Can I get into UPenn, Yale, or Northwestern?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I know UPenn, Yale, and NU are all competitive schools, so I just want to see how I stack up compared to the rest. </p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted (school doesn't calculate weighted)
ACT: 32 (first time taking it - taking it again in March and hopefully will get 34-35)
5s on APs taken / 780 on SAT II US Hist subject test
I'm currently a high school junior. By the time I graduate, I will have taken 9 APs.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
buildOn President: organized and hosted community wide fundraiser, manages weekly meetings, elected leadership board, launched breaking grounds coffee campaign, recruited over 60 members to organization
Newspaper Associate Editor: advanced journalism skills, won awards for writing and design, exceptional leadership
Varsity Dance Team (received 3 varsity letters / hopefully captain next year)
Model UN (hopefully captain next year)
National Honor Society (hopefully I'll have a position next year)
Award winning dance soloist
Symphony orchestra violinist
National federation of Piano Music
National Student Leadership Conference at Northwestern Univ.
Employment: private tutor</p>

<p>My letters of rec will be very strong
one from my teacher who is also the buildOn club sponsor (he made me President)
one from my english teacher who is also my Dance team coach</p>

<p>I am Asian American. I was born in China and immigrated to the US when I was 7.</p>

<p>**I aspire to pursue a career in healthcare management. My dream is UPenn because Wharton would provide me with the best education and opportunities. I would double major in Health & Societies and the Healthcare administration concentration. </p>

<p>Please let me know what my chances are!</p>

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<p>did you invent toaster strudel? then no, sry you have no chance.</p>

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<p>actually, I was involved in the patenting process, pls.</p>

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<p>Which school are you applying to for Penn? </p>

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<p>Wharton</p>

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<p>I suggest that you apply ED to the school of your choice. I hate to break it to you, but I don’t think Yale is the best pick. If I were you, I would choose NU. The reason that Penn is unlikely is because above you mentioned Wharton. That makes it just as competative as Yale or Harvard. </p>

<p>If you choose to not to apply to Wharton and apply to Penn ED undecided, note that Penn’s admit rate jumps to around 25%. It maybe worth the gamble to not apply to Wharton and get into Penn. I don’t think NU’s admit rate gets that high for ED. </p>

<p>All three are amazing schools. Best of luck</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1617896-chance-me-michigan-usc-ucsb-syracuse.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1617896-chance-me-michigan-usc-ucsb-syracuse.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>If you want to go to Wharton, apply. Don’t apply undecided in the hopes of gaming the system. I don’t think that’s very good advice…</p>

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<p>You should definitely apply ED. you have good ECS but nothing that I was like “wow” which is definitely a factor you are going to need for a school like Harvard or Yale. You still have a good shot, but I a recommend you take another sat 2. Good luck! Chance back?
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<p>Yale is definitely a reach for you at the current moment from what I can see. Just like @julesjunk mentioned, that “wow” factor is really critical at HYPMS schools. ED will definitely work to your benefit. Solid gpa though :cry: so jealous of that.</p>

<p>Penn is a low reach and northwestern seems like either high match or low reach at the moment. Best of luck!</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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