Chance me at UPenn CAS

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<p>Before starting my thread, I'd like to thank everyone who is about to read a long, rather troublesome summary of a person's three years in high school. If you would be so kind, please comment on my chances at UPenn CAS and also other schools listed below. </p>

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<p>Basics::</p>

<p>School: UPenn College of Arts and Science (and also plz write your thought if I'm shooting for Harvard, Princeton, or Duke as well)</p>

<p>Applying: Early Decision at UPenn CAS, and then back up are the rest.</p>

<p>Major: Biochemistry (I will shoot for UPenn dental school; wanna be a dentist in the end.)</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Korean(Asian). Don't have a Green Card yet, so considered as an international..?</p>

<p>Grade: Becoming a high school senior(12th) this upcoming fall.</p>

<p>Stats::</p>

<p>GPA: 5.24W/3.88UW</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1/532</p>

<p>SAT I: 650R/780M/710W/11E/ Tot.2140</p>

<p>SAT II: Chemistry(790), Math2c(800)</p>

<p>ACT: None (taking one in September 2011 to compensate for my horrible 2140 SAT.)</p>

<p>AP Exams: World History(4), Statistics(5), Calc BC(5), Calc AB Subscore(5), Env. Science(4), Spanish Language(3), Psychology(5), Physics B(5), Eng Lang(3), Chemistry(5), US History(4)</p>

<p>IB Exams: None</p>

<p>Senior Course load: AP Eng Lit, IB Further Maths, 2 other math classes higher than Calc BC (known here as Application of Calculus and Partial Derivatives), AP Biology, IB Business Management, AP Euro History, IB Spanish SL</p>

<p>Essays: still writing and plan to have them ready by the end of the summer =P</p>

<p>Extracurricular: (not much, for a person shooting for an Ivy League school..) (Btw, let me write down all the extracurriculars I will have done by the end of my senior year.) Model UN for 4 years, Math Club for 2 years, International Club for 2 years, NHS for 2 years, Spanish Honor Society for 2 years, Spanish Club for 2 years, Service Club for 1 year, Varsity Tennis Team for 1 year</p>

<p>Leadership: Co-chair in Spanish Honor Society, Officer in Spanish Club</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, Perfect attandance for 3 years</p>

<p>Community Service: 125+ hours volunteering at Triangle Korean School, 30+ hours shadowing a dentist (i don't know if the latter is a "community service" per se.)</p>

<p>Work Experience: Private tutor for a neighbor $13.33/hr, Community Tutor for needy African-American kids (money from federal grant) $20/hr</p>

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<p>Thus I conclude the summary of most of my high school career! Thank you again for those who will be commenting on my chances. Have an awesome day, guys.</p>

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<p>you have a good shot… I got into Penn CAS and pretty much had similar stats. I got waitlisted at Harvard and didn’t apply to Duke or Princeton, so I’d say you stand a good chance of at least being considered by them, if not accepted.</p>

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<p>Solid chance, though you should maybe consider retaking the SAT to bring your CR score to 700+.</p>

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<p>Penn-high match (RD) your practically in already ED
Duke-very low reach
Princeton- high reach (as always)</p>

<p>Look forward to an acceptance from Penn CAS :)</p>

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<p>^ dartmouthman is a Penn hater as you can see from his previous posts, Penn and Princeton are reaches, Duke is a reach/high match.</p>

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<p>Princeton Duke Reach
Penn Low Reach/ Match</p>

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<p>Legacies get preference in ED. 1st in the class is almost meaningless as many people who go there are, and many people who are rejected are (the #1 in my class was rejected outright ED).</p>

<p>I still don’t get these threads that much, as it seems like there is no great love for a particular school, just “can I get in?”. Think about whether you would be happy there. Have you visited? Would you fit in?</p>

<p>The lack of sports is a concern for a school like Penn where most of the people have had multiple varsity letters. Your essay really needs to shine.</p>