Local Student, Malvern Equestrian Volunteer Accepted To Penn's Wharton School

PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- Phoenixville Renaissance Academy senior Dariush R. Keyhani has been accepted to the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School of Business, Renaissance announced Wednesday.

This acceptance to Wharton is the first in the history of Renaissance, a young Charter School founded in 1999.

The world’s first business school and the most prestigious business school in the country, Wharton has just a 9% acceptance rate, making acceptance to the school quite an impressive achievement.

“Throughout his high school career, Dariush has demonstrated that he has the drive and dedication to succeed in a program such as that offered at Wharton," said Renaissance counselor Faye Conquest. “We are very proud of him and look forward to following his achievements.”

Keyhani, who resides in Valley Forge, PA, is the son of Rahmat and Tanya Keyhani. In addition to his academic success, he is a member of the Academic Decathlon team, the RA Academy Council (student government), Reading Olympics, the National Honor Society, and serves as president of the Key Club. In his spare time, he enjoys horseback riding and volunteering at Thorncroft Equestrian Center, an equine therapy center located in Malvern.

Keyhani said that he will study finance management at Penn. His dream is to become a CEO of a major company.

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