Chance me RD SEAS + AS?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I'm an Asian female, and I attend a public high school that has a lot of kids with high GPAs... I feel like it's not a bad school and it offers a lot of APs. Thus, we have no class ranking because it usually hurts the student.</p>

<p>GPA: 93/100 unweighted, 98/105 weighted</p>

<p>SAT I: 2130/2400
Math = 750
Writing = 710
Reading = 670
(I understand that I'm actually under the average)</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math lvl 2 = 780
Physics = 750</p>

<p>College essays seemed pretty good, I hope I conveyed my sincere appreciation of learning and appreciation that learning is everywhere and is interconnected, etc etc... Recommendations, at least one of them, should be really good.</p>

<p>I don't have a LOT of extracurriculars but the ones I have are very time consuming, includes (abridged version of course):</p>

<ul>
<li>Art portfolio (apparently really good)</li>
<li>Two scientific research papers (the type you submit to Siemens/Intel)</li>
<li>11 years of intensive ballet</li>
<li>Some volunteer work like student-teaching dance, etc</li>
</ul>

<p>And I thiiiiink that's it for now. So, chance me? OTL</p>

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<p>You have a shot at SEAS. Even though you’re asian, being a female applying to engineering offsets that disadvantage. You may want to retake your SAT I in January to increase your scores. I wouldn’t worry too much about “not enough ECs” because depth is better than breadth in most cases.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>^I agree and will say that showing a unique, fascinating, passionate and revealing side of yourself in the essays is very important. What do you love to do that requires no one to tell you to do it that you excel at and what does that say about you? Or something along that line.</p>

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<p>Thank you, you two! :D</p>

<p>@josh: Argh, I’ll be drowning in college admissions stuff to write/fill out so I won’t have time to up/study for my SAT I scores! :(</p>

<p>Thanks though, a lot :D</p>

<p>@Madabout: My essays certainly seemed unique :)</p>