CHANCE ME PLEASE! PENN material? will senior schedule/sat hurt me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>School: Wharton ED
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Verbal: 680</li>
<li>SAT Math: 770</li>
<li>SAT Writing: 730 (E:11)</li>
<li>SAT Total: 2180 (Superscored, 2160 is highest single sitting)</li>
<li>SAT II: Math2: 800, Chinese w/ Listening:790, Chem:730</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>AP/IB taken/scores: Chem:5 Calculus AB:5 Biology:4 Physics:4 European
History:4 US History:3</li>
<li>GPA weighted: 4.87</li>
<li>GPA unweighted: 4.0</li>
<li>Rank or % estimate: 2/709, top 1%</li>
<li>Senior Schedule: ASB, Academic Decathlon, Music Appreciation, Varsity
Basketball, AP Econ (Micro and Macro), AP Statistics,
AP Literature and Composition</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Great, my counselors and AP English teacher thought so.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: two excellent, one pretty good?</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: good, we really get along with each other</li>
<li>Hook (if any): athletic asian in a big three sport (football, basketball, or
or baseball)?? maybe..</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Southern California</li>
<li>School Type: Large Public (about 3200 students)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Legacy Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Recruited Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Important ECs/Awards:
-ASB President, ASB Treasurer, Sophomore Class
President, Freshman Class President
-FBLA President (11-12)
-Basketball (9-12) Lettered Twice, Team Captain (12)
-Certificate of Merit Level 10, Piano
-Head Coach of two little kids basketball teams and
basketball program at a south coast chinese cultural
center 200+ hours
-Academic Decathlon: Perfect Scores in Interview(11),
Speech(9), 3rd Place Overall (10),Team Captain (10,12)
-All Tournament Varsity Player in two different tournys
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-National Merit Semifinalist
*Work Experience:
-Courtesy Clerk at Ralphs 20/wk for 2 months
-Interned at a Private Financial Advisor Group 10/wk for
2 months
-Basketball Coach and Trainer 15/wk for 3 months</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: sent in supplementary video of basketball game with commentators blowing me up way out of proportion and an elaboration about my dedication to coaching little kids with pictures</p>

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<p>very good chance...but i would try to get that CR score up....the senior year schedule does not look THAT great but its ok..</p>

<p>good luck!!</p>

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<p>Your ECs alone make you a competitive enough applicant; it's a shame your SAT scores aren't higher. But overall I'd say you have a fairly good chance. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>thanks, satscholar and jabberwocky. too bad i cant get my scores higher anymore. thanks for the optimism tho!</p>

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<p>:) no problemo</p>

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<p>any other comments or predictions?</p>