Hi guys! I know chance threads don’t really mean much, but why not?
Please tell me what you think my strengths and weaknesses are! Any input is appreciated!
SAT I (breakdown): 2230, CR 720, M 800, W 710 and essay 11
ACT (breakdown): never took
SAT II: Math 2 800, Chem 800, Chinese 800 (first language), Math 1 760 (…)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/513, so top 1% yay
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5), Chem (5), Stat (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Calc, Euro, Computer Science, Honors English and orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none. I have honor rolls and school awards like STEM award, STAR award, perfect attendance, and presidential fitness awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Violin Performance (made it to states in PMEA competitions, concertmaster 11&12. assistant concertmaster 10, president 12)
Quartet (founder and first violin 10-12)
National Art Honor Society (Treasurer)
Astronomy Club (Mayor)
Junior Academy of Science
National Honor Society
Aevidum (community service)
Key Club
Job/Work Experience: Worked in the summer for a short while
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor ESL kids English and give free violin lessons to kids that can’t afford lessons, volunteer at local hospital 4 hrs/wk
Summer Activities: nothing much
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 8/10, talked about passing out while shadowing a surgeon and learned that failures aren’t the end if you get back up and try again; Why Penn 7.5/10? Specific but not passionate 
Should have started it earlier
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:AP Chem teacher 9/10 He loves me and said I was the most gifted and talented student he has ever taught in his 22-year teaching career
Teacher Rec #2:AP Stat and Honors Geometry Teacher, 8/10, he said good things but not as good as chem teacher
Counselor Rec:counselor 7.5/10, it was generic but still good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: only 30 minutes… It was virtual… I thought the interviewer liked me but we didn’t get to talk much.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided Natural Science, I want to be a surgeon and talked about it in my Common App and Why Penn
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public with about 1600 kids
Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <40,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Thanks!!
Good luck to you too!