Chance me for RD (and maybe ED)? Will chance back!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Me: Tri-citizen (US, Ireland, Brazil) living in DC for the past 3 years; have lived on three continents</p>

<p>School:
GPA: 3.94 (w); moved school after sophomore year from one that doesn't weight to one that does, so this doesn't include freshman and sophomore year (they ended up at about 3.2 uw)
Rank: School doesn't rank, at highly competitive private school so probably top 25%
SAT: 2200 (800 CR; 680 M; 720 W) SAT II: 730 World History; 790 Lit
APs: World History- 5; English Lit- 5; English Lang- 5; US Gov- 5; APES- 4
Grades: mostly Bs Freshman and Sophomore year; moved to a more academic school and got almost straight As Junior year
Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Senior year courses:
AP European History and AP US History (joint class)
Honors Physics
English (no honors/APs offered)
Intro to Calculus
AP Latin</p>

<p>Extra-curricular:
Model UN - lots of leadership roles and awards including Outstanding Delegate at NAIMUN (biggest Model UN conference in the western hemisphere; 3000+ delegates).
Volunteer work - Title-1 public school; 150+ hours. About to start at no-kill shelter in DC
Swim team - 3 Varsity letters; lifeguard certified
JSA - President and Founder; very involved and won Best Speaker at JSA Summer School
Yearbook - Staff Junior year, Editor senior year
Staff writer on feminist website
Writer for school newspaper</p>

<p>Summers:
Took classes at Georgetown summer after freshman year in Intro to Medicine and International Relations; since decided that IR is my path. Took Constitutional Law at Stanford (with JSA) summer after sophomore year.</p>

<p>Worked over the summer at a very high-profile law firm in Ireland (all the lawyers I worked with offered to write letters of recommendation, including the executive partner)</p>

<p>Worked doing research at Trinity College Dublin (in Ireland) during the summer at the Institute for International Integration Studies</p>

<p>Recs:
US Gov teacher and APES teacher; both should be very good</p>

<p>Essays:
Two written so far: one about trying to identify 'home' and dealing with stereotypes while frequently moving; one about Model UN (extra curricular activity essay)</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at UPenn. Your GPA might be your weakest point, but your extracurricular activities really stand out. But since you lived in other countries before UPenn could take that into consideration for your GPA being that English could have been a barrier. You applying to any programs to UPenn?</p>

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<p>wow! We have similar stats and backgrounds :slight_smile: I also lived in many different countries, the U.S being my sixth. Lucky that you have american citizenship…i would have been nominated national merit if I had one T_T hopefully our unique backgrounds will help us stand out ^^ I think you have a pretty darn good chance :slight_smile: I did Model U.N as well but I didnt write that in my essay cuz I thought it is a club that MANY people join and write in their essay… Your 800 Critical Reading will stand out, and so will your internships in Ireland. Penn absolutely loves people with broad horizons and diverse perspectives. Go for ED!
Could you chance me back ? ^^</p>