<p>Hey Guys! </p>
<p>I'm aiming to ED at Penn next year and probably apply to schools like Brown, Pomona, Duke, Wash U, Tufts, Northeastern, Case Western (Pre Prof), JHU. Thoughts please? :)</p>
<p>11th Grade
Asian Male
High School Gifted Program (Top 1% of Nation) - IB Diploma one year early
Middle/Upper Middle</p>
<p>GPA: 3.97 (UW) 4.77/5.00 (W)
Class Rank: 8/343 Top 3%~
SAT:
750 CR, 730 M, 650 W (8 Essay) Total: 2130 (one sitting December)
790 CR, 770 M, 720 W (9 Essay) Total: 2280 (one sitting January)</p>
<p>SAT II:
USH 750
Biology E/M (will take in June)
Physics (May)</p>
<p>AP:
Gov :Pending
Bio: Pending
Lang: 5
USH: 5
APWH: 5 </p>
<p>IB: (All pending)
Physics HL
History HL
English HL
Math SL
Chinese SL
Biology SL</p>
<p>Courses:
Toughest in the district/state really.</p>
<p>Awards/Honors: Nothing super significant (aka Intel etc)
NHS
IB Diploma (end of this year)
"Humanity" award
Prudential - Local Honoree
AP Scholar
Assumed National Commended/Semi (PSAT 218)
XC Varisty Letter/State Alternate
JSA Winter Congress - Best Speakers </p>
<p>ECs:
Started up my own non-profit - provided over 100 children locally with school supplies and over 75 in Guatemala with supplies/desks.
Hospital Volunteer - 3 years
Science Center Volunteer - 2 years
Founding member of Youth Advisory Board
Founding member of IB Student Council
XC - (will be four years)
Track - (will be four years)
JSA
NHS
ASB Treasurer (likely?)</p>
<p>Work experience:
Either an internship with a local professor who does drug delivery research via RNA etc. or internship at a local hospital (at least one is guaranteed) </p>
<p>Any thoughts/criticism is welcome!!! Thanks!</p>
<p>Are there any schools that are similar that I am leaving out? </p>
<p>Would I have a snowball’s chance in hell with Brown’s PLME?</p>
<p>Everything looks solid: good scores and grades, as well as nice ECs. The top schools could go either way very easily (which bodes well for being accepted into at least one). </p>
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<p>Yes, your ECs seem to tend that way, and your stats are good. Admittance to the program would be unlikely but reasonably within reach, so apply if you want.</p>
<p>Thanks silverturtle :)</p>
<p>It is nice to see a familiar face from the SAT boards haha. </p>
<p>I’ll just have to do some awesome essay writing to sway the adcoms then!</p>
<p>Your resume reminds me of mine somewhat.</p>
<p>Penn ED will likely depend a lot on whether you are a citizen or International (and FA need as well). Similar for some other schools. I’d bet you wouldn’t be accepted to all Ivy league schools you apply to, but you’d at least have a decent shot at getting accepted to at a couple. </p>
<p>Brown PLME… ouch. I never had the chance to even apply because of my ED agreement with Penn, but based on previous research, I’d say it will be RIDICULOUSLY hard to get in.</p>
<p>If you are from PA, what school did you run for (or were alternate for) at xc states?</p>
<p>CornelHopeful, I am from the West Coast. Sorry!</p>
<p>Geekorathletic: I am a citizen. THat helps out a lot right? I don’t expect to get ANY financial aid. Also, how do you like Penn? :)</p>
<p>Doesn’t really help you at all. It just places you in a different, slightly less competitive pool by being a citizen. Remember, for citizens FA need doesn’t matter at Penn.</p>
<p>I love Penn.</p>
<p>Right, right. Meant it helps a lot more than being an International student who needs FA.</p>
<p>Do you guys think I should bring up playing for piano for ten years and being in band for six? I enjoyed it, but was never AMAZING at it…Thoughts?</p>
<p>GPA: Great!
SATI: Great!
ECs: Very good, but remember to highlight several and show your talent and passion. “Well-rounded” with talent is what you want to convey. </p>
<p>Brown- match + need some luck (because admissions are unpredictable at schools such as these)
Duke- match + need some luck
Wash U in St. Louis- match + need some luck</p>
<p>Pomona- I’m not sure about this one (not as familiar with Pomona as with the other schools)
Tufts - very good chance
Northeastern- very good chance</p>
<p>Case Western (Pre Prof)- I don’t know what “pre-prof” is. But for Case Western in general you have a very good chance.
JHU- good chance</p>
<p>Hey Zenith!!</p>
<p>Thanks for the chances as well as the super helpful info on Wash U :)</p>
<p>Do you think it’s a problem that some other candidates from my school are applying too?</p>
<p>Similar grades/Ecs etc?</p>
<p>Thanks for chancing my thread! Now to return the favor…</p>
<p>I think you’re a match for Case Western and Northeastern. You have the stats for Penn, Brown, Duke, WashU, Pomona, Tufts, and JHU but I’d say low reach because your essay needs to distinguish itself from the heap of applicants with good stats they have. So just make sure you write some kickass essays!</p>