Chances at Penn CAS!!! Please help, I'll give you a cookie.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Low-income Hispanic Female, Legacy
Attend competitive private school in NYC (on scholarship)
3.5 unweighted, lots of honors/APs
School does not rank
SAT: 570R, 540M, 660W (Bad, I know. Taking again October 8th)
AP U.S. History (2), taking AP English Lit, AP English Comp, AP Art History and AP Psych (self-study) this May
SAT II Writing: 690
SAT II Lit: 620
SAT II Spanish: November 5th</p>

<p>ECs:
-President of three clubs (Anti-Tobacco Coalition, Social Awareness Club, Diversity Club)
-On the planning committee for International Night
-Heavily involved in Campus Ministry (Social Justice Council Coordinator, Prayer Team)
-Debate Team
-Member of two choral ensembles
-Attended Franciscan Leadership Institute
-Helped coordinate my school's first annual "Sleep-Out 2005", where students choose to sleep on the street for one night to see how it feels like to be homeless (haha, crazy I know... but a lot of fun)</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
-Volunteered at an after-school program for autistic children for 10 hours a week (September 2004-May 2005)
-Volunteered as a camp counselor for children with developmental disabilites for 20 hours a week... "Project F.U.N." (Summer 2003)
-Cleaned up Flushing Meadows Park with a youth volunteer group (6 hours, July 2005)
-I tutor and mentor fellow students after school and on my free periods, 2 to 4 hours a week (Grades 10, 11 and 12)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
- I am licensed to work with mentally handicapped children and I get paid to do house-calls on the weekends, where I do behavioral work with them and monitor their progress </p>

<p>I also make independent films with my friends and I've done quite a bit of community theater. There's also some special considerations involving my family's financial issues.</p>

<p>I predict excellent recs and excellent essays (one is about my autistic brother)</p>

<p>I'm applying ED to the College. I have the option of an alumni interview since I'm a legacy, so I'll probably be doing one of those.</p>

<p>So... CHANCES?</p>

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<p>no way jose</p>

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<p>your SATs and GPA are both quite low. Aim for at least 2000. Even then it would be a reach.</p>

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<p>legacy.... dude ur in trust me</p>

<p>i have a college book wher it quotes from Upenn that legacy ED u have huge advantage... the dean says, "i personally will review all rejected legacy applicants before making a final decision"... plus ur hispanic </p>

<p>combine that and in itself ur set... not fair for the rest of us but thats how it works in the US</p>

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<p>At this state, I'd say difficult (10-20%).</p>

<p>The thing is, SAT scores get you in the door. Only afterwards can your ECs and Legacy push you in. High SAT scores alone will not get you into an elite college, but low scores can keep you out.</p>

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<p>Your URM status plus legacy will help you get into UPenn. However, you really do need to bring up your SAT score. Because you took the new SAT, your Writing SAT II score doesn't count, so I think you to take another SAT II.</p>

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<p>Legacy + URM + ED = a good thing</p>

<p>Your GPA and SAT's are holding you back. Obviously the only thing you can change right now are you SAT's, so MAKE SURE you get them up. If you can boost them A LOT... and I mean A LOT... then you've got a good chance.</p>

<p>Now about that cookie... :p</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help! I'm definitely gonna hit the books hard for this SAT.</p>

<p><em>cookies for all</em></p>