[Canadian] I'm an IB student and do a lot of (HQ in my opinion) things. Chances @ UPenn?

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Hi everyone!

I’m currently attending a competitive high school, and I have a few questions.
My courses are:
French SL: 5
Math SL: 7
Chemistry HL: Not sure, predicted mark states a 6-7 range
Economics HL: Predicted mark states a 5 - 7 range
Physics SL: Too early, but my teacher says I’m a very strong candidate to get a 7
English HL: Predicted mark is a 7

For extra curriculars, I:

  • Volunteer with youth at a local very well known gym (ages 6 - 15)
  • Will be a camp Councillor in the summer
  • Am a founder of the science club in my school (teacher made it a communism, so I can’t write I’m an exec)
  • Am in the game development club and made the website for said club
  • First member of the lighting crew (lights up school functions and such)
  • Play piano at a grade 8 level (RCMS or whatever certified)
  • Play trombone at a local orchestra
  • Am a gold II LOL player :smiley:
  • Placed 2 in my school for a large math competition

My current SAT score is a 2250, and I will be doing Math II and physics I.
My grade 9 average was a 82.75, and my grade 10 average was an 80 (the GCs in my school made it seem as if the states was just like Canada and only looked at grade 12, so I went lazy in those 2 years).

How does a university rank me? My GCs don’t rank us based on “okay, you’re IB, so your work is way harder. I’ll add x% to your average to make it fair”, but rather they stack IBs, academics, and applied kids into the same ranking system, and my school is notorious for inflating academic marks (my friends who dropped out of pre-IB with similar marks as mine now have a 96% and according to my school, are a higher rank).

8% of my grade is in the IB program, so would universities look at that and say “Okay, his work is way harder, so we’ll place him a tier above academics” and treat me in the top 8%, or would they treat me in the same pool with academics and applied?

I’m interested in my odds for Johns Hopkins, Wharton, Columbia, UCLA and UChicago. I know I can make any of the local universities, but I’m interested in 2 tiers above universities.

Thanks CC!

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I’m not sure how to edit, but I forgot to mention some other ECs:

  • Volunteered with an MPP (Member of Parliament, kind of like minor congressmen for each region)
  • Campaigned with a man who ran for city counciller in the most competitive area
  • Volunteered at 2 mini maker faires
    I’m probably forgetting something, but that’s what I remember right now.

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Uhh the two 3.0 GPAs from Frosh will probably end any chances. In addition, no real ECs that jump out. Now if you had interned at the capital, or gone pro in League, or played piano professionally, maybe it would be a different story. But the 2 3.0s are instant rejects, sorry.