Chance me on UPenn School of Nursing Please :)

Hi! I’m a rising senior. As you can probably tell by my username and my title, I really want to go to UPenn School of Nursing. My GPA and SATs are pretty weak (my sophomore year was horrible). I know that UPenn is a reach for me, but it’s my dream school. I would really appreciate if any current of former Penn Nurses could talk to me about my chances, but anyone who gives me a chance is great too. Thanks for looking at this and lets get started!

GPA: 3.75 UW, 4.14 W

  • upward trend of GPA from Sophomore year

SAT (NEW): 1480

Courses:
Freshman: Bio Reg, English 1 (not exactly reg, but not honors either), World History Honors, Geometry Reg, Chinese 1 Reg, Intro to Comp. Sci./CLA, Marching Band/ Concert Band

Sophomore: Alg. 2 H (C’s both semester), Chem H (C, then dropped)/ Chem Reg (A), English 2 H, AP Euro (3), Chinese 2, Media Concepts, Marching band/ concert band

Junior: Precalc Reg, AP Bio (B/A), APUSH (B/A), Chinese 3 IBSL (B/A), English 3 H, Film IBSL, Marching Band/Concert Band

Senior (what I’m planning to take): AP Calc AB, AP Physics 1, Bio IBHL-2, AP Lang, AP Psych, Marching Band/ Concert

Honors/ Awards:
California Senate Volunteer hrs (‘16)- 300 hrs, recognition of service to the Korean community of (insert major city).
Bronze Medal Archery (‘15)- 3rd out of 32 Team Rounds at U.S. National Target Championships and JOAD Nationals
Symphonic Band (‘16)- Superior in Festival
Marching Band- So Cal SBOA division, top 12 finalists (‘15, ‘17)

Extracurricular:
Korean Traditional Dance- classical training, Performed at churches, weddings, military bases 1000+ audience (8 wks/yr). Taught 5 students on dance (10 hrs/ wk, 48 wks/yr)

  • 5th < 9 10 11 12 (grades)
    Competitive Archery- Rank 47 out of 217 (‘16) (10 hrs/ wk, 40 wks/yr)
  • 8th < 9 10 11, 4-5 competitions/yr at state and national levels,
    Marching band- Section leader for Mellophone. Trumpet (‘14,’15,’16) Mellophone (‘16, '17) (15 hrs/ wk) . Training others how to play the mellophone, march, band camp (21 wks/yr)
  • 9 10 11 12
    Jazz Band- All female jazz band (‘16,’17) Jazz band (‘15,’16) (1 hr/wk). First chair. Trumpet section leader. Taught 2 students how to play the trumpet. (38 wks/yr)
  • 10 11 12
    Concert Band- Trumpet (6 yrs), French horn (1 yr).
  • 5th < 9 10 11 12

Volunteer:
Kaiser Permanente Gift Shop- Oversee cashier and manage gift shop. 100+ hrs (3 hrs/wk) (40 wks/yr)

  • 10 11 12
    (school) Music Dept Uniform Crew- Organize, manage uniforms
  • 10 11 12

Special Program:
Internship at (Name) Heart Institute- 6 weeks, 40 hr workweeks
12
California Leadership Academy
12

Paid Job
Kumon Tutor- grade, tutor young children (4-5) to preteens (12-13). (8 hr/wk)
10 11, Math and English

Additional Information:
My Recs will be amazing, both teachers I asked love me, so I know that won’t be a concern.
My personal statements I’m nervous about.
I’ve contacted and visited the Nursing admissions officer, so I’m hoping I left a good impression.
Thanks for your time!

Oh I forgot to add, I’m an Asian female, which will probably hurt my chances.

You are super accomplished! Your stats are great, especially your extracurriculars, so don’t worry too much about that. I’m also an asian female who will be an upcoming nursing major in the fall. If there’s any advice I can give you, it’s to really take your time with your common app essay and your Penn supplement. The admissions officers definitely take the essays really seriously and I would take a lot of time to perfect them. I know it sounds cheesy, but if you really write from the heart and convey your passions towards the admissions team, you’ll definitely make an impact.