Chance of getting in?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I feel like I have decent stats, just don't know if I want to be looking at good schools, or REALLY good schools... Mainly, my SAT scores are not on par with my GPA and AP scores and I want to know if that will stop me from getting accepted into top tier schools (Ivies, Stanford, etc.) I will be graduating high school June 2013</p>

<p>GPA 4.0/4.0 7classes/yr
Weighted ~ 4.5/4.0
Class Rank: Definitely top 10%, maybe top 5%.</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
AP World Hist, AP Stats, Honors PreCalc, Honors English, 3 other classes.</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Micro/Macro Economics, AP Bio, English, US History, Marketing</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Env Sci, AP American Gov, Adv Marketing, PE, English</p>

<p>AP Scores: 5's in everything except: Biology & Psych - 4. (and senior classes, obviously)
SAT - 2010 (600R, 680W, 730M)
SATII - Bio-M: 670 Math II: 730</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
4 Year Varsity Swim
DECA
100+ Hours Comm Service
Key Club
Swim Instructor Job at YMCA 12hr/wk
Swim Captain
Business Club Co-Founder
Honor Society</p>

<p>I expect an average/slightly above average letter of rec from my teachers.</p>

<p>Given a decent college essay and my GPA/APscores/extracurriculars should that balance out my less than stellar SAT scores?</p>

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<p>Just took the act today… Thinking maybe a 32/33?</p>

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<p>When you are looking into Ivies, the main factor is never the hard numbers - they already have those. They are looking for unique perspectives. In other words, tie in your EC’s and personal interest into your essay. Then, the sky is the limit.</p>

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<p>Look at Bowdoin. Its a really strong LAC - always ranks very high, and is testing optional. In your case, your SAT scores do not show your ability. From what I understand, Ad Coms don’t consider AP scores very much at all - so those unfortunately won’t help much.</p>