Hey guys, I’m a senior this year, and I’m wondering if I can get into UPenn SEAS ED. Planning to major in CS.
GPA: 4.82/5.0 W, 4.0 UW
Class rank: Not released yet but I know I’m <5%
Test Scores:
Old SAT: 2140 1st time, 2070 2nd time, 2190 superscore
ACT: 32 retaking it Oct 22, aiming for 34+.
Courseload:
Sophomore year: AP Physics C Mech, H Precalc, H English, H Spanish III, Art I Reg, AP US Gov, H Comp Sci
Junior year: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Chem, AP World Hist, AP English Lang, AP Comp Sci A, H Spanish IV, Math analysis student aid
Senior year: Advanced Obj Oriented Design, AP Physics C E&M, Diff Equations, Precalc student aid, Advanced Data Structures, AP Spanish Lang, AP English Lit
AP Scores:
5 Calc BC, Calc AB subscore, Stats
4 English Lang, US Gov, Chem, Calc AB
3 World Hist, Physics C Mech
Internship:
JHU Applied Physics Lab to work on robots, networking, simulations. Research paper getting published soon
Extracurriculars/Volunteer Experience:
Cybersecurity research at University of Maryland (12th)
Math Team Captain (11-12th), member (10-12th)
Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) competitions (10-12th)
NHS (11-12th)
Math NHS, running for president atm (11-12th)
Science NHS, might run for officer
School peer tutor (11th-12th)
Summer school Algebra I & Geometry tutor and admin assistant (12th)
Asian Student Union (11-12th)
Gaming club co-founder (11-12th)
Setup volunteer at Chinese church
HS Orchestra, 1st violin (9th)
Piano playing for 12 years
Violin playing for 9 years
Awards:
Trinity College London International Grade 8 Piano Exam, Distinction (highest exam, highest standard) 2015
County-wide math competition top scorer of the school 2016
MESA prosthetic arm regional competition, 3rd place 2016
HS Outstanding Math student 2015
Principals Honor roll every year
Commended National Merit Scholar from PSAT 2015
AP Scholar with distinction
Artworks (drawings and paintings) displayed at local mall art show 2015
Essay:
Talks about my high school loneliness and how I overcame it to become an academic and social role model for others.
Unhooked applicant.
I’m not sure how I should feel about this, since I’m an Asian male, and my ECs are almost all STEM, especially math related…and I play violin and piano. Even though the passion in math and science is clearly there, I can’t help but to think that I’m just going to be another stereotypical Asian applicant. Along with that, my test scores aren’t quite up to par.
What are your thoughts? Thanks.