<p>Sat I: 2290 800 math, 790 reading, 700 writing
Sat II: 800 Chemistry, 770 Math II</p>
<p>Full IB diploma student: current predicted score 40/45 --> lower than 41...sigh
No GPA or Ranking</p>
<p>Asian, public school, no AP</p>
<p>EC:</p>
<p>President of 2 clubs
4 years of varsity track team
Summer internship
Editor and journalist for two school newspapers
Key club secretary
Peer tutoring
volunteers at hospital, soup kitchen, food banks
some work experience
10 years of violin and chinese zither
and really a bunch of others that aren't very outstanding. </p>
<p>What are my chances? I know my IB mark is slightly low for Penn. I'm applying for CAS.</p>
<p>Although your SAT marks are great, I think your IB mark is a little too low for me to be comfortable saying that you have a great chance. But nonetheless, you can never know with these things</p>
<p>Penguinclassics you clearly have no clue what you are talking about. 40/45 is a very good predicted score and if it is backed up by good teacher references (that validate the prediction) he/she is in great shape. Bearing in mind that the IB Diploma is an elite qualification recognized as the most challenging widely accepted qualification available, a score that is in the 95 percentile (and accepted by universities such as Oxford and Cambridge as well as having garnered graduates I know personally places at universities such as Princeton and Stamford), is definitely adequate. The international pool is competitive but the IB’s internationalism should help distinguish you as an intellectual entity from the mindless drones that every year attempt to swarm America’s campuses (and seem to inhabit this forum).</p>
<p>SAT is solid. But as an international applicant, you’re going to have some SERIOUS, SERIOUS competition. (Very selective!) 40/45… oh no… you’re gonna have a hard time because your ECs are scattered all over the place (nothing too outstanding as an int. student.)</p>
<p>Would it help if I say I’m Canadian? Would that make my chances better? I know that for financial aid, Penn considers Canada as not ‘international’ in that respect. But what about admission? </p>
<p>I would definitely help your chances if you are Canadian
I don’t know by how much, but your chances increases significantly and you are more likely than say someone with the same credential but is from China</p>
Anyone?</p>