<p>Hey I’m a white female from NJ applying as a Biochem Major to the College</p>
<p>SATs: 2020 (670M 640V 710W) re-taking in January
SAT IIs: 690 Spanish 630 World History
GPA: 4.34 W
Rank: 6/275 (highly competitve class)
APs: Chem, Bio, Spanish, Euro History, English
All other classes are Honors
1 B entire HS career… frosh H geometry… yuck </p>
<p>EC’s- Track (9- JV letter), Newspaper (9, 12), NHS (11,12), Peer Development Leader (11, 12), Spanish teacher for 3rd and fourth graders at local elementary schools (11, 12), Spanish NHS (10, 11, 12) President, History Club (11, 12- Secretary), Assistant CCD teacher (11, 12), Junior Volunteer at local hospital (10,11, 12- 100+ hours; named “star volunteer”), Spanish tutor for eighth grade level 1 student and 11th grade level 3 student (11,12), Band (9, 10, 11- participated in competition in Toronto. One of four saxes distinguished), and in 11th grade I was chosen to interview war veterans for the library of Congress.</p>
<p>I have worked at a restaurant as a waitress for about 10 hrs every week since August 2003.</p>
<p>I have won various awards for academic excellence, excellence in Spanish, and have been on the Principal’s Scholars Honor Roll (GPA of 4.0+) every marking period of HS career. I recieved advanced proficient (highest level) in all subjects of NJ’s HSPA test.</p>
<p>I am also an immigrant from a previously Communist nation in Eastern Europe. I have lived in Albania and Italy before I came to the US at the age of 5. I am fluent in Albanian and English, and can understand and speak a good deal of Italian (planning to study abroad during college to become fluent once more) and Spanish. I also travel frequently, and have spent summers in Italy residing in a Byzantine Catholic Monastic community near Rome (my family is extremely close to the abbott of this order).</p>
<p>My teacher and counselor recs should be fantastic and I love my essays.</p>
<p>Penn is my dream school. Any insight on my chances? Many thanks!!</p>