chances at UPenn (gulp)!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First here are my stats:</p>

<p>Student:</p>

<p>Location: Brooklyn
Gender: Male
URM: Yes; Black
Graduation Year: 2008
High School: Private
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top private schools ( about 95% go to SUNY or CUNY)
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 95.274
GPA - Weighted: 3.896
Class Rank: Guidance counselor said 2nd
Class Size: She didn't tell me (very very small school though)</p>

<p>Scores:
(Sat scores are from last year....taking again in June)
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 640
SAT I Writing: 660
SAT II Math Level 2: 730
SAT II Physics: 700
ACT-Taking in June ( Hoping for at least 32)
All honors course so far...No AP's offered at my school, only honors...will that hurt?</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Soccer (12 years) 4 year varsity starter and captain. 2 State Championship with club team. Regional Champions with club team. All-Borough, All-Conference, All-State, All-Region for past 2 High school seasons. US U17 National Team Pool as of December (YaY!!)
President of Chess Club
Taekwondo (5 or 6 years..black belt though..lol)
Capoiera (14 years) President of school Club (Mixed Martial Arts tournament 1st Place '05,'06)
Music : Part of school orchestra, played guitar for about 10 years
Founder and President of a peer-to-peer tutoring program at school
VP of Computer Club
Owns a Web/ Graphic design Company (Urbonikz.com) for 3 years
NHS, Honor Roll, all that good stuff
Office assistant for Heather J Best CPA
Over 200 hrs of volunteer/community service
Tons of academic and athletic awards...just don't feel like listing</p>

<p>I want to know what you guys think about my chances at getting in to UPenn ED. I'm no legacy, my stats (SAT) isn't nothing special compared with the rest of the bunch, but I'm DYING!! to get it. The school was mde for me :)..lol. So do you guys think i have a decent shot? Any advice on what i can do to maybe increase my chances at admission?</p>

<p>ps: If it helps Rudy Fuller, Mens Soccer Coach at UPenn, has spoken to me and it seems he's interested in recruiting as he's come to my games and is coming to my tournaments. I don't know for sure because under the NCAA rules i can't legally speak with him untill June. But yea....</p>

<p>THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!!</p>

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<p>You have an excellent chance, especially since you are undoubtedly going to be recruited as a athlete by the soccer team.</p>

<p>Anyway, your only questionable call is whether to apply for Wharton or not. If you do, then you may not make it in (you would be about 40% at Wharton in my opinion), whereas you are 55% at Penn in L&S.</p>

<p>Best of success.</p>

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<p>Ohh calcruzer I forgot to add that I'm applying for the DMD major in SEAS...School of Engineering and Applied Science</p>

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<p>Write some good essays and get a 32 ACT and you have an amazing shot. God knows how much URM helps because I saw a URM legacy deferred then rejected here on CC. I say that if the coach pulls enough for you, you <em>should</em> get into Penn.</p>

<p>Edit: You can get into SEAS without being recruited considering the minority status and ECs, but the coach should help a lot.</p>