Please chance me for Wharton

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<p>I am a community college student looking to transfer. Only reason why I am in a community college is so that I could raise my GPA and redeem myself from high school (I think my high school GPA was around a 2.7 or a 2.8 out of 4.0.</p>

<p>-I have a 3.92/4.0 GPA (college)</p>

<p>That's good, right? Now, I never took the standardized tests because they are not required if I went to a community college first and most colleges do not even care much about the scores if I went to a community college first. Now, on to my extracurricular activities/personal life that they may be interested in.</p>

<p>-I am Hispanic-American. (Minority...will this possibly help me in any way?)</p>

<p>-I am fluent in English, Spanish, and Russian. </p>

<p>-I am currently teaching myself Chinese.</p>

<p>-I am the Founder and President of my business club.</p>

<p>-Back in high school, I was the Vice-President/Second Chair of my high school's Model Congress Club (this is good, so far, I have two leadership positions)</p>

<p>-I will soon be a member of my school's Chess Club</p>

<p>-I am a recipient of the Middle States Association Award</p>

<p>-I am a volunteer Chess instructor at my local public library and have been so for the past three years. I have about seventy (70) hours of volunteer service because of that.</p>

<p>-I attend a few business conferences and meetings a few times a month and I have both personal and professional conversations with top business executives. </p>

<p>Any family members/relatives who have previously attended college:</p>

<p>-Cousin; '11 London Metropolitan University; B.S. in Economics </p>

<p>-Cousin; '13 Florida International University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nursing</p>

<p>-Cousin; '13 Florida International University; Health Sciences Pre-Clinical </p>

<p>-I come from a low-income family.</p>

<p>Work Experience: </p>

<p>-11th grade: I worked on a fishing boat to help my father financially support our family. I went out at sea during the winter as well when conditions were cold, wet, and rough, and I even worked my entire Christmas break (except for Christmas day) to bring in money for my family. My "fellow" co-workers smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol when we arrived back home and were cleaning the boat, but I still stayed and earned money to help support my family, even though I personally do not like associating myself with people who express interest in drugs and alcohol all of the time. I soon quit that job and began working part-time at a small barbecue restaurant and I still am. </p>

<p>-I also assisted the captain of the boat in any way I could and he made me Mate/Deckhand.</p>

<p>Other activities:</p>

<p>-I practice the art of Parkour and have been doing so for the past two years.</p>

<p>-I self-train in Ninjutsu and Krav Maga and have been doing so for the past year.</p>

<p>-In June 2013, I almost died from an infection which started at a tooth (I brush my teeth frequently, so to this very day, my dentist and I are still uncertain of how it got infected) and it worked itself towards my eye and almost went to my brain. The oral surgeon who I was referred to saved my life and I feel that life is short and I should do more with my life; educationally, personally, and professionally, and as of the current moment, I have nothing but a positive outlook on life.</p>

<p>I plan on involving myself in many other extracurricular activities as well to be as diverse and well-rounded as possible. Thank you all and I hope the feedback is positive and assuring! :)</p>

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<p>Bump…anyone?</p>

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<p>write a 10/10 essay on your experiences and why penn and you have a good chance i think… not sure how not doing the SAT would hinder considering you are transfer. im waiting on my Penn CAS ED results but good luck to you x</p>

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<p>I think you should take the SAT I & II. A high score will help you. It is very hard to get into an Ivy League school taking the traditional route so my guess is that a non-traditional route will be very, very hard.</p>

<p>A Wharton education is different. It’s far more intense and demanding than most business programs therefore, your time at community college may not have you on par with other Wharton sophomores/juniors. Seek advice but you may want to consider applying as a freshman.</p>

<p>And as for anyone applying to an Ivy, have a couple safety schools lined up too.</p>

<p>I think you need some great guidance counseling. You sound like a do it yourself person which isn’t bad. Teaching yourself Chinese and Krav Maga is great but you will miss a lot from not having a teacher. I learn more martial arts just from sparring with different people than I could from a book or video. Sometimes you need an expert to guide you. </p>

<p>Your chance is slim but everybody who applies has a slim chance. If you try to do this without great guidance, I think your chance is very slim.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot, guys! I definitely do have a few safety/other schools on my mind as well, such as Rutgers Business School-New Brunswick and The College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notre Dame has also been on my mind as well. </p>

<p>Also, I don’t know if this would help for any school like Wharton and others, but during my Sophomore and Junior year of high school, I took up flight lessons at a local airport, but I only have a few hours (10) logged down due to prices going up and with me being from a low-income family, getting more flight lessons just wasn’t possible anymore.</p>

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<p>Look at previous year acceptances on this site. Look at what other kids self reported. Basically, know your competition and know who your colleagues will be one day. </p>

<p>The last thing I would do is discourage people but I do advise making decisions with as much knowledge as possible. You sound hopeful and positive and enthusiastic. You also sound somewhat naive to the admissions standards and competition vying for a few limited spots. Take a day to really do some research before spending any money to apply and speak to an academic advisor about your chances. Again, never taking no for an answer is a. Dry positive trait. However, it’s hard to play a game well if you don’t know the rules.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the generous tips and advice, I appreciate it. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>from the Penn transfer website</p>

<p>“the most competitive applicants for transfer are the students with superior college and high school records and testing.”</p>

<p>In addition Wharton will expect leadership experiences at your college and I can’t separate out your HS from college.activities.</p>

<p>URM is always of interest.</p>

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<p>SAT I or ACT w/ writing is REQUIRED for transfers but not two SAT subject tests!!!.</p>

<p>Most Wharton transfers come from similar undergraduate business programs. With your HS grades, your only real shot is Penn LPS and NOT Wharton.</p>