I wanted to get into uPenn LSM for Bio/Finance and am applying to Wharton as secondary in case I dont get into LSM.
Demographics
US Resident w/out greencard (applying International)
Large Public School
Intended Major(s)
Biology/Finance
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
- Unweighted HS GPA: 3.98
- Weighted HS GPA: 4.56
- Class Rank: Top 10 percentile
- ACT/SAT Scores: 35 ACT
HS coursework
- English: 9th, Honors 10th, AP Lang, Journalism
- Math: Honors Algebra 2, Honors Pre-Calc, Calc 1 and 2, Stats
- Science: Honors Bio and Chem, AP Physics 1, 2, AP Chem and Environmental Science
- History and social studies: AP HuG, AP Macro, and AP Gov
- Language other than English: AP French along with 4 years French
APS: AP Lang (4), AP Calc BC (4), AP Physics 1 (4), AP Physics 2 (4), AP Chem (Taking), APES (Taking), AP HuG (5), AP Macro (5), AP Gov (5), AP French (Taking)
Awards
AP Scholar w Distinction
FBLA National Qualifier (2nd, 4th, and 8th Place at State)
Science Bowl 2nd Place
FTC Worlds (Design Runner Up at Worlds and 2nd, 3rd at State)
HOSA International Qualifier (2nd at State)
Extracurriculars
Quant Analyst Intern
Medical Research
Computational Bio Research
Investing Research
FTC Finance and Design Lead
HOSA President
STEM Board
Science Bowl Leader
Volunteer Internationally in Ghana, New Guinea, and India
Hospital Volunteer
Essays/LORs/Other
Personal Statement (8/10)
LORs (9/10) - HOSA/Anatomy Teacher and Volunteer Coordinator
Schools
- Assured (100% chance of admission and affordability):
- Extremely Likely:
- Likely: UIUC
- Toss-up: IU
- Lower Probability: Rutgers
- Low Probability: uPenn LSM, uChicago, Harvard, NYU