<p>1) I think your gpa + scores are average at best. Especially, there will be students from public schools with 10+ ap scores with all 5s coming in at similar GPA + 2300+ at SAT</p>
<p>2) Your extracurricular activities essentially come down to this:
Very very extensive involvement in MUN (which is perfect for huntsman due to IR nature)
Great music background and active participation, although not at school level
Some casual community service.</p>
<p>Now your second and third activities will mean absolutely nothing for your advantage, as people who get accepted have such kind of background either in music, arts, sports anyways. Community service activities you have done could even be below average, as I have said, students getting accepted generally have ACHIEVEMENTS within community service, on top of their countless hours.</p>
<p>So at this point, the only thing that appears to be clearly above average is your MUN. and everything being true, your MUN experience will look very intense for the admissions offficers.</p>
<p>But think to yourself:
Where is EC about business? You literally have none. Its wharton, and business is essentially the core
Where is your background in FOREIGN language? You didnt list out any abroad experiences nor you know 4,5+ languages</p>
<p>Overall, MUN is perfect to show your interest in IR, but your application lacks the whole section of business. So my guess would be that your chance would be very very slim. </p>
<p>I am judging this only by the things you have listed out. Perhaps your essays may cover such lack. </p>
<p>I personally know very well a guy who got into huntsman and have done research and met other people from the program as well. So i think i have a decent idea of what it takes to get in.</p>
<p>Even if you had all these qualities, it will still be a crapshoot. Good luck anyways and keep us posted!</p>
<p>Wow, ok. The responses so far lack some incredulous-ness so here is my contribution as a dutiful CC member.</p>
<p>Firstly, I am going to self-righteously presume that kal007 is, in fact, not a parent, because the idea of a parent making the effort to “forward findings” of an applicant - a stranger - to UPenn’s Admissions Office is ridiculously funny. What is more funny, though, is Koharvard’s visibly very long responses that I admit I did not finish reading. And even better is Koharvard’s change in style of expression, brought about by jealous and/or presumptuous people like myself calling Koharvard pretentious: changes which include an increase in emoticon and exclamation point usage. I am going to end on a straying note that this thread further verifies my belief that the entirety of “chance me” threads are pointless responses to anxious people (whether they be those who post the threads, commenters who read them, OR the occasional users who make accounts to spout bs) wanting to make themselves feel better on here.</p>
<p>International Studies =/= International Relations. Some old CC posts:</p>
<p>“FYI, huntsman is NOT international relations + business. Its international business which is more like language/cultural studies + business. International relations is more along the lines of global trade and politics. If you want the international relations background, pick up a second degree in IR or polici after getting into the business school (I do it in this order because it’s much easier than the reverse).”</p>
<p>“To clarify…the Huntsman Program deals with INTERNATIONAL STUDIES and business NOT international relations. International studies is akin to regional studies where you concentrate in a language and take classes on the culture/history etc. of a specific region. International Relations is only offered as a major in the CAS. Hence, you may want to rethink whether this program is really suited to your interests if you are keen on international relations.”</p>
<p>^ Thanks for the insight on that. That’s true; unfortunately, I do lack that international experience + languages needed to get to Huntsman :S I am taking AP French, Spanish, Eng Lit, and eng lang last year, with korean as being my native language, but do not know 4/5 languages fully.</p>
<p>To Helpmeoutman, I would think that CAIMUN itself would be a business to an extent (a non-profit association), as its total revenues amount to over 100,000$ with costs being on-par. (and of course, all remaining profits go for charitable organizations that I am passionate about). And marketing facet of CAIMUN is strenuously extensive - traveling to different schools to market + marketing directors in China, South Korea for outreach. :)</p>
<p>@helpmeoutman, to get into Wharton you do not need ECs in business, or to show any distinct interest in business. I asked a Wharton admissions officer when I visited and he said that showing interest in business is not necessary when applying to Wharton. He continued by saying that you should involve yourself in business if you want to learn about it or participate in it, but involving yourself in business in an attempt to look good to adcoms is worthless.</p>
<p>I think you have a great chance of getting in- you have all the necessary credentials: amazing gpa, unique extracurriculars, etc.</p>
<p>although i’m not sure how much harder it is for international applicants to get into upenn, i think you stand a great chance and should not stress about it too much… after all, there’s nothing you can do about it now and you will find out in 15 days!!</p>
<p>You seem like a very strong applicant with a good GPA and nice ECs, but of course nothing is ever certain.
I’m a junior and looking to apply to Huntsman next year myself, so please let me know how it goes!
Good luck (:</p>
<p>to introduce myself, I’m a long time lurker and first time joiner. So yeah please take my response with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>With huntsman, I know personally a legacy huntsman applicant who applied 3 years ago and was accepted (not international) but had the same scores as you.</p>
<p>I personally think you have a fair shot. Not great but not terrible. YOur Gpa and SAT’s are stellar and thats something they definitely consider. Being an international student, you have amazing ap scores. plus your college courses definitely are a plus, because they show your involvement to learn outside the class. </p>
<p>being a competitive piano player myself i can say that your accomplishments for music are really really good. What are some of your favorite pieces in your repertoire? I’m curious! Also, I think being in a conservatory will give you an upper edge amongst other students who just have music as an EC</p>
<p>I think your EC’s overall have a lot to do with the whole idea of huntsman and I overall think you would be a student Penn accepts but just because they would doesn’t mean they will. Good luck anyways, theres only a week left. I really hope you get in because I know how much dedication those activities take, and being an international student is not easy (I know a couple). I dont know if ur placed in a different competitive pool but assuming your essays are really passionate and convincing, I think ure in good shape. </p>
<p>Basically, you have a fair shot, don’t get discouraged, and only a week left til decisions are released. Don’t over stress it and with your credentials there are defienitely much much more options available to you. I wouln’dt listen to anyone who discourages you over the line, keep realisitc and positive and I wish the best!</p>
<p>btw just wondering.
It says that on the connect website (I wanted to check it out cause I’m new to MUN and am looking for conferences for my school in Washington for next year and it sounded really cool!) under chief of Staff it says a girl named Amani Kafeety was chief of Staff…</p>
<p>Just so y’all know, you don’t NEED to have done anything significantly business-related to get into Wharton. For those who have not as many business credentials (in HS), you can simply make up for that in your essays, discussing something you hope to take on in the future (business-related), etc. I wrote about taking financial literacy courses with my father at a very young age and what I plan to do at Penn, but that is nothing nearly as concrete as someone who has won a hundred MUN competitions or something. So many people stress that you have to like own your own non-profit or something… relax pls !</p>
Resigned from ConnectMUN because I was recruited by WorldMUN
This is an old list. For my app, I took Connect off. But good to know ppl have the time to check on my stats.
(I thought it was also quite funny that Uni1717 and Canadian123 both have 1 posts and joined literally at the same time)</p>
<p>Raging: sup buddy, thanks for your detailed insights, really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Here are my favorite pieces: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2, Listzt Un Sospiro, Winter Wind Etude Chopin, Ravel Jeux d’eaux, Bach prelude and fugue in c# major, danzas argentinas Ginastera.</p>
<p>Oh hey Kal007, it’s you! Hey there ‘UPenn alumni’! How did your research about my stats go? How was your “reporting your finding” to the admissions?</p>
<p>Oh what a tangled web you weave, when you practise to deceive. - Koharvard</p>