CHANCE!!!!!!!Haha yeah I have like the most original title in the world lol.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Chance me at Upenn, Wharton 1st choice CAS 2nd choice
Junior
Non URM asian chinese Male
OOS</p>

<p>GPA:
UW: 3.7 (lol parties and parties and well parties =]=]=0
W: 3.75 </p>

<p>Top 5%</p>

<p>ACT
Composite : 32
Retaking......</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Took both Macroeconomics and English Composition at Community college
Business Professionals of America
- Commitee Chair
- Numerous Regional, State and National awards (to lazy to write all)
- 25th in the nation at accounting
- Regional and State Champions for Financial Analyst Team
Science Olympiad
- 3 years
-Treasurer
Volunteering
-200+ hours at the University of Michigan health System Hospitals
National Honor Society (2006 - Present)</p>

<p>misc:
Tutor kids who have academic difficulties every Tuesday and Thursday
Sponsored a underprivileged child in rural China through his middle school and high school careers
Fluent in Chinese</p>

<p>Sports:
Jv Lacrosse 2 years
(too lazy this year so I made it into varsity but didn't play)
Freshman Soccer</p>

<p>Courses: Most Rigorous
All honors and AP's</p>

<p>Senior Course Load
Ap English
BC Calculus
Ap Statistics
Ap Government
Ap Physics</p>

<p>Awards:
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Finalist and 4th place grand prize winner
numerous awards for both regional and state science fairs, (lol got like $3000)
Some crappy Piano Awards
volunterring award
yadyadayada</p>

<p>So I'm not sure about applying for financial aid, cause I heard it affects your admissions, idk so still thinking. If any of you have advice, feel free to post or PM!</p>

<p>school is extremely competitive 500+ students in each class and sends alot to ivy's. idk if thats good or bad but whatever. Oh we also got ranked silver in the U.s news thingamobober.</p>

<p>Also
founder of Amnesty International Huron High School Chapter and President
So on my app should I say founder or just President???</p>

<p>Thanks all for replying!!!</p>

<p>Copied my awards from my resume
Business Awards
2007 BPA 41st National Leadership Conference
20th in the Nation in Fundamental Accounting
Michigan Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference
1st place in the Financial Analysis Team
5th place in Fundamental Accounting
5th place in Payroll Accounting
5th place in Advanced Accounting
Regional Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference
1st place in Financial Analysis Team
6th place in Advanced Accounting
5th place in Fundamental Accounting
Science Awards
* Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 4th Place Team Grand Prize Winner (Team Leader)
(Probably the award that I wouold consider a "hook" and the one that I am most proud of, spend a crapload of time on this, 2 years of research.**</p>

<p>Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist 2008
Michigan State Science Fair
3rd place Grand Award
Southeast Michigan Science Fair
1st place High School Team Award
5th place Grand Award
2nd place BioChemistry/ Microbiology Award
SigmaXi Award, University of Michigan Chapter
US Department of the Army, Most Outstanding Regional Award
Piano Awards
2007 National Piano Guild Audition
Winner of 14 Memorized Sonatina Award
2006 National Piano Guild Audition
Winner of 15 Memorized Early Bach Award</p>

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<p>you can't make choices, you gotta pick either cas or wharton...</p>

<p>if you get like 34 on act you have a good chance though, mind you wharton gets so many asian applicants of similar qualification</p>

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<p>lol i didn't mean it like that, I wanted people to chance me both on Wharton and CAS. haha srry for the confusion.</p>

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<p>Sorry, but your chance don't look ridiculously hot right now. Your academics are good, but really I'd like to see 3.9+ GPA and 34+ ACT. The whole "too lazy to play varsity" thing is a real detractor to your app. The business thing is your strong point. However, if you apply to CAS with all of that business stuff on your app, they'll see that you don't think you've got a chance at Wharton and just wanted to get into the school, which is not good. They'll see that your passion is not in CAS.
Another thing with your business awards, I'm not seeing very many 1st places. Since your school is competitive, I think Penn will want to take the best of the best.
So try bumping up your academics, and if you can then go for Wharton, but if you can't then you might want to take a chance at CAS.
Sorry if I was being brutal in this post, but regardless, Good luck!
So I would bump</p>

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<p>Nothing stands out about you. Granted, I'm not an admissions officer so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but whenever people post these types of threads I look for something that stands out from the million other chance threads that are posted. Didn't find it here.</p>

<p>Also, Penn prides itself on the fact that it has need-blind admission. Why would you think they did anything otherwise?</p>

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<p>you have a good chance. i got in with way less stellar awards</p>

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<p>^true.</p>

<p>OP:
i got in too...and with only a county science fair. you have ISEF...good luck to you.</p>

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<p>Financial Aid does NOT affect your chances of admission. I'm 100% positive about that, so don't be timid about applying for aid.</p>

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<p>what are the min. scores on the ACT/SAT i should score if i have a 3.91 GPA.</p>

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<p>I see your chances as being a little better than what most people have been saying...Sure, you do need to stop being lazy as you admit lol, and I hope you can do better when you retake the ACT but ISEF finalist and 4th place is not a trivial title. That'll surely catch the adcom's eye.</p>

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<p>Ah, I admit I actually failed to notice that you have international and national awards. I agree with luzbrillante, you're chances are now above average.</p>

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<p>@cooledge
It's quite alright, Thanks for the posts! Oh and how much above average??? would ED help?
@Luzbrillante
a sincere Thank You
@psp
lol idk srry
@greens
Thanks alot! You put at least part of me at ease... Thanks!
@ everyone else
Thanks for your posts!</p>

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<p>I don't know if youre grades qualify you for it, but if the rest of the app is extremely strong it seems like you might be interested in the M+T program. It is riduculously competitive, but it may be something of interest to you.</p>

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<p>Not crazy above average, a 3.7 isn't exactly ideal (and 3.75 weighted sounds low to me too, did your school not let you take many AP classes?). And I'm still assuming you'll raise your ACT.
But I think ED can help you quite a bit, if you're fine with committing, then definitely go for it, it's your best shot.</p>

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<p>lol srry for the late reply and
@ cooledge: my school goes off a 4.0 weighted system
and thanks to everyone for replying!</p>

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<p>Huh, I don't know how that works, what's the highest you can get unweighted?</p>

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<p>@ cooledge 4.0 lol yeah it's weird,</p>

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<p>you've got very impressive awards that truly show a talent in business. I think you have a pretty good chance, I think all those awards would make up for a 3.7, which isn't crappy at all. Can you chance me, please?
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<p>Thanks and good luck!</p>