Chances at Penn ED and others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Indian, male applying from WV. My high school has sent at least 5 to Penn over the last few years, and as far as I know no one that has applied to Penn in the last 3 years has been rejected. This year, one other person with significantly better stats has applied to Penn ED as well.</p>

<p>Chance me:
UPenn CAS (ED)
UMich
UPitt
Wake Forest
Emory</p>

<p>GPA: W 4.52, UW 3.76 (9th: 3.5~, 10th: 3.95, 11th: 4.0)
Rank: 13/273
Classes: hardest course load possible, 2 APs in 10th grade, 5 in 11th, 3 in 12th</p>

<p>SAT I:
Math: 800 Crit Read: 700 Writ: 750 (1500/2250)
SAT II:
Chemistry: 800, Physics: 790, Math 2: 790, US Hist: 650</p>

<p>APs:
Chemistry - 5
Comp Sci AB - 4
Calculus AB - 5
Physics B - 5
Physics C Mech - 4
Physics C E and M - 5
Government
Biology
Calculus BC
English Literature</p>

<p>Essays: decent to good
Recommendations: fairly good</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars/Awards:
Beta Club (10-12)
Math/Science Bowl (10-12)
drums (2005-2008)
Tutored various subjects (10-12)
NYLF M (National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine) 2 week summer program
GHA (Governor's Honors Academy) 3 week summer program
3rd place in a statewide Physics competition
ACS Chemistry exam winner
National Latin Exam - 2nd place 9th grade, 1st place 10th grade
roughly 75+ hours of volunteer work and shadowing at a free clinic in my area
National Merit Semifinalist
Self taught several programming languages (C++, Java, PHP), scripting languages (HTML, CSS), and others (SQL)
Built several computers on my own for myself and friends
Design and make my own headphone amplifiers (don't know if these last three count for anything)</p>

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<p>bump (10 char)</p>

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<p>You have a really good shot at all, even Penn. Applying ED will help slightly. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Wow! Thanks for the response, and are you serious about Penn because I've been doubting myself about that ever since I applied.</p>

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<p>Yes, I'm serious. I mean you're definitely no shoe-in, but you do have a solid chance.</p>

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<p>I agree--solid chance, definitely. Good luck!</p>

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<p>u have good chances at Penn!!!good luck</p>

<p>can u chance me back? ;)</p>

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<p>Well Penn didn't work out (deferred), but what about Johns Hopkins and WashU?</p>

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<p>sorry u didnt get accepted.
hope it goes well for the other schools!!!</p>