Applied to Penn for the heck of it

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<p>The College at Penn, Biology</p>

<p>Korean male, came to the US 4.5 years ago (Permanent resident)
Senior from Suburban Houston, Texas
SAT: 1460 single sitting (710v 750m)
GPA: UW 3.73/4.0 W 4.79/5.7
Class rank got crashed when I moved to Texas from NY at the end of sophomore year (different grading systems) 126/650; top 20%
*Counselor will include a letter regarding this disadvantage.
SAT II:
Math IIC 750
Math IC 730
US History 660 (5 on the AP…)
Biology 650 (4 on AP)
Writing 700
2 on the English Language AP test o_0;</p>

<p>Currently enrolled in: Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Govt, AP Psychology, Physics H,
Spanish III H, Band.
Last year: AP Bio, AP US History, AP Eng Lang</p>

<p>EC’s: Marching/concert band 4 years, clarinetist.
Band placed 4th in the Nationals
Junior Engineering Technical Society Historian
National Honor Society
JV Soccer 9,10
Academic Decathlon
Rehabilitation Pavilion Therapeutic Recreation Volunteer, 100+ hrs.
International Club
Local library adult reference volunteer, 100+ hrs.
Few NY-state recognized math awards
Decent essays + recommendations</p>

<p>What do you think? 10% Chance of making it or no?</p>

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<p>sure...why not? you have a chance.
I love AcaDeca!</p>

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<p>You have a chance <em>shrug</em></p>

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<p>Haha me too</p>

<p>Last year 45 people from my school applied to Pen...Penn took 7</p>

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<p>45? jesus christ.</p>

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<p>yeah people love penn from my school</p>

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<p>Last year about 80 applied from my school Penn took 52 , 28 took the offer, Penn just loves my school , haha</p>

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<p>I just applied to penn for the heck of it, I dont really expect to go there unless i don't get in to any other ivyes</p>

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<p>Penn253, where do you go to school?</p>

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<p>Penn253, are you superazn?</p>

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<p>LOL...Penn253 Are you superazn??? Did Penn reverse their decision??? Dusk, that's some good detective work...O.o...I am curious now.</p>

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<p>i applied to penn for the heck of it too, in retrospect, it feels like a waste of money:(</p>

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<p>I'm his friend , I think they're re-reviewing his application</p>

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<p>i'm new here so maybe that's it, but whats that about superazn? do they really dislike or really like superasians?</p>

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<p>jeyness: superazn is a person's sn who, i think, was deferred (?) from Penn. people just thought Penn253 was superazn with a different sn. there are no "superasians".</p>

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<p>I am a super asian.</p>

<p>Just kidding, actually I'm probably a disgrace to most asians.</p>

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<p>i hear ya athlonmj... if i were still in china, i'd probably be in something like the american ap calc bc or something like every other 10th grader. i think coming here has made me a lot stupider because everything's so much more lenient and less strict. :'(</p>

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<p>It's cool though. My parents aren't as uptight as some of the other stereotypical asian parents that I have seen. =)</p>

<p>Ugh, if I was in China, I would be so behind everyone else. My chinese also sucks; I wasn't getting any better in Chinese school anyways.</p>

<p>Well, I have to start my Why Penn essay and finish my M&T essay. I have like less than 5 hrs left to submit my app. haha, parents decided to have people over last night so I just played cards and mahjong instead of doing anything productive.</p>

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<p>HAHA! "Superazn"! I hope this catches on...
"Any Superazn's on the board...?"
better come up with specific criteria cuz its seems that most ivy-applicant Asians are super as it is.</p>

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<p>yay athlon! another card playing and mahjong playing asian! all the asians at my school are like, cards? what are those? :)</p>