Chances for CAS? Will a 5% class rank hurt me?

<p>Any feedback is appreciated! Thank you!</p>

<p>GPA - 4.0-4.1 (All honors and AP classes)...scale is weird, no one has higher than a 4.1</p>

<p>Course Load - Rigorous, 6 APs this year (Lit, Physics, Macro, Calc, Compsci, psych offered by my local college)</p>

<p>ACT: 35 C - 35 E 34 M 35 R 34 S (taken twice - 33 the first time)</p>

<p>SAT: 2110 (CR: 650 M: 790 W: 670) - 760 on chem and 720 on math 2 (retaking math 2)</p>

<p>PSAT: National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Class Rank (Cummulative): 16/296 (~5%)</p>

<p>AP Scores: Chem (5), Euro (5), Lang (4), AP Scholar</p>

<p>EC's/ Leadership/Awards:</p>

<ul>
<li>DECA Competitive Business Club</li>
<li>Club President</li>
<li>Founding member</li>
<li>Top 15 finisher at international conference in Atlanta (Finance)</li>
<li>Placed 3rd at states</li>
<li><p>Currently working to implement financial literacy promotion project within my school </p></li>
<li><p>NHS</p></li>
<li><p>elected secretary</p></li>
<li><p>started and manage a new online tutoring database</p></li>
<li><p>tutoring, service, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>Community Service Club officer, homeroom rep (4 year member, 3 year rep)</p></li>
<li><p>Treasurer</p></li>
<li><p>Work with office to manage funding</p></li>
<li><p>Plan fundraisers, etc</p></li>
<li><p>4 years running cross country</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer every Wedneday (~1.5 hours) teaching CCD (religious education)</p></li>
<li><p>Ambassadors club</p></li>
<li><p>Advanced to county science fair (1st place) and then district science fair.</p></li>
<li><p>Honorable mention for nationwide Toshiba Exploravision contest (500 nationwide)</p></li>
<li><p>I work part time (nothing significant)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Potential "hook"?: Local student, my AP Chem teacher got his PhD from Penn (He loves me. I was one of two students to get a 5, told me he wrote a great letter)</p>

<p>Buuuump, no feedback?</p>

<p>You sound very much like someone who’s interested in business…why are you applying to CAS and not Wharton? Admission officers may get a little suspicious.</p>

<p>Have the almost exact resume. So, bumb</p>