WHAT ARE MY CHANCES@wharton!?

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<p>I’m apply to wharton Ed to pls tell me my chances, i know it’s very hard to get in, so be harsh! thanx!</p>

<p>SAT-1500,v700, m800
rank-23/534 in a pretty competitive school
GPA-4.6w</p>

<p>I have a full IB diploma, so i’ve been taking the hardest classes since freshmen yr, then later on i had some ap and ib classes mixed together. I mostly make A’s, very few B’s…i got them all in the sciense department-(like bio, chem, phys…grr</p>

<p>EC:
swim team-4yrs
tennis team-3yrs
nhs-3yrs
choir-4, and a couple of choir related clubs
model UN-2 yrs
big bro/sis-2 yrs
BETA-2 yrs
piano lesson-8 yrs
only a internationally challenged award passed out in 8th grade…i know, pretty sad…-(</p>

<p>volunteering at local hospital and library, also tutor at elementry school. i did a summer camp counceling program after my junior yr. </p>

<p>i am a chinese, came over to u.s. when i was 10. my first two summers in HS i went back to china on vacation and i would help my dad with his business there and do some tutoring too. my mom also owns a linen store, and i go to her store every sat. and run her store for her…(if that counts for any working experience at all…)</p>

<p>i think my biggest weakness is that i don’t have any leadership quality…, but it’s really all just a big popularity contest and i’ve tried a few times but never got selected…i believe this is definately going to hurt my chances deeply-( i also don’t really have too many EC…and the ones i do have aren’t exactly intersting… so any idea how i can improve my chances…???</p>

<p>i also applied to yale, duke, columbia, cornell, and MIT, pls rate my chances on those too-) any comment will be appreciated thanx!</p>

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<p>oh, and i speak 3 languages, mandarin as my 1st, english 2nd, and learned spanish in HS...</p>

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<p>can't say I can tell. The leadership aspect will hurt somewhat, but who knows? Make sure your essays are good, those are important in any case.</p>

<p>Applying ED helps too. Hell, who am I kidding? I have no clue whether you'll get in. Good luck though!</p>

<p>As to the other schools: also hard to tell, but the most sure thing I can say is that MIT prob won't come out in your favor. I only say this because I've seen too many incredibly strong candidates, many of whom were much stronger than you (or me also) get rejected. Yale is also tricky. I can't really make an accurate judgment on any of the others though.</p>

<p>once again, good luck</p>

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<p>thanx a lot jarahul! anyone else?????????????????????plsssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>Leadership is important in business, so that will hurt you. There are other ways to demonstrate leadership w/o holding a leadership position. For example, you could organize an event.</p>

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<p>or earn a position somehow in some form outside of school</p>

<p>and it's difficult to tell for any top-notch school, really. good luck, though!</p>

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<p>thanx.ic...-(, but can anyone predict my chances so far?</p>

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<p>do i even have a slight chance applying now to those schools...?</p>

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<p>assuming you are now a senior, if you have mostly 5's on AP's, and 6-7 score(s) on any Ib exam(s) you may have taken, and 780-800 SAT II's, I'd say you have a good shot at most of the schools (except Yale). I know what you mean about the whole leadership positions, I think its a load of bull b/c it is just a popularity contest as u said, at least at my school. What about national merit, or any other awards? I would suggest you focus on a good essay (maybe you could assess the lack of leadership positions?), and if u have time, work on getting a good new SAT score (getting around 1550 for the combined verbal and math).</p>

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<p>You certainly have a chance. The average applicant to Wharton has a 13% chance RD & 26% chance ED. You are better than the average applicant, but how much better it would be hard to place precisely.</p>

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<p>Do you go to Wharton, stambilark? SAT IIs are good from 700-800, im sure, right, everyone?</p>

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<p>yes. a higher sat II for math IIC is probably a good idea</p>

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<p>Good. Is 760 high enough? Also, do you think a high math ACT score (34) would compensate?</p>

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<p>no peatergriffin but i would like to. :)</p>

<p>I am very numbers oriented & can kinda pick through stuff.</p>

<p>700-800 is OK, but I think it's best to have everything 750+ if possible. A 760 is high enough, but if you are confident that you score an 800 I would retake it. A 34 is comparable to a 760, so I don't think it would compensate for it.</p>

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<p>I don't give you much of a chance at Wharton. Many applicants have high scores. The things that get you admitted are the intangibles like leadership. Re math IIC keep in mind that a 760 is like only the top 20% or so - the scaling is very tough on this exam.</p>

<p>No for Yale and Duke, yes for Cornell. Maybe for Columbia and MIT.</p>

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<p>Wait, so a 760 is bad?</p>

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<p>A 760 is fine. However, if you are confident you can score an 800, retake.</p>

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<p>Would a 720 on USH be bad (but a 5 on the AP test—would that compensate?)?</p>

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<p>oops, i left one out srry, what about my chances at berkeley RD???</p>

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<p>peater i had like a 720 (=/) on USH, but like starbucksguy said, "intangibles"... so many people with amazing scores apply to all of these schools. scores only take you so far.</p>