<p>I am so upset right now. I want to go to Wharton sooo bad and i scored horrible on the SAT 2’s… I score a 650 Math 2c, 610 ic, 620 writing. Someone tell me I stil have a shot. I have a 1410 regular, national merit commendation, national hispanic scholar, national honor society, foreign language honor society, math honor society, fed challenge, 3 years varsity wrestling, 3 years acadmeic challenge, key club, history and governement, physics club (1 year i took physics), math club… my courses include maximum amount of honors with APs as follows… US history, calc AB, BC, Economics, english, spanish, statistics… i haven’t taken bs classes (like ceramics)… i am 4 out of 240, hispanic male (colombian/ecuadorian), first generation, neither parents went to college. I volunteer , aside from NHS projects, with helping little kids practice wrestling… I also wrestle 4 nights a week off season… please someone tell me I shouldn’t give up… I am applying Early Decision, and i am so upset right now (i just looked up my scored a minute ago)</p>
<p>Dude, you have a shot (albeit not a great one), just take the damn SAT IIs again and study.</p>
<p>Also, if you dont get in its not the end of the world. There are other tons of other great colleges out there. Youll probably have a good time were ever you go.</p>
<p>thanks for the opinoin... I am sooo upset... i don't know what happened, i just froze on the test. I am taking the SATs again in november, but I won't be able to take the SAT II's until December (too late, i will already be rejected or deferred)... I forgot to mention I am receiving an alumni recommendation. can anyone else comment?</p>
<p>oh youre fine, youre a URM. youll probably get in just cuz of that</p>
<p>bartoastt, are you a current penn student? is being a URM that big of a heads up?</p>
<p>its a big heads up anywhere, adcoms love URMs</p>
<p>What does URM stand for?</p>
<p>UnderRepresented Minority</p>
<p>Being a URM is a help, but no one "gets in just b/c of that"...gotta have the academics to back it up. Your ec/s and academic record look good...I would just study like crazy for that SAT I and tear it up...relax, that's the key to those standardized tests anyway...</p>
<p>OMG seriously, I can't believe that you're worried about getting in. You're taking all intense classes and seem to be doing well, AND you have many, many awards, and you are a minority. Don't even stress, just take them again if you're so worried about it, I'm sure you'll do better the next time.</p>
<p>woww, totally did not realize that this was from 2004....scratch that advice.</p>
<p>Study for your SAT IIs and retake them in the fall. You have to study intensively if you want a good score..</p>
<p>^^
To everyone, this dude already got into Penn so stop posting. The thread was from 2004.</p>
<p>oh im happy he got in x]
bah i wanna be hispanic
theyalways get in good school =</p>
<p>bartoastt and nikkigirl12, you are ignorant</p>
<p>If URMs are that easy to get in universities, Wharton is full of URMs.</p>
<p>I just hate people when the first thing they ask is "are you a URM." URM does not help that much. University of California - Berkeley's president defended UC - Berkeley's action; that is, from now on, his school will disregard ethnic background and only accept people base on their merits and academic background. I believe his action is correct. Take a look at 2005 Fall enrollment data. </p>
<p>Undergraduates by Ethnicity (total exceeds 100%):
African American: 3.5%
Native American: 0.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 41.4%
Chicano/Latino: 10.6%
White: 31%
Other: 1.6%
Not Stated: 8.1%
International: 3.3%
Undergraduates Living on Campus: 28%</p>
<p>Did you discover something (just for some background information, UC - Berkeley's Asian enrollment has recently exceeded ... I believe it was 50%...)? </p>
<p>Yes this is a 2004 thread but I want to show my opinion so much.</p>