Chance Me for Wharton

WoodrowWilsonJR
Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:54:33 +0000

As a Wharton student I can say that this is not even a close call. To tell this poster that he has a “great chance” is to do him a grave disservice. If an unhooked asian male from a large suburban NJ high school gets in to Wharton, then that individual will be mind-blowingly exceptional in all respects. I would put my money against this application with 100:1 odds(and I am generally pretty conservative with respect to risk-taking). This isn’t to say that the OP is a bad student; he seems like a great student and a very smart guy. I’m just saying that he’s in an unlucky demographic and he hasn’t matched his competition.

While I think you’d be better served by EDing elsewhere, you can improve your chances by writing some interesting/thoughtful essays that show why you are unlike everyone else you’re competing with. Show some original thought(and maturity, determination and a host of other good qualities) and distinguish yourself. You can also try to up your verbal score. In this demographic they are going to prefer the 2380 over the more typical asian applicant that nailed the math but not the reading.