Beyond the scores

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I was wondering if anyone could help me out
I want to apply early decision to Penn- probably engineering school
my credentials are as follows</p>

<p>2110 SATs- 710m,690cr,710w
3.7unw 4.0+w (Pretty much toughest courses)
SATII-690bio,700+mathI (waiting for results)</p>

<p>I know that these are weak for penn, but my strength is my science research background…</p>

<p>I was an Intel ISEF finalist last year
Seimens Westinghouse semi-finalist this year
Won over 10 local science competition awards
Spent all 3 of my summers doing science related things
freshman yr- took a course at stoney brooke u
sophmore- went to russia for a month to do research
junior- interned in lab at columbia for 2 months</p>

<p>also-
Student govt-3yrs
Key club-treasurer-4yrs
wrestling captain-4yrs
lacrosse-2yrs
track-2yrs
school paper-2yrs
tutored underprivledged children-3yrs
volunteered work at homeless shelter-4 yrs</p>

<p>Based on the above do you guys recommend i ED to Penn engineering or arts and sciences, or just save my ED for another school?</p>

<p>any advice helps</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>I bet you could get into both, it really depends on what you want to study.</p>

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<p>You seem to already be acutely aware of your strengths and weaknesses. Your scores are on the lower side, but your ECs make you stand out. I would say apply for engineering; I think you'd have a better shot simply because your ECs seem to back up your interest in the sciences. The research will also be looked especially favorably upon at SEAS. </p>

<p>So yeah...go for SEAS ED, in my opinion.</p>

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<p>you went to russia thats awesome. are you russian? (i am) where in russia?</p>