UPenn RD Wharton chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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School: Competitive public high school in NY
Ethnicity: Turkish (Turkish as first language) Only Father attended university in the U.S.
Income bracket: <30,000
ACT: 32 composite (English: 32 Math:32 Reading: 31 Science: 31 Writing: 10/12)
GPA: UW 93.961
Class rank: 39/301
Completed AP’s: AP US:4 AP Lang:4 11 honors
Current courses: AP stats, AP Gov, AP Environmental Science, Business law, Advanced Accounting, Youth Leadership

Extracurriculars:
-Football JV/Varsity: varsity letter (played from age 5-17)
-Track and Field JV/Varsity
-Volunteering organization member 150+ hours at various events in community
-Tae Kwon Do- 2nd degree black belt, assistant instructor, and 4 time East coast champion (participated for 13 years)
-Deca (business competition club) member, regional champion and top 10 finalist at State competition
-Link Crew Leader for school- Organization which aids new students in transition to high school by running orientation, open house, activities throughout year to engage new students, attend leadership conferences, etc.
-Part time job at frozen yogurt shop
-50+ internship hours completed at accounting firm
-50+ internship hours at not-for-profit
-Member and elected president of National Honor Society. As president I plan and lead all meetings, record volunteer hours for all members, and organize volunteering opportunities in the community for members (i.e. school events, veterans marathon volunteers, jump for Roswell, etc.)
-Student run Cafe head of marketing and general duties for a year, now serve on advisory board and oversee business operations
-Completed Career Opportunities in Accounting Profession program at University at Buffalo

Recommendations: excellent
Essays: critiqued by various English teachers and writing professionals (family friends, not hired). I believe they are well written with strong topic

Interview: Went extremely well and interviewee stated I was one of the strongest candidates he has interviewed

UPenn has always been a dream of mine that I choose not to vocalize too often due to my low chances of acceptance. My father grew up in the suburbs near Philadelphia and has always dreamed of me attending UPenn. This is clearly a reach school for me but I was wondering if anyone could chance me?

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Also had a bad concussion sophomore year resulting in a decline in grades that year

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I think you have a decent chance

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Wharton is a crapshoot for everyone, so no one can really give you an accurate chance other than the admissions officers themselves. As long as your essays are good, you have as good of a chance as anyone else. Good luck! :slight_smile:

Also, make sure that Wharton knows of your concussion in your sophomore year. It would be a good idea to provide a reason for the decline in grades.

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@azwu331 Thanks! I included that in my applications and I believe my counselor included it in his recommendation letter

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All your stats are low for that school.
Would be tough to get in.