Stressed and would just like some opinions on where I may land up. Early decision to UPenn SAS for PPE, hoping to do Political Science or PPE at all other schools.
Demographics: Male, Indian, Tri- State Area
Intended Major(s): Politics, Philosophy, Economics/Political Science
ACT/SAT/SAT II:
ACT: 35
UW/W GPA and Rank: 3.85 UW / 4.62 W (Grades were consistent, 1 B per year)
Coursework: AP Calc AB , AP Art History, AP French, AP Micro, APUSH, AP Lit, AP US Gov, AP stats, AP Lang
Awards:
Published Paper/Research Project + Panelist at SPSA International Conference with Policy Professionals (Only student)
Published Paper/Research Project (Jointly with CTC at West Point) at APSA International Conference with Policy Professionals, Co-Author
Congressional App Challenge (Recognized by Capitol Hill for Startup)
Finalist and Top 5 out of ~ 800 @ New Jersey Boys State
Multiple MUN Awards (best delegates, outstanding delegates, etc.)
Extracurriculars:
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International Non-Profit sponsored by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and others with 8k student impact, 30+ Chapters, worked on issues such as racial inequality and others
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Independent research project, awarded $10k grant with acceptance into international conference with policy professionals and published paper on Contemporary Politics and Policy in Pakistan.
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Received fellowship from CTC @ West Point and received $50,000 grant for Research Project on CT strategies presented at APSA Conference in Seattle on Counterterrorism strategies.
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Selected as only high school Campaign Fellow for Congressional Campaign, managed team of 30 Interns and 200+ volunteers while leading effort to fundraise $250,000 for campaign.
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Elected as President/Secretary General of #3 Ranked MUN Team in nation, raised over $15k at school conference and won numerous awards at prestigious conferences.
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Co-founded healthcare app to lessen gap in healthcare costs for low income citizens. Recognized and awarded by US House of Representatives/Capitol Hill.
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Selected as full ride delegate to NJ Boys State, finished in Top 5 out of 800 delegates and was 1 of 4 finalists for Best Delegate of program.
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Elected by 1500+ peers at Stu Co Historian, led effort to organize homecoming game/dance during COVID-19 Pandemic, created fundraiser raising $5k.
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Co-President of school’s only Business and Economics club. Teach finance and AP Economics concepts and compete in numerous prestigious competitions like Launch X.
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Front House Manager/Chef @ Job. Manage kitchen cooking for 50+ customers per shift, manage front of house and maintain $1k+ sales per day with daily reports created for corporate.
Essays:
Common App is very strong, I’d rate 9.5/10
Supplemental Essays for Penn are okay, 7-8/10
LOR:
Counselor and APUSH teacher should be very strong, 9.5/10
Stats teacher wrote it fast but should be good, 9/10
Was just wondering my chances for Penn if any of you could help me out, and my chances at all other Ivies and where I should realistically be aiming. The only part of my app I am concerned with is my GPA, but other than that I feel confident.