack up.

I think you’re a really really competitive applicant!!
The whole sneaker deal seems to be really interesting, and that story will surely help.
Experience in Japanese is unique as well.
Good luck!

B

Very interesting!

One last bump. Math ended up being 760

Look like a solid application ! Best of luck and let us know how you make out …

*applicant

Would the 31 Math ACT be an issues with both Wharton and Huntsman? I applied to Huntsman and thought my 33 in math was one of the negatives after seeing all the 36s. My approach was that Huntsman is a reach and I would be pleased with CAS acceptance in the international relations program and maybe do an economic policy minor.

Nahhh not really. The 750 makes up for it.