Chance for arts+ sciences... seriously cha-cha-chance me,

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Academics
GPA UW: 3.95
GPA W: 4.41
Class Rank: 8/280
Very competitive high school. Last 3 senior classes have sent 8+ people to ivies, and 30+ to top tier schools. </p>

<p>Classes (only listing core classes)
Freshman
H-Geometry A-
H-Latin 2 A-
H-English A-
H-Biology A
CP1- World Cultures (only history course offered, no honors, etc.) A</p>

<p>Sophomore
H-Algebra II A-
H-Latin 3 A
H-Chemistry A
H-English A-
CP1 US History (only course offered) A</p>

<p>Junior
H-Precalc A
H-Physics A
H-Latin 4 A
H-English A
AP-Biology A (5)
AP-US History A (4)</p>

<p>Senior
AP-English Lit
AP-Latin 5
AP-Chemistry
AP-Physics B
AP-Calculus BC</p>

<p>Standardized Tests
SAT I- Math 760 CR-800 W-740 Composite-2300
SAT II- Math II-780 Biology M-800 US History-750
PSAT- 239</p>

<p>Awards
US History Award (08), AP Biology Award, H-Precalc Award in Exellence, "Ace Award"-Tennis, NEC All-Star-Tennis, National Merit winner, H-Physics Award in Excellence and Enthusiasm, Bass River Tennis Team "MVP", Biology Olympiad--Gold Medalist</p>

<p>EC's
Freshman
Varsity Tennis, Freshman Soccer, Marching Band, Jazz Band
Sophomore
Concert/Marching Band, Jazz Band (Tenor Saxophone Soloist), Varsity Boys Tennis, JV Boys Soccer, Math Team, Co-Founder and VP of Chemistry Club, Band Officer (Librarian)
Junior
Varsity Boys Tennis (NEC All-star), Bass River Tennis Team, Varsity Boys Soccer, Math Team, Chemistry Club (VP), Peer Mentor Program, Jazz Band (Tenor/ alto soloist), Tri-M (Musical Honor Society), National Honor Society, Co-founder Math tutoring program w/ twin, Founder of Science Olympiad-- Captain of Biology--Gold Medalist (national)
Senior
Varsity Boys Tennis-Captain, Bass River Tennis Team, Varsity Boys Soccer, Math Team-Captain, Chemistry Club (VP), Peer Mentor Program, Jazz Band (Tenor/allto soloist), Tri-M- Vice President, National Honor Society- President, Math Tutoring- coordinator, Science Olympiad-- head coordinator, Biology Olympiad--Captain.</p>

<p>Summer Activities/volunteer/job positions
Freshman
Tennis Camp/Vacation (Yeah- didn't do much)
Sophomore
Interned w/ Pharmacist at Tufts Medical Center, Volunteered at hospital- 600 hours, Helped run family business (2 sets of twins in my family, we do all the seasonal jobs in the neighborhood- winter-shoveling, summer/spring- lawn mowing), Grocer (Bagged Groceries at Stop and Shop)
Junior
Interned w/ Field Biologist in Madagascar... studied lemurs for 8 weeks... got great req... absolutely amazing those lemurs... And started fund raising thousands for The red panda. One of my other favorite furry friends. </p>

<p>"Hooks"
I am a Twin...</p>

<p>Recs/Essay
Stunning- both teachers had me for 2 years, at great terms w/ guidance councilor</p>

<p>Ethnicity/location
White
Massachusetts
I have 2 sets of twins in family (A little unique), I am a twin myself</p>

<p>Goals
I want to be a biology Major at Arts and Sciences. Anyone know admissions rate for arts+sciences specifically? How much does applying ED help? This is my first choice, lol-- both parents went to Cornell so they're kinda ****ed.</p>

<p>Chances? :O</p>

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<p>darn, they bleeped out p i s s e d, apologies for the “profanity”… also sorry about the title, in my haste I forgot to complete my conspicuous title.</p>

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<p>As your record stands at the moment, your chances are very strong. Keep up your grades and don’t blow your essays/recommendations, and I’d say you’ve got about as good a shot as you can get.</p>

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<p>thanks, noted.</p>

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<p>did you really think that you might not have a chance (i.e. you don’t know how to research schools and compare things like gpa and/or sat/act scores to your own)? or were you just looking for someone to say “congrats, you have a good chance” in order to boost your confidence/ego?</p>

<p>either way, you have an excellent chance</p>

<p>and since i’ve probably been a little harsh on you (probably because so many people post chance threads here on cc b/c they freak out with all the other super-star scholars on cc; if you really want to see what your chances are like, look at school websites and look at students who were accepted/denied from your high school, students who will probably give a better representation of who gets in, since so many cc posters have much, much better resumes than the average applicant), i do apologize somewhat…</p>

<p>in response to your final question, applying ED should help a bit (hey, if you get deferred, you basically get a second chance!), but you must remember that the ED applicant pool will be stronger than the RD applicant pool, so don’t let the higher acceptance rate ED fool you. with that being said, if Penn is your first choice, why would you not apply ED (unless your application won’t be ready in time)? applying ED will help, but don’t expect it to be a “hook” by any means</p>