<p>Objective:</p>
<p>SAT I: N/A
ACT (breakdown): Taken twice, 31 Comp. score 1st round, 2nd round (Eng 34, Math 31, Reading 35, Science 35, Writing 8)
ACT superscore (breakdown): 34 Comp. score (Eng 34, Math 31, Reading 35, Science 35, Writing 10)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.68/3.96 (School is private and fairly competitive in academics, several sent to ivies each class, very few given opportunities to increase GPA, no online classes, very few APs offered)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20% (2nd Quintile, out of top %10 by .2 GPA), Rank not given
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Eng 4, Euro Hist, U.S. Gov (Only 12 offered AP courses, All of which require teacher recs and grades to get into)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng 4, AP Euro Hist, Calc Honors, Christian Foundations (Catholic School required), Econ Honors/ AP US Gov, Stats Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NHS, Principal's Honor Roll, National Latin Exam 3 year medalist </p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (As it appears on my Common App) (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
-Varsity Football, 9-12,1 of 5 Captains, 22 hours/week, 35 weeks/year (Obviously my main extracurricular as it is a massive investment of time and energy, I have no real desire to play in college nor was I scouted to, however, the team is competitive in the state of Florida and is a perennial playoff contender, if it matters.)
-Latin Club, 9-12, Vice-President, 2 hours/week, 15 weeks/year, National Junior Classical League member and local Latin Forum participant, 3 time medalist on the yearly National Latin Exam.
-NHS Tutor, 11-12, 4 hours per week, 30 weeks/year.
-"Big Brother" Mentor/Founding member (A club aimed at easing the freshman transition into a rigorous high school through bi-weekly meetings in class), 12, 2 hours/week, 10 weeks/year</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: None</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community Service: (Over 310+ Hours, 550+ If you include the tutoring)
-Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Volunteer (An organization aimed at cleaning roadsides, rundown houses, beaches, etc around Tampa Bay), 11-12, 2 hour/week, 10 weeks/year</p>
<p>-Muscular Dystrophy Association Volunteer (Did a few one-time projects with this organization to aid children afflicted with the disease over my Junior year), 11, 5 hours/week, 4 weeks/year</p>
<p>-Teacher Assistant at various underprivileged elementary schools (Via my school's "Project Outreach" program which connects us specifically with teachers and their classes over our spring/winter breaks), 10-12, 25 hours/week, 2 weeks/year</p>
<p>-Summer Football Counselor (Hosted twice a year for 1 week, my high school offers football camps over summer break to aid in the development of football fundamentals in children), 10-12, 25 hours/week, 2 weeks/year</p>
<p>Recs: </p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Senior English teacher, good, not grand, most likely speaks to my intelligence if nothing else, the teacher has been teaching for ~40 years and is a great rec writer, but it may not be as personal as I would like it to be.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Senior calc teacher, good, mainly the same issue as above
(I have to rely on senior teachers because the three teachers that I had in mind from my junior year all either retired or were fired. It’s unfortunate, but I’ve made the best of a bad situation)
Counselor Rec: Great, both counselors from my school know me well and collaborated to write it.</p>
<p>Additional Info/Rec: none
Interview: Not yet</p>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 8, Talked about my passions in community service, specific mentions of the service opportunities at Penn, and my sister currently being involved in service there. (More on that later)
CommonApp Essay: 9, Talked about winless streak in my early football career and how it relates to determination, perseverance, and how it impacted my life.</p>
<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 11/1
U.S. State/Territory or Country: FL
School Type: Private (Catholic), Fairly academically rigorous, 800 total, 181 Senior class size
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): LEGACY (Keep in mind, 13.5% of last year’s accepted class was under legacy)</p>
<p>Strengths:
-ACT Score
-Football as an extracurricular
-Community service</p>
<p>Weaknesses:
-GPA
-Teacher Recs</p>
<p>Now here’s where things get interesting. My mother graduated from Penn in 1984 and my sister is currently enrolled in her sophomore year. I’m aware that my application isn’t laden with hard, objective stats (I hate my G.P.A.), but I feel that my 34 ACT, football career, and large amount of community service make me, at least to some degree, competitive for ED. However, with legacy and a sister currently enrolled (I've heard rumors about Penn accepting a higher rate of siblings somewhere in my travels), I like to think that it’ll make my application pop more than others. This situation is so special that even my college counselor has next to no idea about my chances, and it’s driving me insane.</p>
<p>So, wise members of CC, do you have any words of wisdom, advice, or opinions on my chances? I understand that the college admissions process at the ivies is largely a crapshoot once you become “competitive”, but i’d at least like some kind of idea.</p>
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