Wharton per favore

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>So, I was wondering like what else should I do to improve the chances for Wharton other than my really bad SAT scores which i expect to improve</p>

<p>Race: Chinese
Gender: Male
Country: Singapore, but studying overseas
School Type: Private International, Scholarship admission only (not that posh, just to give everyone a chance thats all, but it does sound good i think)
Legacy: None</p>

<p>IB Grades:
Economics: 7
Chemistry:6
Maths: 7
Biology: 7
English: 5
Italian Ab Initio: 5</p>

<p>Total: 37</p>

<p>Rank: None (school doesnt do that), although i would say i would be near the top/ upper average considering the courses i take in relation to the points that i have achieved</p>

<p>SAT 1's: 1960, 1980
M-780, 720
W-600,590
R-580, 670</p>

<p>Composite Score: 2050</p>

<p>SAT 2's:
Chinese: 780
Maths 2: 780</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Swimming, participated in national competitions in Singapore
NGO, Vice-President of NGO that operates out of school, its student set-up
Scouts (national and International representation at grades 8,9,10)
Internship at the government ministry where i helped out with alot of big events</p>

<p>Volunteerism:
over 200 hours of community service at grades 9,10
consistent volunteering for grade 11 (it should amount to alot!)</p>

<p>Summer:
Internship at Government, Turned down a internship at a Standard Chartered because it coincided with the Government internship, teaching a student in maths, various conferences on world economics and foreign policies during internship</p>

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<p>You need like 200 more points at least on your SAT for that not to be a draw-back. </p>

<p>Also a job or internship in business would look really good.
No one can say for sure though because Wharton is extremely competitive.</p>

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<p>Just bump those scores to 700+ if you can, but you’re an international, so don’t sweat it if you don’t… enlgish isn’t your first langauge so nobody is expecting an 800 CR from you.</p>

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<p>I speak english as a first language, just that I am not used to the american system…That aside, is a 780 on math 2 too low? I understand that the 780’s that I got on chinese and math 2 appear to be low, if not average so…</p>

<p>Then IB wise, I got a 7 for maths and economics, so it might be of a help?</p>

<p>What is a average score or good score for both the IB and SAT’s if I am offering to pay it myself and I am currently not studying in Asia, so perhaps the regional difference might offer less competition?</p>

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<p>780 is low? Stop being ridiculous.</p>

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<p>well, it was sort of low in the school that I was in. But then again, I have the feeling that it is low for Wharton…</p>

<p>Is there anything that you can recommend that I boost the application, which I believe is meagre? I am paying for the full tuition, so I guess there is just that slight advantage.</p>

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<p>that being said, am I still at like instant rejection?</p>

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<p>it is good enough!! don’t worry</p>

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<p>■■■. anything else that I could work on short of making a big ass donation to their library or something?</p>

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<p>after the ED results have been out, anything else that you guys can add based on what happened at ED, like my chances?</p>

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<p>80% of applicants with 800s on Math IIc get rejected. Same with Math I.</p>

<p>Think about that for a second.</p>