Chances At Upenn, Yale

Applying to College
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<p>okayy...so i've been visiting this site for some time now, but never had the guts to post anything.</p>

<p>as my first post, i'd like to know my chances for UPenn ED or Yale EA. i can't decide where to apply early...i'm in love with both, but i know if i don't choose one early then i probably won't get into either come regular decision.</p>

<p>here are my stats:
white/female/top 150 public school/jewish/suburb</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 5.4ish out of 6.0 weighted</p>

<p>Rank: 1/500ish</p>

<p>SAT 1: 2160
680 CR (ouch...i know)
740 math
740 writing</p>

<p>SAT IIs: 790 chem (junior yr)
730 US history (junior yr)
680 math 1 (soph)
670 world (soph)</p>

<p>ACT: 35 (36 science, 35 reading, 34 grammar, 33 math)</p>

<p>APS: 9th grade: Human geography (5)
10th grade: world history (5), euro (5), enviro (4)
11th grade: english language (5), chemistry (4), psych (4), art history (4), US history (4)</p>

<p>Current schedule: ap gov, ap econ, ap physics B, ap lit, AICE US history, newspaper, dual-enrollment Spanish 3400</p>

<p>ECS:
School newspaper: associate editor-in-chief of award winning newspaper, best newspaper in 3 counties for 2 years straight; features editor- senior year
junior year: entertainment editor; soph yr: writer</p>

<p>founder of the honor board at my school and currently senior member- started junior year, kinda a big deal, had to work with administration, principal, and faculty to get it approved. made applications, mission statement, code of ethics, etc. hard to change things at a big public school</p>

<p>National Honor Society: 10, 11, 12 (on the board)
Science National Honor Society: 12</p>

<p>local newspaper: writer for 4 years for teen section, editor this year</p>

<p>Debate: mainly freshman and soph year; did extempt; won a few awards but the team fell apart</p>

<p>AWARDS:
Wellesley College Book Award Recipient, 11
National AP Scholar, 11
AP Scholar with Distinction, 11
1st Place Entertainment Section Editor, 11
2nd Place Entertainment Writer, 11
AP Scholar with Honors, 10
National Honor Society, 10
HOBY Youth Leadership Ambassador, 10
Ranked #1 in class, 11, 10, 9
Spanish III Award, 9
Best Reporter, 9</p>

<p>COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Palm Beach County Youth Court Attorney- get kids out of trouble so they get a second chance before it goes on their record- every other week
volunteer/tutor at an emergency shelter for abused children once a week
tutor migrant workers’ children once a week</p>

<p>JOBS:
work at my sleep-away camp for 2 years- 2 months every summer
babysit every weekend</p>

<p>okay that basically my resume...i have outstanding recs from my teachers and an amazing one from my guidance counselor- i've been close with her for years and she knows me on a very personal level. my essays are great- very creative/entertaining (thats my strong suit)</p>

<p>i want to major in political science/journalism to be a political journalist. i hope they see the connection through my activities.</p>

<p>so, what do you think? do i have a shot at UPenn ED or Yale EA? which one should i go with?</p>

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<p>sorry for the long post, i just need guidance!!</p>

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<p>hmm have you been involved on any sports teams? I heard Yale likes some form of athletic achievement on applicant's transcripts.</p>

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<p>^ yale wont care about athletic crap w/ his stats and standarized scores.</p>

<p>the mind boggling near perfect ACT makes up for the less stellar (but still amazing) SAT.</p>

<p>I'd say you have a very good shot at Yale and Upenn. Course, you may get unlucky, so I'd say u got mabye a 70% chance (random estimation, dont take my word on that)</p>

<p>As for ED or EA, I'd say go with this philosophy:</p>

<p>If you apply ED to Upenn, you're almost 100% sure to get in. They love Valedictorians (total admit rate was nearly 40% for vals), and since your a val with amazing stats and great EC's, you have a 99% chance of getting in in my opinon.</p>

<p>Yale on the other hand, is much more difficult. I guess it depends on how high you want to aim, even though both are already on the same prestige level, just Yale would be harder for you to get in.</p>

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<p>Statistically, you're extremely viable in terms of others who have been admitted in both programs you cite. Your accomplishments are solid too. As you also know, there is seemingly no rhyme nor reason for the decisions once a certain threshold has been met (which you have). Best of luck to you -- you're certainly going to be a great addition to whatever college is lucky enough to get you.</p>

<p>BTW, ignore the remark about lacking athletics. That was extremely misinformed.</p>

<p>Rootbear is very kind to give you his/her encouraging estimations but he/she is only a student and it's only fair to say that no one can give you any percentage chance with any certainty.</p>

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<p>this is the wrong forum for a chances thread...</p>