Hi everyone,
I need your opinion on my chances of getting into Wharton and am also seeking advice on how I could increase those chances.
I am currently a Junior in High school.
I am in the international baccalaureate program (IB)
I am on the path to obtaining my diploma
I grew up on the border of France and Switzerland in the Alps in a small farming town and moved to the U.S in 8th grade ( I was born here but moved away at the age of 2).
I speak and write in both French and English perfectly.
Due to the fact that I lived in a rural, poor area, I never thought about going to college until Freshman year of High School.
It was very difficult transitioning but I have a dual culture so I feel like it helps me put a lot of things into perspective, as I am able to think liberally and conservatively. I will probably therefore write my essay about my transition, and how my two cultures shaped who I am.
Here are my EC’s:
-Youth and Government Delegate since the beginning of High School. My proposals always went far but did not reach the final round . ( I love politics becuase in France people talk about it a lot at the dinner table). I was also part of the Y&G fundraising team where I raised money for kids who could not afford it.
-4 years of Lacrosse (2 JV years as Captain, 2 Varsity, predicted Senior Varsity captain).
-IB leadership of the Junior class
-Boxing team
- Office assistant and Manager assistant for Real estate Agent company ( consists of organizing files, papers, and important documents, and managing the flow of paper work).
- Summer Day Camp counselor for 2 years ( Stopped this year so as to do my other internship)
- Junior Year summer internship at a local Hedge Fund ( I worked very hard and looked for a long time to obtain this unpaid internship).
- President of the Ski club ( Although I doubt I will put it down since it is very small)
- I play guitar ( Also doubt I will put it down since I am not part of the official school band)
Grades + Junior and Senior classes:
All A’s but one B Freshman year
All A’s Sophomore year
Junior Year classes:
IB Math SL1: A both semesters
IB Environmental Systems and societies SL (Science): A both semesters
IB Economics SL (no HL offered): A both semesters
IB Theory of knowledge and IB HL History of Americas ( Semester classes required): A both semesters
IB English HL: A both semesters
Latin 5/6: A both semesters
Senior year (Have not started yet):
IB SL 2 math:
AP Java/C++
HL English year 2 :
HL History year 2:
TOK semester 2/Government class (semester IB classes required):
Latin HL (no 7/8):
AP Tests taken:
French: 5
Macro economics: 5
AP Java ( will be taken senior year)
ACT: 32/33 ( retaking soon)
GPA: 3.98 cumulative unweighted.
All my class choices have been based on IB requirements, which doesn’t give me much flexibility.
I really enjoy certain aspects of Business and penn seemed the best fi for me when I visited So I will be Applying EARLY DECISION. I love the people aspect of business, and the building of relationships, I love the creative aspect where I can craft my own Company, I love the problem solving part where i must find the most efficient and profitable solution, And i love many other things.
Quick additional questions: Should I instead of taking AP Java take honors anatomy or Ap physics? I am not really interested in those sciences but I am afraid it will hurt me to take a computer science class ( which I really enjoy).
Thank you