CHANCE ME FOR UPENN ED?

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Hello! I’m looking for someone to chance me for UPenn Early Decision (College of Arts and Sciences, Political Science, or PPE major)
Also, if someone can read over my essay through PM to have a better idea of my candidacy, please comment below. Thanks!

GPA: 3.91/4.0 unweighted, 4.53 weighted
SAT I: 1500/1600 750 - Math 750 - Writing (this is my predicted score, receiving it next week), old score was 1380
Course Load: 11 APs
SAT II: I’m taking Literature, Math II, and US History next month
No class rank in my school
Trilingual
Common App Essay: 8.5/10 (I wrote about how my hate for indecision conflicted with my agnosticism, and how religion made me realize I don’t need to be afraid of not knowing all the answers; kind of a touchy subject though)
Supplement Essay: haven’t even written it yet tbh
Guidance Recommendation: signed the waiver so I couldn’t read it; I have a pretty good relationship with her, so she can’t really say anything but good things about me
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 - AP Lit teacher (I was quite the teacher’s pet and I received the highest score in the grade on my mock exam)
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 - AP World History/Comparative Religions teacher (I was fairly close with her and did very well in the class, but my AP score disappointed her (5 on mock, 3 on exam)
Extracurriculars/Jobs/Summer Studies/Community Service:

  1. President of Ambassador program at my school (I volunteer at every school event)
  2. Captain of Varsity Field Hockey (4 years)
  3. Lead vocalist in school musical (4 years)
  4. Peace club (2 years)
  5. Debate Team (1 year)
  6. National Honor Society
  7. Writing Center Tutor (1 year)
  8. Minority Scholars Program (3 years)
  9. HOME Program at Johns Hopkins

Awards:

  1. AP Scholar w/ Honor
  2. Scholar 4.0 Athlete

Hooks: African-American (first generation American, Ethiopian parents), low income single mom (around 30k), first generation college
Summary:
Strengths: URM, first gen, GPA, teacher #1 rec, course rigor, hopefully my SAT if it’s what I want it to be
Weaknesses: essay (whether someone likes my essay or not is too subjective to tell), awards

By the way, do I have a better chance of acceptance ED than RD?

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The fact that you are minority, low income, first gen with these stats gives you a decent chance. The main thing is to raise your SAT to over 1400, preferably 1450+. Then you will have a very good chance in my opinion.

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@Penn95 I’m fairly certain I’ll get around a 1500 (fingers crossed, scores come out Thursday). Do you mind reading my common app essay? It’s what makes me the most nervous about my application.