REALLY want to get into UPenn

Applying to College
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<p>UPenn has always been my dream school and I would probably have a heart attack of happiness if I were admitted. I want to get into Wharton but I stress out everyday over whether my application will get me in or not. I am a junior now but this is a proposed position of where I will be by the time I am applying.</p>

<p>SAT: 2230
ACT: Haven't taken
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:
1) AP Statistics (or AP Calc BC not sure which to take yet)
2) AP physiology
3) AP Literature
4) AP Econ
5) AP Gov
6) Spanish 4 H
7) ASB Leadership (Student Government)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- Future Business Leaders of America (Co-president)
- ALAS (Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents) (President)
- Senior class Vice President
- Accounting class at local community college
- Cross Country Sophomore year
- Link Cru (Mentor for incoming freshmen)
- California Scholarship Federation </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
- Unpaid internship with Farmer's Insurance</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
- Took an active part in the Kids Who Care foundation over the summer. Made care packages and visited terminally ill children in hospitals and entertained them with various skits. </p>

<p>Summer Activities:
- Kids Who Care Foundation
- Accounting Class at college
- College visits
- Went to Peru to visit family last summer</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Good/ Average
Counselor Rec: Amazing letter, one of his favorite/top students and he said he has no doubt that I will be successful in life
Additional Rec: Great leader from my internship supervisor, described by ambition and enthusiasm and the immense eagerness I showed in learning more every time at my internship.</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Mid-sized Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100,000</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I am Hispanic and I'm apart of ALAS which I presume to be a club apparent at UPenn. I did an Internship and I showed further interest in my major with college classes and Business related clubs at my school.
Weaknesses: Average SAT score, possibly not enough AP's, no extracurriculars freshman or sophomore year, no outstanding awards so far (only a junior). </p>

<p>General Comments:
Information, such as letter of recs, were included because that is how I expect them to be by the time of my application. I really want to get into Wharton and I'm trying to find out everything that I possibly can to make my application better, if you have any advice for me PLEASE share.</p>

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<p>You need to develop something that shows your entrepreneurial spirit.</p>

<p>In addition, you must start looking for alternatives right now. While your profile is competitive for Wharton, many competitive are turned away. Therefore, you need to find other schools that you’d like to attend - could be Georgetown’s business school, NYU Stern, Bryant, U South Carolina’s Honors Program and International Business major, etc. Start exploring. In addition, looking at schools with International Management and Economics (such as Dickinson College) may open up possibilities.</p>

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<p>By something that develops my entrepreneurial spirit what do mean? Any examples? I really want to do anything that I possibly can</p>

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<p>I think you have an excellent chance! I agree you should definitely have a safety as a backup, as ivies can often be a crapshoot for anyone. However, you have a perfect GPA, great SAT score, ECS, etc. As for the entrepreneurial spirit bit… if you’re concerned about that/want to demonstrate that to the school, just make sure to highlight things along those lines in your essays. You have some unique activities/involvement. Just really highlight that in your essay (in a humble way) and show that you looked outside the classroom/school borders for things to get involved in and show your passion. I think you have a great chance though but again nothing is guaranteed with ivy league schools so they’re never really a safety or sure thing for anyone. Best of luck to you :)</p>

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<p>Take AP Calc BC, it’s actually imperative if you want to get into Wharton. At an information session, I heard an admissions reps tell us that, and that if not at school then at a community college.</p>

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<p>Talk about “how to show entrepreneurial spirit” at your next FBLA. Telling you what yto do would totally defeat the purpose.</p>

<p>But, I insist, you need to look NOW for schools that are similar to Wharton and that you’d like to attend. Fixating on a school with such low admission rates is a recipe for disaster. You must find 2-3 other schools you’d like to attend. With your GPA/test scores, you’d have your pick about anywhere with admission rates above 25%.</p>

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<p>Take BC for sure.</p>

<p>There is no such think as AP Physio…do you mean AP Psych? If so, drop that course and take Stats instead. (Wharton is for quant jocks.)</p>