Wharton ED, MIT, Cornell, Harvard..Chances??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I know i already posted, but i had to make a new thread because i forgot to add my courses and i cant edit the former one =P Anyways, again, any help will be greatly appreciated =)</p>

<p>Hey, please give your honest opinion on my chances for the following schools (order of preference - Most important - Wharton ED =)</p>

<p>1. UPenn Wharton ED
2. UPenn Wharton RD
3. MIT (Sloan undergrad school of business)
4. Cornell CALS (Applied Economics and Management)
5. Harvard/Princeton (econ)
6. NYU Stern
7. Duke (econ)
8. UVA (business)
9. Columbia
10. Carnegie Mellon (business)
11. Rutgers Pharmacy</p>

<p>Background
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Sex: Male
Residence: NJ
Graduation Year: 2009
Major interests: Business, Pharmacy (only for RU Pharmacy, everything else - Business)
School: Highly Competetive
Class Size: 620</p>

<p>GPA
100 Scale (School does 100 scale)
UW: 96.17 W: 103.5
4.0 scale
UW: 3.99-4.0 W: 4.6-5.0 (A=4, A-=3.67 system: 4.6…A=4, B=3 system: 5.0)</p>

<p>All Mid-High As on Transcript</p>

<p>SAT/SATII/AP</p>

<p>SAT: 2300 {Math-770, Cr-730, Wr-800 (MC 80, Essay 12)}</p>

<p>SAT IIs: (Wharton only requires 2)
Math 2: 760
Chemistry: 750
Bio (Freshman yr): 630 =(
Bio (2nd attempt): ?
1 or 2 more SAT IIs</p>

<p>AP Scores:
Calculus AB: 5
US History: 5
Eng Lang/Comp: 4
Calculus BC (Next year)
Statistics
Chemistry
Lit
Spanish</p>

<p>Rank: School Doesn’t Rank, but top 1%</p>

<p>Course Rigor
AP, H- Honors, CP - College Prep
9th grade
English 1 H 92
Geometry H 93
Biology H 97
World History H 94
Spanish 2 CP 97
Business Presentations 96
Wood Tech 93
H/PE 9 98</p>

<p>10th grade
English 2 H 94
Algebra 2 H 95
Chemistry H 100
U.S. 1 H 96
Spanish 3 CP 99
Art 95
H/PE 10 100
*Summer Course at Rutgers Preparatory School (Pre-Calculus) * 95</p>

<p>11th grade
AP Language and Composition 93
AP Calculus AB 97
Physics H 96
AP U.S. History 94
Spanish 4 CP 99
Law 97
SAT Prep 100
H/PE 11 99</p>

<p>12th grade
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Chemistry
AP Lit
AP Spanish
Economics
Business Organization and Management</p>

<p>Most Rigorous
9th-12th: 8 APs, 9 Honors</p>

<p>Extracurriculurs</p>

<li>(10-12)Future Business Leaders of America (President)</li>
<li>(11-12)Spanish Honor Society (Vice President)</li>
<li>(11-12)Red Cross Club (Red Cross Youth Council Representative)</li>
<li>(11-12)National Honor Society (Blood Drive Committee)</li>
<li>(10-11) JV Tennis Team</li>
<li>(9) JV Track Team</li>
<li>(11-12) Model Congress/Model UN</li>
<li>(9-12) NJ Science League (Scorer)</li>
<li>(10-12) Varsity Academic Team</li>
<li>(10-12) Waksman Student Scholars Club</li>
<li>(11-12) NJ Math League</li>
<li>(9-12) (Out of School) Swadhyay Religious Organization (Youth Group, Street Plays, Speech Elocution Competitions)</li>
</ol>

<p>Leadership
FBLA President
SHS Vice President
Red Cross Youth Council Representative
Member on NHS Blood Drive Committee (Advertisement, Recruitment)</p>

<p>Honors/Special Programs</p>

<p><a href=“Honor”>I</a>*

  1. Finalist to NJ Governor’s School of Public Issues</p>

<p><a href=“Special%20Programs%20Attended”>I</a>*
2. Johnson & Johnson Technology Awareness Program (10th)
3. Robert Wood Johnson Mini Medical School (11th)
4. REACH Senior Option Internship (Hillsboro Pharmacy) (12th)</p>

<p><a href=“Awards”>I</a>*
5. 4th Place Mathematics Contest of New Jersey (at High School)
6. AMC 10 qualifier
7. AMC 12 qualifier
8. 1st Place Geeta Speech Elocution Competition 2007
9. 7th Place (Team) - NJ Science League Physics 1 Team
10. High Honor Roll
11. National Honor Roll
12. National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS)
13. Who’s Who
14. Certificate of Acceptance - Congressional Student Leadership Conference
15. NYLC Nomination, NYLF Nomination, NSLC Nomination, Presidential Classroom Nomination</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience
100 Hours in:

  1. Hillsborough Public Library Summer Teen Volunteer
  2. Homework Help Center (at library)
  3. Department of Health and Social Services</p>

<p>Work Experience
Possible employment at Hillsborough Public Library (14hrs/week)</p>

<p>Other
Recommendations: 2 Outstanding recommendations, the 2 teachers I am asking love me and will write great recommendations
Counselor Recommendation: great</p>

<p>My schools again:
1. UPenn Wharton ED
2. UPenn Wharton RD
3. MIT (Sloan undergrad school of business)
4. Cornell CALS (Applied Economics and Management)
5. Harvard/Princeton (econ)
6. NYU Stern
7. Duke (econ)
8. UVA (business)
9. Columbia
10. Carnegie Mellon (business)
11. Rutgers Pharmacy</p>

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<p>You have a great shot at every school you're applying to -- my only suggestions are to add another safety and to ditch awards 12 to 15 on your application. Those awards will only take away from what you have accomplished, as people who are much less qualified than you can receive them.</p>

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<p>Yea ive heard that alot, that those awards arent worth adding to an application.</p>

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<p>Hey ivy24, thanks for chancing me ... I'll reciprocate the favor right now. </p>

<p>Your grades are very impressive, and you seem to have challenged yourself a bit with 8 APs and many honors classes. Your SAT score is also very high, but you may want to retake Bio to redeem yourself. Your extracurriculars are great, and you demonstrate some leadership. You have a nice list of honors and special progs, but I think you should delete "AMC 10 qualifier" or "AMC 12 qualifier" because anyone can take those tests ... unless you advanced to AIME (then you should write AIME qualifier) ... You also have a nice record of volunteering. However, you don't really demonstrate an interest in economics/business in your special programs, as they seem more geared towards medicine, but this shouldn't work against you in admissions. </p>

<p>Overall, you're a very strong student. You should be proud of yourself. </p>

<p>Chances:
-UPenn Wharton: Match/low reach
-MIT Sloan: Reach
-Cornell CALS: Match
-Harvard and Princeton: Reach (they're top ivies ... hard for everyone)
-NYU Stern: Match
-Duke: Safety match
-UVA OOS: Match
-Columbia: Reach
-Carnegie Mellon Tepper: In
-Rutgers: In + probably some merit money
-Rutgers Pharamacy: Match</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks ab2013. Do you know if MIT Sloan is easier to get into that MIT in general (engineering), or is it incredibly hard to get into regardless?</p>

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<ol>
<li>AMC 10 qualifier</li>
<li>AMC 12 qualifier</li>
<li>High Honor Roll</li>
<li>National Honor Roll</li>
<li>National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS)</li>
<li>Who's Who</li>
<li>Certificate of Acceptance - Congressional Student Leadership Conference</li>
<li>NYLC Nomination, NYLF Nomination, NSLC Nomination, Presidential Classroom Nomination</li>
</ol>

<p>do not mean anything. They're only going to distract the adcoms.</p>

<p>Sorry but ur ec's really aren't focused at all. You never really dedicated yourself. You simply did a huge variety of activities. Wharton's a reach.</p>

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<p>Wharton is a very prestigious business school and your really going to have to work on your essays and make them unique to have a chance. I'm not sure about MIT or Harvard , however, you have a really good chance at your remaining choices.</p>

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<p>Wharton ED, Low-Reach (Almost a match, but its Wharton)
MIT, Reach
Cornell, Match
Harvard, Reach
Princeton, Reach
NYU Stern, Match
Duke, Match
UVA, Match
Columbia, Low-Match
Carnegie Mellon, Match
Rutgers- Match</p>

<p>I would shorten the list a bit. You definitely need more safeties (PSU, UMD?). You should narrow it down and apply to 2 of the "reaches", 4 of the "matches", and at least 2 "safeties. </p>

<p>And I have to agree with equilibrium that your ECs are scattered around.</p>

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<p>Hi,
these are my opinions if your essays and recs are good
1. UPenn Wharton
2. UPenn Wharton RD
3. MIT (Sloan undergrad school of business) 30%
4. Cornell CALS (Applied Economics and Management) 75%
5. Harvard/Princeton (econ) 35%
6. NYU Stern 80%
7. Duke (econ)
8. UVA (business)
9. Columbia- 50 %
10. Carnegie Mellon (business) in for sure
11. Rutgers Pharmacy- in for sure</p>

<p>Hey, id appreciate if youd chance me as well:)</p>

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<p>hi i will be glad to chance you. could you do the same for me?
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/534699-chances-upenn-usc-ucla-etc.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/534699-chances-upenn-usc-ucla-etc.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>your academic stats are amazing and so are your extra curricular stuff, but the only thing i do not see is your resume is a pattern. i read that you are interested in econ/busi but i didnt really see any evidence that you are interested except for FBL</p>

<ol>
<li>UPenn Wharton RD slight reach</li>
<li>MIT (Sloan undergrad school of business) slight reach</li>
<li>Cornell CALS (Applied Economics and Management) match</li>
<li>Harvard/Princeton (econ) reach</li>
<li>NYU Stern safety</li>
<li>Duke (econ) match</li>
<li>UVA (business) safety</li>
<li>Columbia match</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon (business) safety</li>
<li>Rutgers Pharmacy safety</li>
</ol>

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<p>any more? thanks in advance</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>any more advice? it really helps thanks</p>

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<p>bump...also how much better are my chances for Wharton ED than everything RD?</p>

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<p>LOLLLLL not to sound like an ass but everyone qualifies for amc</p>

<p>i even qualified for aimee but i heard you shouldnt even write about being aime qualifier on the resume because so many people qualify</p>

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<ol>
<li>AMC 10 qualifier</li>
<li>AMC 12 qualifier</li>
</ol>

<p>haha, yea you don't have to qualify for those. (unless your school is different, in which case, you could write something to explain)</p>

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<p>Wait... You live in Hillsborough, FL?</p>

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<p>haha yea i know im not putting that on the app</p>

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<p>in our school you do need to qualify for amc, but im still not going to put that one my app.</p>

<p>Poisonous, no i live in Hillsborough, NJ not FL.</p>

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<p>Why aren't you applying to other top business schools? Cal or Michigan?</p>