Hi everybody- just wondering what my chances would be at these schools. I'm neither a legacy, nor athlete, nor foreign, just for clarification. Chance me and I'll chance you back
. In preferential order:
1. Wharton
2. MIT Sloan
3. Stanford
4. Harvard
School
GPA: 3.8 or 4.0/4.0 unweighted [not sure how exactly my school does it] (95.2/100)
APs: European History (5), Political Science (5), English Language and Composition (5), Chemistry (4), American History (haven't taken the test but projected 5), English Literature (haven't taken but projected 5), Macro/Microeconomics (haven't taken but projected 5)
Standardized Tests
SAT: 2360- 800 reading, 780 writing, 780 math
SAT II: English (780), Math I (770), Chemistry (760)
ECs
Mock Trial- sophomore-senior (captain Junior & Senior)
Debate- sophomore-senior (captain Senior)
Science and Engineering- freshman-senior
Math Team- junior & senior
College Bowl- freshman-senior (JV captain Sophomore, V captain Junior & Senior)
Tennis Team- sophomore-senior (co-captain Senior)
Crew Team- founded, junior & senior (captain both years)
Awards
-Won High Honors at Science Congress, freshman
-Won Highest Honors at Science Congress, junior
-Won Gold at Math Fair, junior
-Won 9 first- second- or third-place debater awards, 11 additional team awards
-Intel Math & Science Competition Semifinalist
-Siemens Contest Semifinalist
-Won essay/speechwriting contest
-countywide classical guitar semifinalist
Summers
After Freshman- went to California on community service trip, worked with Boys & Girls Clubs, Ronald McDonald Houses, and Habitat for Humanity. (100+ hours)
After Sophomore- took Marketing and Screenwriting classes at a program at Yale, then interned for a tech company for a month
After Junior- Interned, trading commodities and learning about finance in general
Letters
Excellent letter from Wharton alumnus under whom I did my finance internship, and who donates money to the school
Excellent letter from Science & Engineering coach (and physics teacher)
Excellent letter from chairman of Math Department
Other
Volunteered with autistic children Sunday mornings, Sophomore-Senior
250+ hours community service
Started company, valuation at present ~$2 million, annual revenue ~$200,000. A partner and I run all aspects of the business.
DEAH National Honor Society- freshman-senior
Art Honor Society- freshman & sophomore
Hebrew Honor Society- freshman-senior
Spanish Honor Society- junior
Tutored students- junior & senior
Attended UPenn Model Congress freshman, sophomore and senior years
