<p>Junior-year, plan to apply next winter-->Fingers crossed, hopefully by then my GPA will bump up and i'll have more under my belt:</p>
<p>White male
GPA: 4.15
AP Classes: Everything available; hardest classes available
Rank: Top 5%
Acceptance and Enrollment in Academy of Science Magnet School (VERY RIGOROUS and selective)
SAT I: 1460/1600,(terrible I know, but I just retook it today to bump my score and im pretty sure i brought it up)
SAT II: Taking Chem, Math II, Biology in spring</p>
<p>ECs:
Varsity Lacrosse: 9th, 10th (im in 11th); varsity letter; all-academic award
Varsity Cross Country: 9th, 10th, 11th; varsity letter
Varsity Track: 11th
Creator and President of Ultimate Frisbee Club (FREAKIN AWESOME! cant wait to play in college)
Winter Running Club
Spanish National Honors Society
Biology Club
Tutoring Developmentally challenged students at Local Middle School
Volunteer at Local Free Hospital
Teach Sunday School Classes
Mission Trips
Church Youth Group
A bunch of other stuff...</p>
<p>State Finalist for Governors School (probably going) for Life Sci. and Med.</p>
<p>Individual Research Work in Nanobiotechnology Field; fabrication of devices for tissue engineering(cool stuff)-->Definitely interested in this field as shown in research opps and other ECs; a definite hook-point in my App</p>
<p>I've applied to a numerous amount of summer programs (pre-college/internships/etc.) so hopefully one of those works out</p>
<p>Nothing too spectacular but there is stuff I havent mentioned Oh well, Ill hope for the best!</p>
<p>keep at the wonderful stuff you are doing…don’t worry much, you are right on track…try to start with your essay drafts in the summer itself; i feel most applicants have similar stats, the only way the ad com can differentiate is by judging the essays…be yourself and keep your fingers crossed…good luck</p>
<p>kind of common stuff but its the right kind of stuff. now all you have to do, like vandit said, is find something really interesting about yourself to make an impression on the adcom and write about it in your essays. once you have the stats and ECs, like you and thousands of other applicants will have, it comes down to those essays because they’re the most personal view the adcom gets of you.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice. I’m probably going to direct my essays towards my research experience/interest in med field as my passion in learning. Or my passion for ultimate frisbee! which is the greatest thing ever; to get that club started i had to write a paper on the physics of how the frisbee works to get my physics teacher to sponsor me…in one night! greatest decision ever.</p>
<p>^ I would definitely write about the Ultimate Frisbee stuff. That’s the kind of unique stuff Penn looks for. So many applicants try to ride the research-route and it doesn’t seem to help. The ticket is to find something, ANYTHING, to show your passion for something unique.</p>
<p>SEAS is the School of Engineering and Applied Science. It’s arguably the hardest school in Penn, but it just shows you that SAT’s don’t matter as much as people think.</p>
<p>haha my bad closeyboy! misinterpreted. Good work. i agree however they certainly matter to a certain degree. one can tell that from the mid50% ranges of various schools.</p>