Chance a Prospective Bio/Chem Major?

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<p>Hi CC, all of my scores are in! Please chance me! I'm a current junior who is planning on applying early to CAS/Vagelos LSM</p>

<p>Background/Scores:
Low income family (~36,000 per annum)
Asian-American ( :( )
Very large, suburban, public high school
4.0 Unweighted GPA
X.0 Weighted GPA (My school does weighted GPA very oddly)
Rank 13/1000 ish
SATs: 2330 730R/800M/800W Single sitting
SAT IIs: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Latin II: A
Honors English: A
Honors Algebra II: A
Honors Intro to Chem/Physics: A+
Honors European History: A+</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
Honors Pre-Calculus: A
AP World History (5 on the exam): A
Honors Latin III: A
Honors Biology: A
Honors Chemistry: A
Honors English: A</p>

<p>Junior Year
AP U.S. History: A
AP Chemistry: A
AP Language & Composition: A
AP Latin Vergil: A
AP Calculus AB: B/B+
Honors Physics: B</p>

<p>Prospective Senior Year (I'm either taking a few classes at Penn or being a full time high school student)
AP Comparitive/U.S. Government
AP Calculus BC
AP Literature & Composition
AP Computer Science
AP Biology
AP Statistics
and possibly Honors Advanced Biology/AP Psychology/AP Physics C</p>

<p>ECs:
Freshman Class Cabinet member
Sophomore SGA Member
Junior/Senior SGA Treasurer
Kiwanis Club
Sophomore/Junior Future Health Occupations Club member
Senior FHOC (^) Treasurer
NHS
Chinese Cultural Club 2 years
Political Activism Club
Founded a student run organization that helps integrate Asian-Americans into the community by means of community service and participation in elections
Volunteer at the UPenn Hospital, hoping to be a team leader this Summer
200+ hours as a tutor</p>

<p>Work/Internship:
I work as a laboratory assistant at my high school, which has helped me find a deeper love for chemistry and the sciences all together
I'm a research intern at the Temple University School of Medicine who is getting a research publication in pharmacology this Summer (hopefully it'll be in time for applications). </p>

<p>Awards:
Multiple National Latin Exam awards (2 Summa Cum Laude)
Prizes in the region's science fair
Philadelphia Classical Society awards
Hopeful AP Scholar with Distinction award.
Helped my SGA get the Pennsylvania GOLD Council of Excellence Award</p>

<p>Misc.
Counselor loves me, rec should be great.
Latin and English teacher are writing my recommendations and both are known to get students into the ivies. </p>

<p>I know my application is geared into the sciences, but I really am interested in the LSM program. Is there anyway to strengthen the Wharton side of my application? I have contacts with gentlemen who are executives of some fortune five hundred companies on Wall St, but I'm afraid I'm researching everyday this summer so I won't be able to get any internship/shadowing time.</p>

<p>I plan on applying to CAS as either a bio, chem, or biochem major.</p>

<p>THANKS! Any input would be greatly appreciated :)</p>

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<p>Bump bump!?</p>

<p>Sent from my SGH-T959 using CC</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance of getting into Penn. You have the same subject scores as I did and your SAT I is very similar. If Penn is your first choice, I highly recommend applying ED. At an info session, the admission rep blatantly told us that there is a significant advantage to applying ED, whereas most schools say there isn’t. As for Valegos, this website should be helpful:
[Submitting</a> an Application - Life Sciences and Management at University of Penn](<a href=“Home | Penn Life Sciences & Management Program”>Home | Penn Life Sciences & Management Program)
I’m not an expert in this program, but it appears that the best thing you can do is emphasize your impact as a leader (i.e. instead of simply saying that you’re Treasurer, describe how you have helped the club succeed). In your Valegos essay, I would talk about why you’re passionate about combining the two disciplines, even if you don’t have much experience in business. Anyway, that’s just my two cents. I applied to engineering, so I suppose it’s a bit different. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Yes, I do plan on applying to Penn early decision. I was between Brown PLME, Columbia, and Penn for my early but I think I’ve finally decided on Penn :). I’m just worried that I’ll be “wasting” my early because I live in the Philadelphia suburbs, and it’s pretty well known that my area is at a geographic disadvantage for admissions at Penn. Likewise my school sends anywhere from 2~4 students to Penn per annum and my year is pretty athletic; one of my friends was already offered a full-ride for basketball, which she declined (THANK GOD) and another is in good relations with the track & field coach. But other than that, thank you so much! I actually am good friends with a Vagelos student and he says he loves it. Chances are I won’t get it, but hey, you only apply early once in your life so I might as well apply for it anyways :)</p>

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<p>Bumpppppppp?</p>

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<p>I’m a rising senior, and I’m thinking of applying! Did you get it?</p>