Chance for Wharton ED (chances look meh for me)

JaeHwanLoL
Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:00:05 +0000

Wharton is definitely my dream school, but I definitely feel I fall short or I am a typical, Asian unhooked applicant. Any advice is appreciated, and feel free to be frank or direct, since no criticism on CC is personal.
Demographics
-Asian
-Male
-California
-$200,000 + income

Rankings and GPA
-Unweighted GPA- 3.971 (17 of 540, top 3%)
-Weighted GPA- 4.543 (17 of 540, top 3%)
-10-12 GPA- 4.0 Unweighted, 4.8 Weighted (No available ranking)

Academics and Grades (Semester 1 Grade/Semester 2 Grade) (AP Score if applicable) (No PE/Sports counted) (No Pluses or Minuses)

Freshman Year
-Biology 1H- A/A
-English 1H- B/A
-Geometry- A/A
-Geography/Health- A/A
-Korean 2- A/A

Sophomore Year
-World History AP- A/A 5
-Algebra 2H- A/A
-English 2H- A/A
-Chemistry (regular)- A/A
-Korean 3- A/A

Junior Year
-US History AP- A/A 5
-AP English Language and Composition- A/A 4
-Chemistry AP- A/A 3
-Pre-Calculus H- A/A
-Korean 4H- A/A

Senior Year (Schedule)
-AP Calculus BC
-AP Government/Economics
-AP English Literature and Composition
-Korean 5H
-Journalism

Extracurriculars, Activities, and Awards (Red Flag?)
-Head Boys’ Basketball Team Manager/Statistician/Record Kepper (10-12). Active Freshman, JV, and Varsity participation
-CSF Member and Tutoring Committee (10-12) 50+ hours
-3rd Degree Black Belt and Student Instructor at Taekwondo studio (9-12) 200 hours
-PAVA (Korean Volunteer NPO) Member and Interim President (1 month)- 252 hours
-Presidential Volunteer Service Award in Gold (Given to volunteers who do 250+ hours, I did 252)
-Moo-Goong-Hwa- Korean Nature Conservation Volunteer NPO 84 hours cleaning Griffith Park and helping the homeless
-LA Mayor Service Award (October 2014)
-Certificates of Appreciation from LA Councilmen Tom Labonge and Herb Wesson Jr.
-Hollywood Christmas Parade 2014 Participant (80 hours of practice)
-February 2015 Student of the Month
-Spartan Laurels in English and Social Science (Junior Year)
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Intern for David Ryu for City Council Campaign, Junior Year (50 hours)
-Private Tutor for Middle School Students in math- 25 hours

Test Scores (Definite Red Flag)
October 2014 SAT- 2090/1340 (670M, 670CR, 750W, 8E)
January 2015 SAT- 2010/1320 (710M, 610CR, 690W, 9E)
October 2015 SAT- 2120/1380 (720M, 660 CR, 740W, 11E)
Superscore SAT- 2140/1390 (720M, 670CR, 750W)

September 2015 ACT- 33 Composite (35 math, 35 reading, 35 english, 28 science)

SAT 2 World History- 690
SAT 2 US History- 780

So, what I’m basically worried about is the lack of a Math II subject test score, sub-par test scores, and lack of business-related activities. I’ve mulled over removing Penn as my ED school and doing some other Ivy as my ED school, but I think I will stick with Penn as my ED, no matter the chances. Again, feel free to comment, chance, and critique my stats and activities.

Thank you all.

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