<p>GPA: 3.9 uw/ 97 numeric average
SAT: 1490
SAT II’s: I havnt recieved my scores yet.
(8 AP’s) and (8 honors)</p>
<p>Activities:
-400+ hours of community service
-student council/class council(10-11 and 12)
-Hockey (9-11 and 12)
-SADD(9)
-NHS(11-and 12)
-Habitat for Humanity(10-12)
-Citizens of the world(10-12)
-Beta Club (10-12)
-Future Business Leaders of America(10-12)
-Academic team (10-12)
-Worked through out high school
-Internship at Foot Hill Capital
-Crew for 4 years</p>
<p>Your chances are average. My stats were better than that (no offense) and I was deferred and then rejected. I am also from LI, which probably hurt me.</p>
<p>I think your chances are better than average. Wharton certainly looks at numbers but once you fall within the right range [which you do for SAT scores] other stuff starts to matter. If the GPA was a little more perfect it would help, but at this point it is what it is and can't go up much unless you have a stellar junior yr.</p>
<p>Have you taken 8 APs thus far or will you have 8 by HS graduation? Also, how many does your school offer? Because if you've taken almost all of those offered by your school, that's always a plus.</p>
<p>I think your chances are good, if you leverage correctly. You have a TON of community service--I assume the 400 hrs is with a few different organizations? And does that include Habitat or is Habitat additional service? Community service always looks good to an adcom, particularly for a wharton applicant because they don't see that much of it--many people have no service or they have token amounts like 20 hrs of coaching.</p>
<p>The other thing that sticks out is the lack of 'obvious' leadership. You seem to be a member of a lot of clubs but don't indicate any officer positions. However, that didn't seem detrimental because I noticed that you worked all through HS--another thing that most applicants don't do. Your lack of school leadership can be compensated by the fact that you were taking the initiative to work and that was a time commitment. In your essays, I would really highlight the community service and your job and what you've gained from those experiences. If you package your application right and highlight some of the unique things that you've done, it will really stand out beyond the typical application. So work hard on the essays, get strong recs and definitely apply ED.</p>
<p>Also, being from Georgia will help since its not really a represented state at wharton [some kids from the Atlanta suburbs every year but just a small #]. Feel free to PM with any questions [i'm a recent wharton alum].</p>
<p>"""Wharton certainly looks at numbers but once you fall within the right range [which you do for SAT scores] other stuff starts to matter. """"</p>
<p>...do they really look at numbers first??
What if my numbers are BELOW Average. (3.78uw, 6/320,32)
but ECs and leadership are off the chart (i hope). Will they ALWAYs look to numbers 1st, everything else 2nd.</p>
<p>Honestly, anyone has a "good chance" but in the end it's just a roll of the dice. You are definitely qualified, but there is never a guarantee or close to one.</p>
<p>Chanman...Do you have an SAT score yet? Is there anything stellar about your transcript--in terms of classes taken? Are you from a HS that sends a lot of kids to wharton yearly? They do look at numbers first [its easy to make the first cut that way], but its not like they have a piece of paper with just your GPA & SAT score on it--they will scan the activities, so if there is really a stellar activity that stands out, your application may get a good look even if it wouldn't make the first cut for numbers alone [but it would really have to be something outstanding, not just a large number of regular activities like school clubs].</p>
<p>To be more specific, I will have taken 12 Ap courses and I actually have a 3.97 uw GPA and I am ranked in the top 5 for crew in the state, so I was interested in rowing for UPenn.</p>