chance me for wharton/other T20 business schools
SAT - 1570
GPA - Little low which is stressing me out 3.78 W 4.2/4.3
APs-12 in total
Major - Economics and public policy
really competitive hs but not for my major
Awards
1st place at ICDC
2x State champion
Undergrad Law Essay Comp winner (for 3 diff ivy schools on international relations and constitutional law)
give me more ideas for awards I can try for please!
ECs:
Marketing Lead for robotics (hosted + organized events that connected the team with the community, led 3 fundraisers and spoke publicly at 2 of them)
Board - Ent Club (connected students with professionals by inviting them to talk to students and tell them about their entrepreneurship journey) (have done 2 events so far)
Deca state officer candidate (big part of app since I didn't end up winning and I want to talk about how it shaped me) (selected from delegation of 180 and beat out >39 people from all over my state at screening for the candidacy)
Nonprofit on improving literacy and donating books to underprivileged schools treasurer (just started so not a ton to talk about)
district magazine + nonprofit internship where I write piece about local events like sports and community stuff (reaches over 2,000 people) and work with the nonprofit to apply ofr grants and connect over 200+ students with scholarships and free prom dresses
City Council Rep on election commission (just started)
Voter Drive Board for youth voters (organize voter drives all over my state in different schools) (have done >3 and 500 students registered to vote)
consulting club project manager for local business and helped establihs community based marketing + programs that connect them with 50+ volunteers/ fashion students (might get eboard next year but theres some weird politics so idk)
Henna artist w/ business (made some money but only a couple hundred dollars, 500 followers on instagram and 10k+ views on Pinterest)
Intern in local state senators campaign (just started also)
+ some summer programs this year
Looking for constructive criticism and any help anyone may have. I realize my GPA is a bit low but its because of familial circumstances and I plan to have my counselor vouch for me and explain it. If anyone has more ideas for summer programs or anything else i would love to hear ive been super stressed since penn has been my dream school for a while.