Chance me for Penn ed 2022 (SEAS) and Duke ED (Pratt)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi I was wondering if I had a shot at SEAS; im choosing between that and duke engineering. Im concerned my EC’s dont show enough science/engineering. Does it help that im a woman in engineering?

Objective:
SAT I {best single sitting) (breakdown): 1500 (not sending)
SAT I (superscore) (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34 C (36 math, 35 english, 33 science, 31 reading)
SAT II: 800 chem, 790 bio M, 790 math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91 (97.65 UW/103.3 W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chem, 5 Stat, 5 APUSH, 5 AB Calc, 4 Euro

Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): MANY DECA Awards, 3 honor societies, AP scholar w distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-DECA (President, VP, Director of Competition)–VERY involved
-1st place innovation plan, 2nd place principles of finance, finalist sales demonstration, start up business plan
-VP AIDS Awareness
-Treasurer World Language Honors society
-Varsity Golf (4 years)

Job/Work Experience: Intern at political campaign, research intern at Earth Day Initiative, started cake decorating business, started tutoring business, treasurer/instructor/event organizer at kayaking business, worked at summer camp,

Volunteer/Community service:
-STEAM Shack: taught coding/robotics to children with cancer; worked at NY Maker Faire and featured in news
-Temple Sinai: work at holocaust centers and community service trip to israel
-JCC: many hours at after school programs and house rebuilding trip to New Orleans
-Field of Honor: started school-wide veterans day event and founded memorial flag garden
-Paddle for the Cure organizer
-Every Mother Counts
-Earth Day Initiative
-tutoring for honors societies

Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-common app: related baking to my family life and love for business and chemistry
-why penn: talked about interdisciplanary nature b/w business and bioengineering through Penn’s incubators/resources; connected DECA innovation to penn’s experiences (I created a smart orthotics and related it to Penn’s abroad experiences in china to engineer orthotics for disabled children)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: APUSH teacher (loved me and my creativity)
Teacher Rec #2: Chem teacher (loved me and had her for 2 years)
Counselor Rec: asumme its good
Additional Rec: DECA Advisor (really close with her and I do a lot for the club)
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Bioengineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female in engineering?

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I think your profile is competitive for both Penn and Duke. Your ECs don’t necessarily need to translate directly to engineering, so I wouldn’t worry about that—similarly, one’s hobby and career can be completely different. As long as you connect why an engineering degree will help you achieve your goals, then that’s enough for admissions.

3

Looks good to me, definitely very competitive for both schools. Which one do you plan on applying ED though, remember you can only apply ED to one school

4

Really stuck between the two schools, I really love both. I know I shouldn’t base my decision on statistics, but at this point I want to apply ED to the program I have a better chance at :slight_smile:

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@mrub18 I don’t think your chances would be materially different at either. I know Penn accepts a slightly bigger portion of its class ED but not by much. I would suggest thinking about which location you prefer more (Durham is small town, while Philadelphia is a major city), and also what other fields/opporutnities you are interested in exploring besides bioengineering and what each schools strengths are in these areas.

6

I also have interests in business, so utilizing Wharton’s resources would definitely be advantageous. Would I be at all a candidate for M&T? Also, do engineering students have opportunities to take business classes?

7

Bump

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@mrub18 Any undergraduate student can take classes at Wharton. Your numeric stats are competitive for M&T, but you would really need to on why the M&T program is the right fit for you in the extra essay that they require.