T10 business results, going Wharton

Demographics: - Black female - IL - top private prep school - upper income, applied need-blind Academics: - GPA: 3.94 UW / 4.5 W - SAT: 1520 - 11 APs, mostly 5s ECs: - Varsity track captain, state finalist 400m - DECA ICDC qualifier 2x, top 10 in Principles of Finance - Founded a financial literacy nonprofit for South Side high schoolers, ran summer workshops 3 years - IB externship through a Goldman HCM connection summer after junior - Model UN traveling team Awards: - DECA ICDC top 10 - IL state track finalist - AP Scholar with Distinction Acceptances: - Wharton (ED, committing) - NYU Stern - Ross BBA - McIntire (OOS) - USC Marshall (with merit) - Indiana Kelley direct admit Waitlists: - MIT Sloan - Cornell Dyson Rejections: - none, ED locked it before RD Going to: Wharton. applying M&T sophomore year if i can swing the CS prereqs. Reflection: the Goldman HCM line is what made the externship section real on my app. that does not happen without my mom's coworker pulling strings, i should say that out loud. essays were about specific moments running the nonprofit workshops, not the founding story. counselor wanted me to lead with track and i'm glad i didn't. happy to answer Wharton vs Stern vs Ross questions if anyone's deciding RD.