-Unweighted GPA: 3.94
-Weighted GPA: 4.44
-SAT: 1st time: 2240 (690 CR 760 Math 790 Writing) 2nd time: 2320 (730 CR 800 Math 790 Writing)
-7 AP Classes taken in high school, mosty 4’s with two 5’s (Calc AB and Lang)
-Top 5% of class (School does not report, but I know I’m 3/400ish students)
-6 AP classes for senior year course-load (Physics C, BC Calc, Stat, Lit, French, Gov).
-SAT II: Chem 720 Math II TBD in November
-President of FBLA, Chem Club, and Science Olympiad at my school. VP of French Honor Society.
-Won an award at FBLA regionals (nothing special)
-National Merit Scholar Commended (probably), National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction
-About 100 hours of volunteer teaching Chinese culture to children
-Asian female, high income bracket, live near Philadelphia
-Took a class at Penn, B+ in the course.
-Applying as a Finance/Econ/Stat major with a (maybe) minor in English.
Your UW GPA is really good: most of the people at Penn probably had that GPA
SAT: 2300 is solid. I honestly would not take it again.
ACT: It’s too late to study for it now.
Rigor: I’m assuming 7 AP + 6 AP is very demanding at you school
EC:
If there is a blemish on your record, this is it. I don’t that many ECs. Aside from the awards and recognitions, everything else looks pretty basic. Your leadership in those roles are great though.
Living in Philadelphia does up your chances at Penn
Results: (Remember that these schools are reaches for almost everyone in the country
University of Pennsylvania ED: Reach/Low Reach
Duke ED: Reach
NYU: High Match
@Falcon1@Klee16 Thanks guys. I haven’t listed all of my extracurriculars, but I figured mere participation in clubs and small honors weren’t really going to make a difference. You definitely both have a point, so thanks so much for the input!
