Can you chance me for UPenn????

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<p>Can you please chance me for Penn</p>

<p>Stats off the top of my head...</p>

<p>GPA 3.6 UW and like a 4.1 W (Im a junior at an extremeley competitive charter HS in Georgia)
SAT 2090 (710 CR, 700 M, 680 W)
SAT 2...world history 720, and a 570 LIt (I was really sick that day and I thought whatever, But now I'm worried that it will ruin my chances :(
rank...its not great (Like top 20% but i dont know if i have to submit it...i dont think i need to)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Religion Jewish</p>

<p>ECs off the top of my head</p>

<p>tennis, captain and founder of a team that competes with local amateur teams
cochairman of the costume and props department in like 5 school plays
internship with a physician as well as a mission trip, and research in a biolab in ECuador and locally
rifling as a hobby, yet passed several examinations and am certified
like 200+ comunity service hours
spanish honor society
founder, treasurer of a club that is about inclusion of new students and ethnically diverse students at school
volunteer at the hospital
Cobb youth leadership, a local leadership group in Atlanta that selects 40 students out of 500 to particpate in special events etc.
Door and ladder society, a group on religion and society that is selective in admissions as well and revolves around the ethical dillemas of society...basically a debate group
Am fluent in four languages and have spent the majority of my life in the research and learning of cultures, have traveled to many foreign cities and studied various cultural differences and wrote about it
I work as the comanager of a local shopping center, organizing files and working with tenants
I lead services, and actively particpate with my synagogue as well, being fluent in hebrew and teach young members of the congregation, about religion.</p>

<p>Spent a summer at Emory UNiversity studying Neuroscience and have a rec from the proffesor who taught me as well as spent the last summer in spain on a unique foreign language inclusion program and have college credits from the UNiversity of Salamanca in spain</p>

<p>( I have participated in most all EC's since freshamn or sophmore year and there are some more I can't remember)</p>

<p>I have really good essays on my passion for culture and other stuff, and I believe amazing reccomendations</p>

<p>Honors
a few outstanding achievmant awards in foreign language
state finalist for he Governors Honors Program
nomination for National Youth Leadership forum on medicine 2 years in a row
Honor roll all 4 years
AP scholar
some rifling and tennis awards
and some other stuff that I cant remember now</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses
AP Physics B
AP Government/ AP Microeconomics
AP Literature
AP SPanish Literature
AP Psycology/ AP European History
AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>Prospective Major:
Art History or Jewish Studies
Anthropology
Spanish or Latino studies</p>

<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated and if you have any advice or comments, please don't hesitate</p>

<p>If I apply Upenn ED, will it help any?
THanks</p>

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<p>come on guys…15 views already…I really need some help :(</p>

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<p>Well, your EC’s look really good. Some good leadership roles there. Your grades are what stick out to me as your weakness. Are they bad? Not at all. But if you could step them up a little, it would help you a lot. Your test scores could use a boost, too. I would definitely try to get at least one in the 750+ range, 2 if you could. And also, I would say you don’t have a great shot without all the scores being at least 700. They look at Writing, so don’t brush it aside.</p>

<p>That being said, they place a high importance on essay’s from what I have read.</p>

<p>Your class rank will likely be submitted as part of your transcripts. Don’t worry about your SAT II scores, just don’t send them (unless you already did). </p>

<p>A few last questions: is your Weighted GPA on a scale of 5 or 6? Does your school have a rapport with Penn? Have kids gotten in there in the past?</p>

<p>And you said you were a junior. If Penn is truly your first choice, then apply ED next year. Applying ED helps your chances a lot (historically, Penn has taken about 50% of their class during the ED Period).</p>

<p>In short- improve your grades and test scores. If you can do that, then you have a reasonable chance of getting in. Keep in mind, just because you can get in, it doesn’t mean you will. I’ve seen plenty of people on here with great packages and 2200+ SAT’s get rejected. It comes down to sticking out in the admissions counselor’s stack of applications. Good luck!</p>