Chance for CAS (Regular Decision)?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey guys.
I was thinking of applying UPenn ED, but i decided not to due to my financial status.
So idk if i still have a chance for CAS as a regular decision applicant.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.28 (unweighted), 3.94 (weighted)
Rank: within top 10 (or 5) out of 800
SAT: 2200 (CR-630, Math-790, Writing-780)
I am actually considering to take the ACT and see if i can do better in the reading.</p>

<p>SAT II: Math IIC(800), Korean(800), US History (730), planning to take chem on october.</p>

<p>APs: AP Calc AB(5), AP calc BC(5), AP US history (4), AP Euro (4), AP Physics C (4), AP Environmental Science (4), AP Chem (2.... i know this is bad)</p>

<p>Extracurricular (just a few significant ones)
President of a service club, math club
a member of NHS
JV and Varsity Tennis
did a research under the UCLA professor.
1st place in the math competition (pretty well-known)
1st place in the regional tennis tournament
1st place in the clarinet concerto competition
a member of Young Arts Symphony
Local hospital volunteer (about 150 hours)</p>

<p>I am not so sure about my major yet. What do you guys think about my chance?
thanks and sorry for bothering you guys with yet another chance thread. :)</p>

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<p>anyone??? :)</p>

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<p>Hard to say. Your package is not so outstanding that one knows, from first glance, that the person is very likely to be accepted. (I am talking here about, say, 2300+ SATs, a long laundry list of ECs, each of which usually starts off with “president of…” and followed by some nationally or internationally well-known “stuff,” etc.) Academically I really do not see anything overly detrimental to your success – a solid SAT II Chemistry mark (mid-700’s would be just fine) would more than offset your AP mark.</p>

<p>As for ECs, you are very vague, I hope not on purpose (though I very much imagine so). Is really something special about that service club or maths club, both of which you are president? What research, specifically, did you do? And, just out of curiosity, pray enlighten me as to what the pretty well-known math contest is supposed to be.</p>

<p>Overall I would say solid academics and average ECs. You have hope iff your essays are great. You should be physically putting pen to paper by now and keep revising and polishing it. Good luck.</p>