Wharton, MIT Chances (ED/EA)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Location and type of school: top private school in Mississippi
Grade: Junior (as such, I have projected in my list of EC's that I will continue with my current activities)
Ethnicity: Asian-American (Indian)
Gender: Male
GPA: 3.95 UW (everyone seems to weight differently; I will have taken 14 AP's upon graduation)
Rank: School does not rank, but I know that I am in the top 10%.
SAT: 2250 (790 CR, 720 M, 740 W) --> [I think I will retake it--should I?]</p>

<p>Extra-curricular activities:</p>

<p>Taekwondo (9,10,11,12) - World champion in a field of ~1000 in 2007 (~8 hours/week)</p>

<p>Forgotten Global Crises Club (11,12) - president (~15 hours/week)
- I write a ten page (single-spaced) weekly politics update for the school
- Started a new library at my school that is home to volumes pertaining to political science, international relations, economics, and history.
- Raise international awareness through speakers and videos</p>

<p>Student Government (10, 11, 12) - prefect of the Campus Life Committee (~5 hours/week)</p>

<p>Cross Country (9, 10, 11, 12) - Captain (~10 hours/week)</p>

<p>Speech and Debate (9, 10, 11, 12) - Public Forum Debate Team Captain & Numerous local and nat'l circuit awards (~15 hours/week)</p>

<p>Quiz Bowl (10, 11, 12) - (~2 hours/week)</p>

<p>I will have logged over 200 hours of community service upon graduation.</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Recipient of a $2000 global studies travel grant to work in Peru for one month. Here, I will volunteer in an undermanned hospital and do research with a local professor on the economics of global health.</p></li>
<li><p>National Merit Finalist (projected)</p></li>
<li><p>National Honor Society</p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong><em>NOTES</em></strong>
I'm aware that I don't have the typical Wharton application--no business-related EC's and a terrible SAT math score. But business runs the world. In light of globalization, it's the venue to address problems, global and local alike. My only real economics experience will be the research I conduct this summer. I certainly won't be published, though. Concerning the math score, I'll take the ACT in June, and I'm estimating ~35. I would like to submit that in lieu of my SATs. Can I do that? Do I still need to take the SAT Math II? I can take that in June as well. </p>

<p>Chances? Recommendations (particularly concerning SAT/ACT)? Thanks all.</p>

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<p>Looks good to me. Grades are good, SATs are decent (should start taking SAT IIs soon). Some nice leadership positions, and the taekwondo is pretty impressive.</p>

<p>Only thing concerning me is that you really don’t have anything related to business for Wharton, and nothing math/science oriented for MIT. It just doesn’t seem like a good fit for either of them.</p>

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<p>Wharton and MIT are very different schools. Did you want to study engineering or business? Or were you thinking of sloan/M&T?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’m unsure about your fit for these two schools. You’d have decent chances at a couple Ivies (why not study business there?). Coming from Mississippi will probably help your chances as well.</p>

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<p>You can submit either SAT or ACT, but for both Wharton and MIT you’ll also need the mathII. Math is by far the most important test score at Wharton, over half the class typically has an 800 SATII.</p>