Hi guys! I’m a senior applying ED to CAS at Upenn. I know that chance me threads are kinda pointless but I just don’t want to get my hopes up too much if I should just expect to be rejected lol. My test scores and gpa are pretty good but my extracurricular are pretty weak so idk… also i’m mixed race, caucasian and asian
My school doesn’t do cumulative GPAs so i’m not really sure what I have but I’ve gotten 1 B+ freshman year and 2 A- junior year, besides that all As. I took the maximum amount of APs possible at my school.
ACT: C-36, E-36, R-36, M-36, S-36, essay-10
Subject Tests: 780 bio, 800 math 2
AP Tests: Calc AB (5), Biology (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5), Language and Comp (5)
My school doesn’t rank, but I got cum laude which means at least top 10%
Senior Classes: AP Stat, AP World, AP Physics C, Honors French 5, Anatomy, English
Extracurriculars:
Soccer- Travel and Varsity (4 years) at my school, won district awards, captain, played for 12+ years, went to college soccer camps
French Club- president 1 yr, vp 2 yr
Student Administration
Volunteered in summers at a senior residence
Teach cello to elementary school students
Play cello (10 yrs, i was in orchestra up until this year), piano (12 years), guitar (5 years)
I babysit and nanny in summer too but i don’t think i’m putting that on my app (should i?)
Summer observational program (similar to an internship) at a hospital over the summer
that’s all i can think of right now
Essays:
very insecure about my essays but my college counselor has edited all of them and said they’re strong
Common App- about living with my grandpa and the positive lessons he has taught me (maybe a 7/10 idk)
Academic supp- talks about how my interest in medicine developed from when i was a kid and how i’ll pursue it at penn (8/10)
Community supp- i focus on soccer, baking, and student administration mostly (e.g giving campus tours, helping prospective students decide, etc) (7/10)
Rec letters:
Calc BC and history teacher- i think both will be fairly strong as i have good relations with both teachers and did well in both classes (also my math teacher told me he thinks he would write a good rec about me) counselor rec should be pretty good; i meet with her every other week or so and she knows me pretty well
hooks:
nothing:(
no legacy or anything, not URM, not 1st gen… this is sad
I go to a high ranked college prep school if that means anything though