<p>class rank: 23/ 426 (top 6%)
weighted grade point average: 4.08
unweighted grade point average: 3.33
sat: 2030 (v/m/w-730/690/610)
I will be taking the Math Level 2 and Literature SAT II’s
African-American</p>
<p>FRESHMAN
English I AG<br>
Freshman Seminar<br>
Geometry AG<br>
Biology AG<br>
ELP (Economics, Law, Politics)AG<br>
Health/PE<br>
Drafting I<br>
Spanish II </p>
<p>SOPHMORE
English II AG<br>
Algebra II/Trig. AG<br>
Health/PE<br>
World History AG<br>
Chemistry AG<br>
Arch. Drafting II<br>
Spanish III<br>
Sports Medicine I </p>
<p>JUNIOR
English III AP<br>
Pre-Calculus HN<br>
Physics ADV<br>
US History AP<br>
Sports Medicine II<br>
Spanish IV<br>
Arch. Drafting III<br>
Economics M&M AP </p>
<p>SENIOR
Technology and Industrial Advanced Studies
Film and Literature
Calculus AB AP
Spanish V AP
Art I
Psychology AP
French I
English IV AP</p>
<p>Clubs/Societies:
National Honor Society
Math Honor Society
National Society of Black Engineers
HOSA (placed twice in Sports Medicine competition)
Unity Club
Spanish Honor Society
Muslim Student Association
International Club</p>
<p>Leadership Roles:
Junior Class Council Officer
Head of the African section within the International Club
Tutored an entire class in Geometry before Spring 2005 finals</p>
<p>Honors:
Junior Marshal (reserved for something like the top 7 or 8% of the class)
National Achievement Semifinalist (Finalists applications are due in October)
Athletic Trainer Award
Outward Bound Alum/ Unity Club Member
Nominated for UNC Morehead Scholarship by senior college counselor</p>
<p>I am hoping to go into Urban Planning/Economic Development- I kind of want to work in an international realm…</p>
<p>jpps, in one of ur earlier posts you said that you had the same m/v score that i did but you said that it was above average- like it justified your score...but with me it is weak and i have to rely on my urm status to make up for it...i know that my urm status will give me a leg up but i'm tired of how a lot of people on this board act as though the only way a urm has a chance is because of his urm status...</p>
<p>but thanks for the response though (seriously)</p>
<p>I'm not sure..... 3.33 unweighted gpa seems kind of low, your school must give you a lot of extra points for things like honors classes because we only get it for ap classes. I think it's kind of low though. Yea, if you can get that sat up, the urm should be enough.</p>
<p>shinobi, the 730 and 690 are fine. The 610 is what brings it down to below average. I would think that most successful Penn applicants will have 2100+, but since it's a relatively minor flaw, URM should make up for it (especially since African-Americans usually test lower--those are statistics talking, not me). That's all.</p>
<p>Don't take offense to what jpps1 said. For better or worse, race is a factor in admissions and you cannot be given a meaningful assessment without acknowledging it.</p>
<p>That being said, I think the UW GPA may sting. I would think most URM's that are accepted carry at least a 3.5+. With that being said, I think it might take higher test scoes to get you in. But it could happen. And with higher test scores it might not happen. Go figure....welcome to college admissions!</p>
<p>sorry for jumping down your back jpps but that's how i felt/feel...thanks for all of your responses. jpps are u a student at penn...i'd love to hear about ur experiences there</p>
<p>No...I'm from Quebec, and our education system (only in Quebec, not the rest of Canada) is different...high school runs from grades 7-11. Then we go to a place called CEGEP for two years, which is very similar to university. I applied to Chicago in my first year of CEGEP (for simplicity's sake, let's call it grade 12 of 13), and was accepted. I then decided that I didn't want to leave right away, and they didn't grant my request for a deferral of matriculation, so I decided to reapply this year, as well as to some other schools.</p>