What are my chances at Wharton

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Hello, wharton is my dream school and ik it’s probably a reach but I’m just curious. Any help is appreciated. I am currently a junior

GPA-
3.6(UW)----3.8(W)
APs-
Econ, APUSH, AP Physics 1
Course rigor-
All my classes freshman year were cp but i got all A’s or Apluses, sophomore year I was in all honors except for 1
EC’s
Future Business Leaders of America
Robotics (5 years so far)
Mentor at a Middle school robotics team
Volunteer at library for 5 years
Debate Club
Model UN
Model Congress
PUSH/REBEL
Head of Outreach/ Marketing at a non-profit organization

SAT’s-
Haven’t taken yet but on practice tests I have been getting 1330ish, I will probably get atleast a 1400 on the real one

2

Your GPA and (predicted) test scores are too low for Penn, and having CP classes freshman year will probably impact the perception of your course rigor. Chances are very low unless you have legacy.

3

You’ll need to work on all of the usual suspects to have a shot: (1) stellar GPA, (2) 1500+ SAT, and (3) leadership in your extracurriculars.

4

Thanks for the honesty, if I managed to get above a 1500 would that help my chances?

5

While your academics are solid, right not your GPA and projected SAT don’t appear strong enough for Wharton.

A couple of suggestions:

–I’d strongly suggest that you expand your horizons – there are many excellent undergrad business schools that can give you a great education, a wonderful 4 year experience, and get you where you want to go in life.

–I’d also recommend that you give up the idea of Wharton as your “dream school”. The people I see who get hurt by the college admission process are the ones who focus on one or two hyper-competitive reach schools and then don’t get in.