Chance me for an early to UPenn 2012-2013

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi guys, I'm currently a high school junior, and I wanna know my chances of getting into UPenn Early, and if not Penn, then MIT (early), U of Chicago (early), Notre Dame (early), Vanderbilt, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, or Columbia, and Yale (I'm probably not gonna get in, but I wanna hear what other people think...why not lol).</p>

<p>I already have a few back-ups, so I won't be chancing any of my backups!</p>

<p>Personal information:
-I am a Brazilian/Korean, so Latin/Asian... idk how I would translate that onto my apps lol
-Current HS junior
-I attend one of the top national public schools (Rank #2 in So Cal.)(Feeder school to USC [70% acceptance ish], UCLA [60% acceptance ish], and UC Berk [50% acceptance ish])(NOTE: These are for the people that apply, not our overall graduating class... that'd be inflated hahaha)
-Top 5% of my class (I was told by my counselor... my HS doesn't rank, but my counselor said she'd put it on anyways)</p>

<p>Intended Major: East Asian Studies/Business (Dual Major)</p>

<p>Standardized Testing results:
SAT: 2330 (800M, 800W, 730 CR)
PSAT: 219 (80M, 68W, 71CR) (Btw, is this national merit? It's REALLY close and it's bothering me a lot...)(I GOT 3 WRONG IN WRITING AND THAT'S A 68!!! Lameee)
SAT IIs: Plan on taking USH, Korean, and Math II C
Projected scores (respectively) based off practice tests: 770,800,800</p>

<p>GPA/Coursework:
UW: 3.83
W: 4.63
APs taken:
Sophomore year: AP Euro (4), AP Calc AB (5)
Junior year:
AP USH
AP Calc BC
AP English Language
AP English Literature
AP Statistics
AP Env. Science
AP Physics C
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
(Note, 6 periods taught, no APs allowed freshman year, but you're allowed to take an extra period if it is an independent studies course)
(I'm self studying a few exams)</p>

<p>Freshman courses:
-(HNRS) Biology
-(HNRS) Current Social Studies
-(HNRS) Alg. II
-Korean II
-English I
-Basketball</p>

<p>Sophomore courses:
-(HNRS) English
-(HNRS) Chemistry
-(HNRS) Precalculus / AP Calculus A (my school does it weird, it's precal 1 semester, Calc A the 2nd)
-(AP) Euro
-Korean III
-Basketball</p>

<p>ALL MY Bs I EVER GOT WERE IN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR :/</p>

<p>Junior courses:
-AP Calculus BC
-AP Statistics
-AP Physics C
-AP Environmental Science
-AP English Language
-AP US.H.
-Independent Studies (Research paper regarding behavioral economics)
-A few self study AP courses</p>

<p>(Intended) Senior Courses:
-AP Government (US)
-AP Government (Comparative)
-AP Psychology
-Multivariable Differential Calculus (At EPGY Stanford)
-Korean IV
-Independent Studies</p>

<p>Extracurrics/Awards/Achievements:
-Red Cross Club: Freshman president, jr. year executive board president for my chapter
-Thirst Project: Sophomore president, (senior)national board president
-Math Team: Consistent for 4 years, (senior) president
-Debate Team: Consistent for 3 years, (senior) VP
-Basketball: (Freshman/JV)(I don't know if this matters, but our varsity team for BBall made it to the finals of state, but I was on JV @ the time)
-Tennis (Varsity 4 years): Varsity Freshman captain (still captain), CIF-SS Div.II Quarterfinalists, we are now in CIF-SS Div.I, and I have been actively communicating with coaches from Carleton, NYU, and Haverford (I could POSSIBLY walk onto Penn's team, but there's no chance for a recruit, they're too good! :/ )... I have a state ranking and a (pretty bad) national ranking
-Soccer: (Never played school because of basketball conflicts) Premier level club team, played keeper for CZ Elite (club name)(Participants of the Dallas Cup)
-National project regarding East Asian Studies, teamed up with my history department, professors from USC (Dornsife department), and approval from Collegeboard
-Local Community project to provide medical students with internship opportunities (4 provided to Childrens Hospital LA, a UCLA professor, etc)
-Won an essay writing competition, and attended an internship program at S. Korea during my 8-9 grade summer
-Won another essay contest in East Asian Studies (Korean essay writing contest)
-Internship @ Nitsoft Inc. 9-10 grade
-Internship @ Hana Financial 10-11 grade
-Honors Student (Won student of the quarter many times at my school)
-Westmont College Math Competition: Placed 4th in 2011
-Westmont College Math Competition: Placed 2nd in 2012
-Stanford University International Math Competition: Placed around 20th (They rank the top15 though, I found out by asking them), with individuals in my team placing top 5
-California High School Parliamentary Debate 2012 finalists
-NHS (Sophomore year)
-CSF (Sophomore year)
-Economics Research Paper (Regarding behavioral economics)- It's on course of getting published
-Local School Governing Board Student Rep.
-AIME Participant (Passed the AMC10)</p>

<p>and if financial stuff matters (as I know a lot of the colleges I'm applying to are need-blind, hence they don't look at your income/etc):
-$1,000,000+ (My dad makes around $40,000,000/yr)</p>

<p>Honestly, my chances are kinda bleak cuz my GPA isn't that great, but I'm hoping my extra curricular activities will pull me through... I'm very focused on what I do, and I hope the colleges I'm applying to can see that through my essay/interviews! Penn is by far my #1 choice, I'm not even gonna bother applying to Harvard b/c I probably won't get in, and my #2 choice is Northwestern. GOOOODDD I love it there... it's so nice. (:
If I don't get into any of those, my back up is Carleton or Haverford or NYU (for tennis)
but I'm debating, because I can either throw an early to Penn and take my chances of getting in, or I can early to Carleton, Haverford, or NYU (because I HAVE to for recruiting), and have a 100% chance of getting in, or a high chance, because I know they are DivIII colleges...
PLEASE LET ME KNOW!
And I'm sorry if I came off as pretentious or what not, because that's definitely not how I want people to see me (even though you probably won't ever meet me), but I hate it when people act super pretentious online, etc... so again, I don't wanna come off as that type of person!</p>

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<p>your dad makes that kind of money and you attend a public school?</p>

<p>If you do well on your APs you should be able to do ED. However, if you take more subject tests, and do well, it should help since colleges don’t always consider the APs but do consider SAT IIs.</p>

<p>Come back with scores in July and you can get better feedback.</p>

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<p>can I have a million dollars just tell your dad to give a years salary to harvard and your in… what a joke why are u concerned</p>

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<p>Yea… lol I got into a few private schools in my area, but my dad and I had this huge argument about sending me to private school, because I didn’t really want to go… I thought that if I went to private school, I’d become some nerdy preppy kid and all… I kinda regret it now, seeing as how I made it into a school with a 35% ivy matriculation. I didn’t really care at the time, but that’s all in the past lol… I mean a ton of people at my school are loaded… the best student car I’ve seen parked around is a lambo, and beamers/mercedes/audis are pretty common. LOL</p>

<p>The thing is though, I’d prefer to get in based off my own merits… my dad has hooked me up way too much w/ getting internships/opportunities and all that, and I don’t wanna live off him, because I know I’m gonna eventually be off on my own lol</p>

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<p>Your stats, testing, and ECs all look good. Definitely apply ED for an added boost.</p>

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<p>Yea… I’m not as solid as you, I’m sorry LOL. But I would definitely take Penn or Yale if I got into those colleges (which I’m sure you probably will)</p>

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<p>Bump (: anyone? Thanks…</p>

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<p>Thanks for chancing me :slight_smile:
I would go for Harvard - your GPA is just a bit below what they would expect, but you more than make up for it through your SATs and ECs.</p>

<p>I would say you have around a 80%+ chance of making it in all those schools.</p>

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<p>Are you applying to Wharton, CAS, huntsman…?</p>

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<p>Either Wharton or for their East Asian Studies program… I’m not entirely sure.
And FarhadY, I wouldn’t want to go to Harvard… everyone there would probably be a lot better than me, so :/</p>

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<p>Your ECs are pretty legit, so you’re very solid. If you score that well on the SAT, you’ll be in a great position, and I’d bet you’d get into Penn early. Yes, your GPA is a bit below what is expected at the very top schools, so HYPSM would probably be a stretch (although you never know). But at schools just below the level of HYPSM, like Penn and NW, you’re on target because of your impressive ECs. Good luck!</p>

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<p>You’re in…</p>

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<p>Awesome ECs, impressive APs (although colleges don’t care about APs that much, but it’s still impressive.) Your grades could be a bit higher, but I’d say that if you score really well on the SAT, you’re into Penn. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot guys… Yea SATs are such a drag, I hate them so much… I’m a terrible multiple choice test taker, but hopefully Penn can see that I love everything about them… Even if I got into HPYS, I’d choose Penn over then or any other school :/</p>

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<p>You’re ECs are really good, you definitely have a solid chance at Wharton, especially with ED.</p>

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<p>Thanks a ton, and the only downside to applying early is that your 1st semester SR. year doesn’t play a factor into the admissions process, so I have no chance of getting that GPA up other than getting a 5.0 this semester! So my GPA remains hahaha</p>

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<p>bdump bump</p>

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<p>if you have grades from like the first half of the semester or something(I’m not sure how your school works, I run on a two semester schedule of 4 periods), you can still send them.</p>

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<p>We run based off two semesters, but they don’t look at your first semester for early decision apps, because the responses come before our semester ends (around the end of Jan), so they just ask for the courses you’re taking.</p>

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<p>I had all these great ideas, then I was so shocked by the income I forgot it all. </p>

<p>I can’t even… </p>

<p>Oh yeah, 219 most likely won’t be NM. Not that you need it… I hear ya on the 68 thing though, I also got 3 wrong and a 68, lol. </p>

<p>There was something else. Maybe I’ll remember it later.</p>