Wharton Undergrad

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>Hi, I will be a senior in high school this fall and will begin applying to colleges. I am considering Wharton Undergrad at Penn. Based on my activities and scores thus far, does it seem like I will be competitive/successful in this endeavor? What do I need to work on in order to improve my chances? </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Highest Single SAT Score: 2220 (superscore: 2280)
SAT Subject Tests: Math II- 760 Literature- 740 and I will be retaking physics in October
ACT: 33
AP Scores: Calc BC- 4, US History- 5, European History- 5, Physics B- 3, Environmental Science- 4</p>

<p>Research:
Toshiba Exploravision Competition 2013 Honorable Mention
2 Summers of Lab Experience at a Bioengineering Lab at Stony Brook University</p>

<p>Sports:
4 Years (as of my senior sports season) on the Varsity Fencing Team, 2 Years as Captain, named MVP 2013-2014 season
Nationally Rated Fencer</p>

<p>Leadership:
Freshman Class President
Sophomore Vice President of the school-wide government
Junior Vice President of the school-wide government
School President
Student Life Editor of the Yearbook
HOBY NY Metro Leadership Conference
2 Years as Captain of the Fencing Team</p>

<p>School Extracurriculars:
2 Years in Yearbook
3 Years Music Honor Society
3 Years in the Cross Campus Chamber Orchestra
First-Stand All-county Cellist</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
Pennies for Patients
Blood Drive
Animal Shelter</p>

2

<p>UPenn Wharton: Reach</p>

<p>I hope you have a few non-reaches as well; you can’t bank on reaches-for-anyone.</p>

3

<p>Your academics,scores and ECs make you competitive. All that means is that you have a shot. The review is holistic so your essays and recommendations will be important. Remember that the acceptance rate to Penn is slightly less then 10% and the rate for Wharton is lower. If you truly want to go to Wharton it also is better to apply ED because they take slightly more than half their class ED. FWIW my son’s stats were similar to yours (3.9. 34 ACT, 2 sport athlete as captain and all conference, other good ECs and leadership) and he got in ED two years ago. Bottom line is you are competitive but no one can predict success. </p>

4

<p>Can you check me out for Wharton Undergraduate?
I just wanted to know how I was doing for UPenn</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT (breakdown): Composite 34, English 34, Writing 34, Math 32, Science 34
SAT II (subject, score): NONE
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: UW:3.8 W:4.27
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not reported
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): IB 2015
Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL History, HL Physics, SL Economics, SL Spanish, SL English
Number of other ED applicants in your school: Probably less than 10
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): University of sciences advertising competition 3rd, NHS, Marine Corps Civilian Service Award, Everfi Certified, FBLA Regionals 1st for 2 years</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Baseball for Rec and School (9,10,11,12)
Sponsored snowboarder (Marhar snowboards and Grenade Gloves: 10,11,12)
Student Council (9,10,11,12): Fundraising Chairman
STEM Ski Club (9,10,11,12): Bus Leader
FBLA (9,10,11,12): Vice President, Go Green Chairman
Engineering Club (10,11,12): President and Founder
Key Club (11,12)
Boy Scouts of America (9,10,11,12): Eagle Scout, ASPL, Crew Chief and Organizer of bahamas sailing trip
Order of the Arrow (9,10,11,12): Vice President, President, State Secretary, State Vice Chief, State Web Master
Snowboarding for Christ (10,11,12)
NHS (10,11,12): Physics Tutor
DECA (11,12): President and Founder</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
West Bradford Umpire (9,10,11,12)
Ruffini Resell (9,10,11,12) - made over 3 grand using ebay
Ruffini Lawn Care (9,10,11,12)
CEO Palmae (11,12) - snowboard company I started with friends that makes shirts and gloves
Victory Brewing Waiter (11,12)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service:
Physics Tutor (11,12)
Spanish Tutor at Elementary School (11)
Volunteer at Animal Shelter (11,12)
Inter murals Volunteer (9,11,12)
Bunch of stuff with Scouts (9,10,11,12)</p>

<p>Summer Experience:
Haverford Trust Intern (11)
DeLuca and LeRosa Intern (11) - law firm
UPenn Summer Class (11)
Received both my insurance and real estate licensees</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1:English Teacher - will be great. I almsot got a C the first marking period and worked hard to get an A on everything else the rest of the year. She was an admissions officer at one point</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #2: Physics Teacher - Should be decent, he only does 30 of them and he accept my offer. I never get anything less than an A</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: I have no idea how this will go. She told me it will be good</p>

<p>Additional Info/Rec: A leader in scouts who is a fabulous writer and wrote my a leader for their summer program
My teacher from my penn class offered to write me one after the 3rd class</p>

<p>U.S. State/Territory or Country:PA
School Type: Public Magnet (Downingtown STEM Academy)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: Income <100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): LEGACY, They told me being sponsored for snowboarding is unique and makes me interesting because they have never had that before</p>

5

<p>I just wanted to know how I was doing for UPenn</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT (breakdown): Composite 34, English 34, Writing 34, Math 32, Science 34
SAT II (subject, score): NONE
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: UW:3.8 W:4.27
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not reported
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): IB 2015
Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL History, HL Physics, SL Economics, SL Spanish, SL English
Number of other ED applicants in your school: Probably less than 10
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): University of sciences advertising competition 3rd, NHS, Marine Corps Civilian Service Award, Everfi Certified, FBLA Regionals 1st for 2 years</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Baseball for Rec and School (9,10,11,12)
Sponsored snowboarder (Marhar snowboards and Grenade Gloves: 10,11,12)
Student Council (9,10,11,12): Fundraising Chairman
STEM Ski Club (9,10,11,12): Bus Leader
FBLA (9,10,11,12): Vice President, Go Green Chairman
Engineering Club (10,11,12): President and Founder
Key Club (11,12)
Boy Scouts of America (9,10,11,12): Eagle Scout, ASPL, Crew Chief and Organizer of bahamas sailing trip
Order of the Arrow (9,10,11,12): Vice President, President, State Secretary, State Vice Chief, State Web Master
Snowboarding for Christ (10,11,12)
NHS (10,11,12): Physics Tutor
DECA (11,12): President and Founder</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
West Bradford Umpire (9,10,11,12)
Ruffini Resell (9,10,11,12) - made over 3 grand using ebay
Ruffini Lawn Care (9,10,11,12)
CEO Palmae (11,12) - snowboard company I started with friends that makes shirts and gloves
Victory Brewing Waiter (11,12)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service:
Physics Tutor (11,12)
Spanish Tutor at Elementary School (11)
Volunteer at Animal Shelter (11,12)
Inter murals Volunteer (9,11,12)
Bunch of stuff with Scouts (9,10,11,12)</p>

<p>Summer Experience:
Haverford Trust Intern (11)
DeLuca and LeRosa Intern (11) - law firm
UPenn Summer Class (11)
Received both my insurance and real estate licensees</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1:English Teacher - will be great. I almsot got a C the first marking period and worked hard to get an A on everything else the rest of the year. She was an admissions officer at one point</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #2: Physics Teacher - Should be decent, he only does 30 of them and he accept my offer. I never get anything less than an A</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: I have no idea how this will go. She told me it will be good</p>

<p>Additional Info/Rec: A leader in scouts who is a fabulous writer and wrote my a leader for their summer program
My teacher from my penn class offered to write me one after the 3rd class</p>

<p>U.S. State/Territory or Country:PA
School Type: Public Magnet (Downingtown STEM Academy)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: Income <100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): LEGACY, They told me being sponsored for snowboarding is unique and makes me interesting because they have never had that before</p>