Couldn’t find any form on here for fall 2018 matriculation so here we go.
Applying to Wharton as rising junior
Current School: Merrimack College
Major: Mathematics-Economics/Business with Concentration in Finance
College GPA: 4.0
Midterm Grade Report:
Accounting for Business (BUS2205): A
Intermediate Microeconomics (ECO2201): A-
Marxian Economic Theory (ECO3309): A-
Calculus 2 (MTH1218): A
Honors Introduction to Social Justice: A
College EC’s:
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Finance Sector Analyst in Merrimack Investment Fund
- 1 of 8 students chosen, and only sophomore to manage $100,000 of the schools endowment allocated to the fund
Finance Club
Treasurer for the American Marketing Association
Student Government Association Senator and member of the Academic Affairs Committee
Merrimack Valuations and Financial Modeling Group - club dissolved at the end of my freshmen year
Staff writer for the odyssey online at Merrimack College - also working in conjunction with the Merrimack Athletics Communications Office to writer coverage pieces and features for the D1 mens hockey team
Supplemental Instruction Leader for an intro to econ class of 71 students (basically a group tutor, work about 8 hours a week)
Provide additional tutoring services when requested by students
Student Ambassador for Merrimack College (working about 11 hours a week minimum, sometimes more)
Lawrence to College Mentoring Volunteering Program - going down to the local high school for about 3 hours a week and helping them with the college application process and just being there to talk to them and listen
Intramural Floor Hockey
Working to bring to campus Design for America and Economics Club as well
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Letter’s of Rec:
Should be absolutely stellar. One will come from the chair of the economics department who knows me and knows my background very well. The other will come from my academic coach whom I meet with every week and have gotten to know quite well; bonus, she also worked in the admissions office at the Wharton School previously.
High School Stats:
High School: Pembroke Academy: suburban-rural public school catering to five towns, about 850 kids, nothing special
GPA: 3.1 or 3.2 UW, 3.5 W
SAT: 1820
AP Calc AB: 4
AP Physics 1: 2 (awful teacher, though that doesn’t excuse the score)
High School EC’s:
Lacrosse: 2 years of junior varsity and 2 years of varsity
Golf: 3 years varsity and captain for the last 2, as well as an all state honorable mention my senior year
My mother and I lived in poverty for a portion of my high school career (freshmen and sophomore year) living off of food stamps (barely) and having to live with friends. My last two years were also rough as my mother kept moving and switching jobs, making just above minimum wage; I’d often stay at my friends house instead because I knew I could get a hot meal; hope those extenuating circumstances explain the lackluster high school career and grades in the eyes of the universities.
I’m looking to transfer to take advantage of the incredibly opportunities that Penn has to offer, specifically their offering of behavior economics as a concentration. Haven’t written my supplemental essay yet, but I’ll post that later.
UPenn and Dartmouth are my top two right now but I’m also applying to the other ivys as well as Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Stanford, and UChicago.
Love to hear to from other prospective Quakers!