Chance Me for Wharton please (Not Huntsman)

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Gender: Male
Location: Toronto, Canada
GPA: 92/100
SAT Reasoning: 2150 (Retaken in October 2009, I’m waiting for my reports)
SAT Subject Tests: Not taken, I’m taking them in November
Financial Aid: Yes</p>

<p>ECs:

  • Student Ambassadors (9, 10, 11, 12)
  • I ran a daily school radio broadcasting show in grade 11
  • FundRaise Futures: we raised a total of 8000 dollars for building houses in Africa
  • DECA Provincial Winner
  • Student Activity Council (SAC) fundraiser
  • Started a Politics Club at our school last year
  • SVC Club President
  • Debate Team</p>

<p>Essays:
I think they’re really good, because I’m a picky guy. My counselor said they were fantastic, and my editor (a student at Wharton right now) said they were really good too.
I basically wrote about my campaign for school president but didn’t make it, which is good, right? My Why Penn essay is really good. I didn’t write Page 217. </p>

<p>Recommendations:
Amazing. My two teachers (French and English) loved me, and they know me really well, for three years now. </p>

<p>Any other information:
I’m in a situation where my dad got liver cancer and is now hospitalized, and my mom has to go to a local college to become a nurse and support our family. I am an child.</p>

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<p>GPA/SAT seem low for Wharton.</p>

<p>Do you have any business experience?</p>

<p>And not writing the optional essay when everyone else applying to Wharton will be…hmm…</p>

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<p>bump? anyone?</p>

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<p>well they DO claim that the optional essay is TRULY optional so I mean I doubt it will hurt that you didn’t write it…</p>

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<p>and as for your chances, I am applying this year myself, so I feel really wierd and unqualified to chance you LOL.</p>

<p>BUt all I can say is best of luck =) That’s what we all need at this point!</p>

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<p>the Canadian GPA is generally 5% lower than American counterpart. Otherwise the application is pretty…general here. Your essay might pull you in.</p>

<p>GL=] Are you looking at Ivey and UT btw?</p>

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<p>Nirvanatear: Ivey…is more or less a last resort.</p>

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<p>'kay, I just got back my October SAT. It’s a 2210: 660W, 780CR, 750M.</p>

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<p>“ran a daily school radio broadcasting show in grade 11” isn’t that just the announcement team… lol</p>