Chances ED?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I'm applying to CAS very soon. Gonna send it all in tomorrow. A little stressed out about applying to such a good school, hoping for some honest feedback as to my chances. My intended major is biochemistry.</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: PA
College Class Year: 2018
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.35
Class Rank: top 5%
Class Size: 224</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT SuperScore: 2120
SAT I Math: 740
SAT I Critical Reading: 690
SAT I Writing: 690
ACT: 34
SAT II U.S. History: 780
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 730
SAT II Biology - M: 800
*Still awaiting M2 (again) Chem, and Physics (Should hear back in 2 days)</p>

<p>AP tests: Chemistry (5), Biology (5), Calc. AB (5), U.S. history (5) , U.S. Gov (5), English Lang (4)</p>

<p>Senior year courses: AP psych , AP stat, BC Calc, AP Lit, AP Phsyics C (mechanic & E&M) Engineering in MATLAB.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
- Academic Team
- Model United Nations
- Student Government
- National Honor Society
- Varsity Soccer and Tennis
- Mini-THON (Dance marathon, raises money for kids with cancer)</p>

<p>Leadership positions:
- President of Student Government
- Vice President of Model U.N.
- Chair of Business Committee, Mini-THON
- Minority Inspector of Elections (in my town)</p>

<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level:
- Soccer: Varisty
- Tennis: Varsity</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
- Teaching Assistant/AP Biology
- Music Instructor - Rock and Roll After School (for kids)
- Band played Benefit shows for Japanese tsunami relief efforts and for local boy with cancer
- Neighbor/friends ran a soccer camp for local kids (2wks, summer 2012)</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
- 10th Place Individual Eastern PA NAQT (quiz bowl) high school championship.
- Philadelphia Regional Ethics Bowl: Semifinalist
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- National Merit Commended Student
- King Award (soccer)
- Outstanding Delegate: Washington Area Model United Nations Conference</p>

<p>College Summer programs:
- Pre-College Program at Carnegie Mellon: Received A's in "Intro. to Nanoscience and Technology" and "Arguments and Logical Analysis." (Summer 2013)
- Naval Academy Summer Seminar (1wk, June 2013)
- Service Learning in Public Policy: Run by Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation, Public health track (1wk, summer 2012)</p>

<p>Any feedback at all would be great. I'm applying ED either way, just curious as to what others might have to say...</p>

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<p>bump… Just submitted. Kinda freaking out. btw I got an 800 Math 2, 800 Chem and 780 physics on my subject tests =D … but still I’m freaking out. It gets to you you know? Every day of being told how we need to be 1000% perfect and any little screw up is going to mess up our chances at the ivy league, and that our generation is totally screwed over and there are no jobs and we are going to have to struggle massively to pay off like a $25 trillion debt… It plays games with your head as a young person going into college. I can’t help but be stressed constantly anymore. Anyway if someone wants to chance me that’d be super cool… Put my mind at ease with some honest feedback.</p>

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<p>Honest feedback: Stop listening to everybody else. You be you and let them be them.</p>

<p>Honest feedback: Everybody has a slim chance of acceptance and not always because they are not 1000% perfect. It’s because many more great students apply than there are spots to fill.</p>

<p>Honest Feedback: You have a shot at it.</p>