Chance Me for UPenn Class of 2020

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am an outgoing junior. All feedback is appreciated.

SAT I: 2350 (800M, 750CR, 800W, 9 Essay) on second attempt (2210 first try)
SAT II: Math 2: 800, Chemistry: 770, U.S. History: 740
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.96/4.8 as of now
Rank: None, highest grouping (not sure what the percentile is)
AP: European History, 4
(Calculus BC, US History, Chemistry) all this year, hopefully mostly 5’s and maybe one 4
Senior Course Load: Physics C AP, Advanced Calculus, AP Gov/Econ, Spanish 4 AP, AP Literature
Major Awards: Probable National Merit Semifinalist (227 PSAT), possible National Merit Finalist (unlikely, heard it’s very hard to get), National Honor Society

Extracurriculars: Junior Varsity Tennis (2 years), California YMCA Youth & Government (Delegation Vice President, Lead Justice of the Appellate Court junior year, Forum Committee Chair freshman year)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer at Toberman Neighborhood Center (underprivileged kids summer program)
Serving the homeless food at local church (Walteria Methodist)
Assistant at local elementary school math club (Cornerstone Elementary School)
Activity supervisor and tutor at Boys and Girls Club (Harbor City)
Summer Activities: John’s Hopkins CTY Summer Program (2-3 years), Quaker Peace Action Camp

Applying for Financial Aid: No
Intended Major: Political Science (hope Penn sees my extracurriculars are focused on politics and leadership and not scattered)
State: CA
School Type: Public, 3,000+ kids, ranked #165 in the nation
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High enough that I can’t apply for financial aid, probably around $200,000+
Hooks: Legacy

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I think you have a great shot. I’m sure you’ll make into a couple top 20 schools.

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With your stats, I’d say Penn is a low reach. If you apply ED, even better. Chance me?

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@supercilious Oh yeah I forgot to say I’m applying ED most likely.

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Yea your stats and gpa are fire. I’d say a weekness is the number of APs you’ve taken. You probably could’ve also played another sport. You said you played tennis for 2 years, does that mean you stopped playing or started sophomore year? Schools don’t like the former. You did well to balance school with volunteering, schools like all that homeless people stuff.

Overall, I’d say Penn is still a reach for everyone, even though you have a solid chance. You show high caliber and are definitely going to be considered, especially ED.

Chance me at http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1778449-chances-for-next-year.html#latest