Chance me for Penn State?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys,
I just wanted an honest opinion if you think I should apply to Penn State Main Campus this upcoming fall.
-I go to an all-guys private school in Philadelphia that is very competitive/strict. It is also well known. The grading scale is this- 93-100 A, 85-92 B...etc. On my college transcript it will list percentage and letter grade so if I have a 92 in the class in will say B next to it.
-My grades junior year:
Chemistry- 90
Christian Ethics- 91 (religion)
Algebra II/Trig- 92
Honors Spanish IV- 99
English III- 95
Latin 1- 99
U.S. History- 91
Church History- 86 (religion)
- Yes, I know my schedule wasn't too hard but here's the thing: My freshman year I kind of messed up and had a 3.2 gpa (parents were divorcing etc.. and this was at a different public high school). So during my sophomore year I decided I wanted to study abroad in Seville, Spain for the entire year. My dad and I set everything up and I stayed for about 11 months. During that year my gpa was a 3.45 (but keep in mind that every class was in my second language). Also note that spanish is not spoken in my home and I learned everything from books/TV/being in Spain. Prior to the experience I could not understand much or even speak at all. After the 11 months of going to a private school there and studying a lot I came back and took an exam which proved I was conversationally fluent. (I scored a C-1 which is the level of a native speaker.) So now I am officially bilingual with Spanish and English. Now, when I came back from Spain my dad had moved to Philly and I (yet again -_-) switched schools to my now current one. Next year I will be taking these courses:
AP Spanish IV
Calculus
Honors Latin II
AP English IV
Painting/Drawing (I need a fine art credit)
Physics
Systematic Theology (Religion..)</p>

<p>-My SAT scores were as following:
Math-670
C.R.- 620
Writing- 530
That totals to 1820 but I will be retaking it in October.
- I have taken the Spanish SAT subject test and scored a 790 and I plan to take the Spanish with listening in November and I should get an 800 on it.
- One last thing, I heard that most schools exclude religion from your high school transcript. Is that true?</p>

<p>Thank you and I will appreciate every response good/bad.</p>

<p>-Also I forgot to add that I have done cross country every year so far and soccer in Spain
-And I am a caucasian male if that matter</p>

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<p>Penn State: Match/High match</p>

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<p>So do you think I should apply September 1st with my current SAT instead of waiting till November to apply?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>What is your actual unweighted and weighted GPA you will be applying with? That is the most important part for PSU.</p>

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<p>My school doesn’t weight gpa.
Freshman year: 3.2
Sophomore (In Spain): 3.45
Junior: 3.71 but I just finished my summer class (government) and got a 90% so now it’s 3.65.
The thing is if a 90% was an A in my school I’d have all A’s except one 86%. My grading scale is 93-100 A 92-85 B 84-77 C etc…</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppppppppppp</p>

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<p>Your SAT scores are fine. Apply right away, don’t wait until November.</p>

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<p>Ok thanks I guess I’ll apply September 1st.</p>

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<p>…</p>

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<p>Penn State: 60% try raising your SAT score…</p>

<p>Chance back?</p>

<p>I live in Colorado</p>

<p>Please chance/match:
UMinn (Twin Cities), UWisconsin- Madison, CU Boulder, Colorado State University, CO School of Mines</p>

<p>GPA: 3.97 weighted, 4.01 unweighted</p>

<p>ACT: 26 (will retake in September- have been doing practice tests at 32-34) (No SAT score)</p>

<p>ACADEMICS: 8 AP courses taken before graduating (Physics B and C, Calc AB and BC, APES, Chem, Lang and Comp, Bio) All 4+</p>

<p>ACTIVITES (outside of school):
Piano 10 years, Violin 5 years
Swim team (3 years), competitive swim team (10 years)
Volunteering (Library 100+ hours lifetime)
Lifeguard (Summer of Junior year- 120+ hours)</p>

<p>ACTIVITES (inside of school):
National Honor Society, Student Ambassadors, National Language Honor Society, Science Olympiad (member)
National Science Honor Society, Table Tennis Club (President/Chairman/Initiator)</p>

<p>AWARDS: History student of the year (freshman), ACS Chemistry test top 10% scorer, Junior Escort, finalist for sport scholarship, AP Scholar</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Not sure about some of your schools but boulder you will definitely get into (No doubt in my mind). CSU is a safety as well as Mines.</p>

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<p>Thanks quaker!</p>

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<p>When I visited penn state earlier this summer they said 2/3 of getting in is your GPA and the other third is the sat scores. Your scores match up perfectly and your GPA isn’t THAT bad so I would you have a pretty decent shot.</p>