Chances for CAS?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Asian Male
Competitive HS in East Coast (Ranked in top 150 for newsweek highschool rankings)
3.93 Cumulative GPA Weighted / 4.3 GPA Scale (4.3=Straight A’s in all APs)
3.8 Cumulative GPA Unweighted / 4.0
Top 15% of Class
680 Verbal / 740 Math (1420)
650 Writing (2070 combined)
SAT II’s - US Hist:720, MathII:720, Physics:650 (all 3 were taken during AP week so I went in cold for them–retaking math and physics, prolly 750+ on math and 700+ on physics)
All classes taken are honors or APs.
AP Calc AB - 5
AP US - 4
Senior Schedule: 5 APs: (Stat/Chem/PhysicsC/CalcBC/(Micro/Macro)Econ) // Honors: World Literature … Semester grade will most likely be straight A’s (for this year, i have the highest gpa in the school for first quarter)
EC:
Track and Field : Freshman/Sophomore year
Indoor Track : Sophomore Year
Summer job for 8 weeks during junior year.
Notable Facts: My HS does not give out class rank. Will not need financial aid. Upward trend from freshman to senior year (gpa 3.6 to 3.9).</p>

<p>Going for econ major…
Chances are grim, aren’t they -_-;;</p>

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<p>unfortunately, yes I think they are. It seems like you have no ECs..? And your numbers are below par as well. Good luck to you though, maybe you'll blow admissions officers away with something else.</p>

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<p>I think your numbers are fine dude but the fact that you completely lack EC's besides Track is going to hurt you a lot. So, get kickass teacher/counselor and recommendations and blow Penn away with your essays!!!:)</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the inputs! I'll be sure to write those killer essays :)</p>