<p>Got march SAT 2220 (CR 740, MA790, WR 690),
1 st choice is wharton, DO I have chance
SATII, Chem 770, Math2 770, USH 790</p>
<p>uw GPA 3.81, (took all toughest, 7 AP)
top 5% in a public school</p>
<p>EC:
4 year letter winner swimming with 3 year State HS swimming chimpionship qulifier
Also swimming for a USA swimming club
3 year valloyball team in school
3 year debating club,
State debating Championship qualifier
Jazz Band in 9th grade, Video club in 9th grade (got a state silver award)
NHS
SHS
Some other EC</p>
<p>Debating club captain (11th, 12th)
BTW, I am Asian</p>
<p>honestly, do you think that’s what they meant. increasing your SAT to 2300+ isn’t going to make you much more competitive in the wharton pool of asians. in fact, it just places you deeper into the background because retaking the SAT for that sort of difference sounds just like what tons of people in that pool would do. make yourself stand out for the vital difference; retaking SAT is not the answer.</p>
<p>I say this to most people who want to get into Wharton: do something that shows you want a business education as opposed to a traditional undergraduate education. </p>
<p>Things like basketball, jazz, and NHS are too generic. Debate is better</p>
<p>I am planning to do more work/service in the comming summer. such as lifeguard, private swimming lesson. I spent many hours in water during the last 7 years. so I am trying to impress adcoms in this way.</p>
<p>Taking a summer debating camp in a college sounds a good idea???
Please give me suggestions.
My combination SAT is 1530, should be good enough for Ivies???</p>
<p>you clearly aren’t listening. what the ivies lookout for are standout applicants. i.e. if they pass on you, they’re losing potential diversity on campus. ivies can take comfort in the fact that almost all their applicants are academically competent. the next issue of course, is whether you’re needed on campus.</p>
<p>First, the SAT scores do matter, if you look at the common data sets for ivies your chances go way up as your scores do. The OP right now would be an average candidate at the ivies score wise, as the score goes up he looks less average.</p>
<p>If you’re trying for Wharton, your time in the water will not impress. Get out and work in the business world.</p>
<p>hmom5, that’s hardly the argument to make. i’m a 2370 on the SAT myself and yet i don’t perceive my ivy chances to be very high. unless you’re telling me that having that 2370 guarentees me an ivy regardless of my other stats (look it up on the chance thread i just created), your argument wouldn’t hold any weight especially when the OP needs to maximize his chances in a short period of time. studying for what may only be a marginal increase in the SAT is hardly cost-beneficial.</p>
<p>Hi, Please make any comments
Start a small business of " Private swimming lesson"
recruited 20-30 kids, and hire another 3 good HS swimmers
we can run this as a small business to make a few thousands $ then donate all $ to somewhere.
What I want to impress the Adcoms
Comments??</p>
<p>I placed third in State Debating Championship last year (Novice)
This year , I still qulified for the varsity championship, but got nothing. you know, the championship is in middle of March, simply it is too late for college application. i beleive that being a good debater is beneficial. I am still trying…</p>
<p>i understand your point hmom5, but given the limited time OP has, i reckon it’s better spent doing something that will differentiate him from the crowd.</p>