Chance for Upenn

<p>I sent everything in already by October 14th...hoping for an interview to help my chances a little bit, so if you have a second please give me one final chance. Im apply to College of Arts and Sciences and majoring in biochemistry. Sorry if this whole thing is long.</p>

<p>Male
White
In-state
Pretty competitive high school
Probably has sent about 5,6 kids to Penn in past 4 years so like 1 or 2 a year.
About 2 or 3 other kids in my class applied but I think my stats are comparable if not a little better than theirs.</p>

<p>GPA - 4.0 unweighted
2 APs last year with a 5 on chem and a 4 on english
3 APs this year (physics, calculus, and bio)</p>

<p>SAT - 2190 - Math 780, Verbal 660, Writing 750
SAT IIs - Math 2 800, Chem 700, Math 1 730, Lit 690</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Debate Team, Lincoln-Douglass
Prep Cavalier newspaper – sports writer
Mathletes: Scholastic Math Competition
Spirit Club – President
Tutor
Bowling Team Captain</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
National Merit Scholarship Commended Student
Summa cum Laude - National Latin Exam
Gold Medal in Math Sophmore and Junior Year
Second Place - Marywood University Math Competition
National Honor Society Member
Elected Senior Class Representative</p>

<p>Employment:
Busboy – 25 hours a week during school year</p>

<p>Rec. Letters:
My A.P. English teacher wrote one and shes my next door neighbor and definitely likes me a lot
My A.P. Chem teacher who is absolutely brilliant and liked me a lot
A priest who took me and ten of my friends on a one month service trip to Mexico City last summer to work in an orphanage is writing me one.
And my guidance counselor</p>

<p>Essays:
Above Average I guess...I thought they were pretty good
My WhyPenn essay was definitely my best....I thought that one was really good.</p>

<p>I say your in, buts that just my humble opinion :)</p>

<p>thanks.....anyone else??</p>

<p>I think you look good, but did you post this over at "What Are My Chances?" the people over there will give you the harshest opinion, so I'd ask them.</p>

<p>alright thanks</p>