<p>hi everyone, i've basically decided that i'm going to be applying early decision to upenn in the fall. i'm just wondering what everyone thinks about my chances there.</p>
<p>white male
northern new jersey/nyc suburbs
very competitive high school..
last year had students get accepted to yale, princeton, brown, chicago, georgetown, hopkins, etc...
either 2nd or 3rd in class of 235</p>
<p>770 math, 750 critical reading, 780 writing.
so far i've just taken chem SATII.. 710
will be taking mathIIC and one other SATII in october... expecting 750+.
5 on eng language AP
4 on US History AP.</p>
<p>straight A's in most difficult classes school offers.
4.0/5.83 GPA.
will take 5 AP's senior year.</p>
<p>specialized program "university program" in information technology.</p>
<p>extracurriculars are very good but nothing too special.
-varsity soccer 3 years, varsity tennis 2 years.
-vice president of stock market club at school
-mathematics club 2 years
-rotary interact community service club
-chemistry olympiad participant
-"boys' state" american legion citizenship program participant.. 1 week at rider university
-member of national honor society
-national merit commended/, i think... 223 psat.... so probably not a semi-finalist.
-volunteer at center for food action (food shelter).
-internship at a hedge fund management/stock trading firm... 40 hours week during summer between junior/senior year.
...others i cant remember at the moment.. but no true "hook" per se.</p>
<p>look guys, i know that i might look like any other overacheiving Ivy hopeful. but i know penn is where i want to go, so i'm definitely applying early decision. does anyone think, since i'm applying ED, i'll have a good chance of getting in solely based on my academic merits and essay? i'm a pretty strong writer, so the essay definitely won't hurt my app.. i just don't know if it'll be original enough to truly benefit me.</p>
<p>also, my true interest is in the wharton school of business.. but i realize that it's harder to get into penn if one applies to wharton undergrad. i really just want to go to wharton graduate school eventually to get my MBA. my true interest is in business/finance, but i'm also a strong math student who actually enjoys math. would it really help me to apply early to the college of arts and sciences (which is supposedly easier to get into) and major in, say, applied mathematics? since i really like math, it's not like i'll be unhappy. i don't think it's necessary to major in economics/business to eventually get an MBA. comments/suggestions?</p>
<p>just wondering, if i were to apply to wharton for business school, could i consider my internship a "hook" of sorts?</p>