Chance Me Penn (ED)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there CollegeConfidential peeps, please do what the title says.
Thanks.</p>

<p>INTENDED MAJOR/PROGRAM: Either Jerome Fisher M+T or Uncoordinated Dual Degree in (Management+Physics)</p>

<p>other schools for RD:
Williams College
Harvard University
Princeton University
Brown University
Cornell University
Stanford University
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern
UChicago
UMass
UC Berkeley
UCLA</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2300 first sitting (800 CR, 800M, 700W)</p>

<p>GPA (not that weighting matters): 3.95/4.0 UW, 4.45/4.5 W (all Honors/AP's)</p>

<p>AP's: 5 at the time of App. (5 Euro, 5 Chem, 4* APUSH, 5* Physics B, <em>4/5 Lit) (</em> is predicted, others completed)- Most rigorous in school history</p>

<p>IB: None</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Not a URM (Indian)</p>

<p>EC's:
Varsity Tennis #3 singles now, (state rank #47) maybe captain (sr's only), but too short to be recruited lol. Takes up a lot of time+effort, probably 20 hrs. a week in season, 10 out.</p>

<p>Business Club- Founder+ President- raised 5 figures in funding for robotics competition from sponsors. 4hrs a week.</p>

<p>NHS (Leadership Position TBD, but likely)- Selected to deliver commencement speech at our initiation, recommended by principal and department chairs. Likely nominee for leadership.</p>

<p>Tri-M music national honor society</p>

<p>Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society- Leadership likely next year (Seniors only) , organized Pi day events.</p>

<p>Theatre- 3 years of shows (decent roles all of them) (25hrs a weak in season)</p>

<p>Varsity Golf (state Championship team) (20 hrs a week in season)</p>

<p>Political Debate Club- Party leader (aka Co-President)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
pre-Frosh: Selective theatre camp (probably not going on App)</p>

<p>pre-Soph: Took 2 classes at Yale Summer- Dictatorships and Power and Genetics.
Golf Camp.</p>

<p>pre-Junior: Internship at burgeoning Biotech Research Lab. Worked in sample collection and analysis, running tests on blood samples for cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Also interned at hedge and mutual funds for a few weeks. ALL PAID.</p>

<p>pre-Senior:
RSI reject lol, aren't we all.
Ross Program or PROMYS hopefully; I applied.
Maybe NIH internship if I don't get PROMYS or Ross and get lucky XD.
.............If worst comes to worst I can intern at the research lab again, or try to find a position at a local university.</p>

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<p>I think you would be a really great canidate for Penn ED. Your SAT and GPA is amazing, and your ECs are really impressive.</p>

<p>Williams College-high match
Harvard University-reach
Princeton University-reach
Brown University-reach
Cornell University-low reach
Stanford University-reach
Johns Hopkins-match
Northwestern-match
UChicago- low reach
UMass-safety
UC Berkeley-high match
UCLA-high match</p>

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<p>Thanks!
Bump</p>

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<p>You’re obviously a strong student and you have nice ECs, but they don’t stand out much when compared to other applicants. Make sure you have another safety on your list and more matches; your current list is too reach-heavy.</p>

<p>Penn - High reach
Williams College - High reach
Harvard University - High reach
Princeton University - High reach
Brown University - Reach
Cornell University - Reach
Stanford University - High reach
Johns Hopkins - Low reach
Northwestern - Reach
UChicago - High reach
UMass - Safety
UC Berkeley - High match
UCLA - Match</p>

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<p>I think you look good for Penn ED.</p>

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<p>@Quiksilver: the reason my list is very reach heavy is because I’m probably going to graduate school anyway and if I don’t get into a top tier school I would rather save my parents money and go to UMass which is getting a new honors college area of campus that is not too shabby for ~10k in state with tuition waiver and merit aid. Also if I do well I can still go to a very good grad school (one of my teachers went to UMass and then got her phd at MIT).</p>

<p>Bump2</p>

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<p>Bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>more bumps guys>>>>>></p>

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<p>Depending on your state, you could easily play for UChicago, Johns Hopkins, or Williams if you’re ranked #47! Also, your standings look good for Penn GPA wise, do a bit more for your ECs though. But then again… Penn really cares about their incoming class graduating at the top 10% of their schools so idk…
Well, you’ll be competing ED to Penn with me :smiley: Best of luck to you :stuck_out_tongue:
Your UW GPA tops mine by a lot… that’s for sure!</p>

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<p>Iamnotok, I remember reading your profile and thinking <em>Oh crap, this kid is amazing</em> based on your extracurriculars and leadership (I think there was a lot of “Board of this”, “Pres of that”) which I’m pretty jealous of :D. Nice to see a fellow tennis player as well XD. Hopeful Penn walk on as well if everything goes well. Your GPA is a little lower, but your out-of-school stuff is really awesome. The reason I’m not thinking recruiting is because I’m short (for a tennis player) and due to my small legs my times aren’t good (like 14 Minute 2-mile). </p>

<p>You have a cool story, and I wish you good luck for Penn ED if you don’t apply Early for recruiting.</p>

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<p>Update. I got an internship at a Fortune 500 company working as a finance intern. Also, hopefully beginning a job at Starbucks in the fall. And I got all 5’s on my AP’s pleasantly =D. So I have:
5 English Lit
5 US
5 Physics B
5 Chem
5 Euro.</p>

<p>Any changes? I feel like having the internships and <em>gasp</em> a minimum wage job may make me stand out a little more.</p>

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<p>You have a really good GPA , SAT. You had been involved in a lot of societies and organization. You have a good Admission process. </p>

<p>In my view to go to Harvard and Stanford you need to be very different than other 30.000. Your essays must says about this. </p>

<p>Best luck and maybe we will meet in the same university!</p>

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<p>bump 10 char?</p>

<p>I think I forgot to mention SAT IIs.</p>

<p>800 Chem (soph), 800 Math IIC (Junior), 790 Physics (Junior), 740 Bio (freshman)</p>

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<p>Shameless bumping</p>