Should I Graduate Early/ Chances at UPenn Wharton

I'm currently a sophomore in high school and am considering graduating at the end of my junior year. I was wondering how early graduation is looked at by colleges and what my chances of acceptance would be.

Current GPA 4.00 Unweighted, 4.92 Weighted
Class Rank 1/ ~800
Classes Completed Include:
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Human Geography
Latin I
Honors Biology
Currently Enrolled for 2nd Semester:
AP Calculus BC
Honors Chemistry
Latin II
English II Honors

PSAT Combined Score - 209
Math - 80
Reading - 68
Writing - 61

If graduating early I would take the following classes my junior year:
Calculus 3
AP English 3 & 4
AP US History
Latin 3
Civics and Economics
AP Physics
AP Environmental Science

Graduating GPA would likely be 5.17; Most likely 1st in class

Currently considering UPenn Wharton B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Insurance/ Risk Management
What are my chances at being accepted if I graduate early, also I would like to work in Private Equity, what are my chances of becoming an analyst straight out of Wharton undergrad.

Thanks, any input is appreciated
// BradenK

2 Comments
 

Very impressive stuff, can't really comment on your chances without knowing sports/extracurricular/volunteer work. Because at the end of the day what is really separating you from all the other applicants who got good grades too?

Personally I think that you shouldn't want to rush through school, its one of the few times in life where your responsibilities are almost non-existent and you can make some awesome memories/friendships. Also it allows you to mature more as a person. My advice is to stick it out till your senior year. This would give you time to complete all of those AP classes and be able to work on some sports/extracurricular/volunteer work instead of crunching it all into 1 year.

 

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