Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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Sex: F
Hooks: 1st gen
School: In the most richest county in the world with excellent schools (Thomas Jeff. High is in the same county)
Race: Asian

Overall UW GPA: 3.6
Freshman Year GPA: 3.4 UW
I take the most rigorous courses in my school: HN Geo, HN Eng, HN Bio, HN History, Chinese 1
Sophomore Year GPA: 3.09 UW
Again, most rigorous courses: HN Alg2, HN Eng, HN Bio, AP World, Chinese 2
the reason why my GPA was so low this year is because i have a C in AP World which obviously brings me down a ton):
Predictions/Goals:
Junior Year: 3.9 GPA
Physics, Precalc/Tric, AP Lang, AP Psych, HN US History, Chinese 3, Peer Helping
Senior Year: 3.9 GPA
AP Physics, AP Calc, HN Govt, HN Eng/AP Lit??, AP Macro/Micro, AP Chinese, AP Stat

I also have extremely unique and great EC’s (I am a very competitive figure skater who skates about 15 hours a week with a handful of medals from local competitions and I am in the highest level possible (Senior). I am also a dedicated figure skating coach who works about 4 hours a week for children, seniors, and people with mental disabilities. I can ask my boss to write me a good rec, because he really likes me and thinks im an incredibly active instructor).

My family has a history of doing incredibly well on the SAT’s because my dad is very good at helping me and my sibs prepare. My oldest sister who graduated HS with a gpa of 3.3/4 UW gpa and went to VT engineering had a near perfect SAT score, with maybe 50 points off (the 1600 SAT) and my sister who went to TJHSST and went to Columbia got a 2350 on her SAT, so my prediction would be:
2200-2300

I am interested in majoring in business, but to increase my chances, I will first apply as an engineer, since they are looking for females in that department, then switch to international-b if i get accepted!

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Assuming your predicted SAT turns out to be true, I think you have a good chance. Good ECs (although I may be slightly biased because I’m also a competitive figure skater :slight_smile: ) although UW GPA is a little low, I don’t think it will be a huge deterrent. Then again, what do I know lol.

3

Your grades are the most important factor in admissions and I’m afraid that with a 3.24 average so far, you are not anywhere near the ballpark of being accepted. Strive for a 4.0 junior year and great test scores and you may have a shot, but honestly, you should be looking at different level of of schools rather than the Ivies. Best of luck to you!

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Tip: If you plan to transfer to Wharton International B from Penn Engineering, good luck. It’s very difficult to do an internal transfer, not to mention kind of underhanded. Your sophomore year GPA is definitely not going to help you, so work extra hard junior/senior year and get great recs/write great essays.

5

Your gpa looks quite low for Penn, but you are 1st gen, so that may help you. I think you need to get As in Junior and Senior year, be impressive with your ECs, have a strong test score and have compelling essays to have a shot.

Also, as ComputerAge said, it is difficult to transfer from SEAS to Wharton. Also, the admission rate to SEAS is at least as low as Wharton’s so I am not sure whether it will be easier to get into SEAS to begin with. I recommend you apply to the school where you want to attend.

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There is not much of a difference between Wharton and SEAS as far as acceptance rate is concerned. i suggest that you apply to Wharton because it will be more difficult to transfer later. Your GPA is slightly low but it if you do well your SAT and write good essays you may have a shot. High Reach.