Chance Me? College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (ED)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hi all! I'm actually new to cc, but love the support and excellent advice I've encountered so far! I'm a senior in hs and am applying as a chemical engineer major. I don't know if this is the right place for this, but would really appreciate it if I could get feedback on my chances? Thanks in addition!
Schools: Upenn (ED), Stanford, UC Berkeley, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, UT Austin, UIUC, Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue</p>

<p>ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite (36 S, 35 M, 34 E, 33R, 10W)
SAT II: Math 2: 800, Physics: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.6
Rank: ---- We only do quadrilles (i'm in top q)
AP/IB: AP Gov (4), AP Macro (5), AP Physics C (5), AP Stats (5), AP English Language & Composition (4),
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature & Composition, AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Micro
Number of other ED applicants in your school: I'm probably the only one.
Major Awards: USAMO, Math Team first place in regionals (among top Chicago high schools)
Common Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, High Honor Roll (all years), National Merit Commended (Just found out i missed the cutoff by two points) :(
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Math Team- Captain, 1st place winner at ICTM regional contest (among top Chicago area schools), state qualifier/competitor, couple perfect papers
-YJA LR- Local Representative for Midwest-Region, Successfully organized 700+ participant convention in D.C.
Science Olympiad- Captain, state qualifier/competitor; I placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in my events at the regional competition among top Chicago high schools
Hospital- Volunteer of the Month
Varsity Track- I long-jumped and sprinted at many top-level meets, including our conference meets. Team placed in state competition.
Peer Tutoring/Freshman Mentoring
NHS/Key Club</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Internship at Prime UV (engineering firm in Chicago area)
Volunteer/Community Service: Key Club, NHS, volunteer work at Local Hospital, Peer Tutor, Freshman Mentor
Summer Experience: Internship and Job at YMCA
Teacher Recommendation #1: Math Teacher/Math team coach (Should be glowing)
Teacher Recommendation #2: Chemistry Teacher (Should be excellent)
Counselor Rec:He messed up my schedule so much that my repeated visits resulted in a good relationship lol (Should be very good/great)</p>

<p>U.S. State/Territory or Country: Illinois, USA (Chicago area suburb)
School Type: Public High School
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: $400 K+</p>

<p>Sorry if there was any repetition, I ended up copying and pasting from my common app.
Thank you so much for your time!</p>

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<p>You’re competitive. Check Naviance to get a sense of the stats of students who’ve applied to Penn in the past 2-3 years.</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>I am a parent not an admissions rep so this is just my opinion – i think you have a very good chance. My D applied RD engineering at the first 5 schools you listed and was accepted at all except Stanford. She had the same ACT score as you, 4.0 GPA, NMSF, but she was not as strong as you in math and science ECs. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I don’t do chances but I’m pretty sure you don’t meant quadrille. If you mean you’re only in the top quartile, that’s a problem, but I’m guessing you are much higher than top quartile.</p>

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<p>I think you have a very good chance to all of these colleges except Stanford.</p>

<p>I think you have a very good chance at Penn if you apply ED, but I am not sure about regular because the admission rate is incredibly low to SEAS for regular admission.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback, all!</p>