Chance a legacy applying ED... please? THANK YOU!

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<p>Hey everyone! I know I am definitely not as impressive as the average Penn applicant, but how much of a shot do you think I have if I apply early decision and I don't apply for financial aid? My father also went to Penn.</p>

<p>Thanks guys! I'll chance back! Just PM me or post a link. </p>

<p>GPA: 3.83
ACT: 31 (35E, 31M, 30R, 28S)... I will retake twice in the fall
SAT2s: NEED to retake... I've only taken one and I got a 670... I plan to take math2 and history and on practice tests I am getting low to mid 700s</p>

<p>I've taken all the toughest courses at my school plus a few AP courses online. There was only one other junior this year who took as many APs as me at my high school and I have by far the most rigorous schedule next year. </p>

<p>I was ranked 10th out of 300ish at the end of sophomore year but this has probably changed. Maybe it went up because I had a tough schedule... but then again it could have dropped a bit because my grades weren't as high as they had been. </p>

<p>EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Manager at a Barn (10 hours a week school year and summer)
Worked at a shop last summer 40 hours a week
Internship at Insurance Company
Worked at insurance company for a month each summer
Dog Walking 400 hours a year</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE
(this is probably a strong point of mine, but unfortunately I've heard it isn't important in college admissions... oh well, I enjoy it!)
Community Service Leader- I lead at least 2 projects a year (so far 300 hours)
Assistant Chair of a community project right now (35 hours to date)
85 hours of school/community projects
some other stuff...</p>

<p>OTHER ACTIVITIES
Senior Leader (25 chosen out of 300 students in my class)
Rotary Club Rep for my school
Literature Club (one of 4 founders)
English Tutor
SADD
NHS
Tennis (co-captain)
Cross Country (freshman year only)
Horseback riding (8 hours a week... I was a member of USPC until sophomore year and I compete)</p>

<p>AWARDS
(not a strong point)
High Honor roll each semester
A few elected leadership positions
Academic Letter
I was a winner in some math competition
I was a rep for some program at my school</p>

<p>There are some other things, but I think I covered most things... I just didn't go very in depth obviously above. </p>

<p>Let me know what you think. Be honest. I can take it. Promise. =)</p>

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<p>your rank will be important.
obviously, essays will need to be good, as well.
ED with legacy, full freight, should be a big boost.</p>

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<p>why do you mention you won’t apply for financial aid. . . as a legacy applying to penn you should realize they are need blind</p>

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<p>Oh cool. I didn’t know whether or not they were need blind and I have been hearing that a lot of schools that are “need blind” may not be as need blind as they say. I’ll post the article in a moment.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/education/31college.html?em[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/education/31college.html?em&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I don’t know what merit it holds… but I thought I’d add just in case it happened to make any difference.</p>

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<p>it holds merit but it doesn’t apply to Penn</p>

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<p>Alright, sorry then… I shouldn’t have added it. I just wasn’t sure. I think that’s really great that it doesn’t matter.</p>

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<p>Question: I’ve been taking ACT practice tests and studying and I’ve been getting 32-33s consistently. Will bumping up my score 1 to 2 points help my chances significantly? Or will it just help me out a little? Also, even though I plan to send only the ACT, should I also send subject tests? Will this help me or does it not matter?</p>