Chance me for UPenn? I am also interested in Columbia, UChicago, NYU, M.I.T, Cornell, Yale, and Harvard
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (770M, 740W, 720R)
ACT (breakdown): 34C (35E, 35M, 33R, 31S, 30W)
SAT II: 790 Math 2 (could not send others)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~4.0 UW/ 4.83 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank, top 5% definitely, likely top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus (5), AP U.S. History (5), AP Biology (4), AP Physics Mechanics (4), AP Physics E&M (4), AP English Language and Comp. (5), AP Comp. Gov (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature and Comp., AP Psychology, AP Statistics, Community Service
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable Mention in Le Grand Concours (National French Language Exam)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band/Drumline (Captain for 2 years/4 seasons, Snare player for 4 years/8 seasons), Academic Team (3 years total, JV Captain in 10th, Varsity Captain in 11th and12th, Communications Officer, Started our Competition Simulation practices, Founded the “Soapbox”: a lecture based optional practice), Play (2 years as actor, Student Director for one year), National Honor Society (2 years), National Language Honor Society (3 years), Leo Club (Lions Club branch, 3 years), FTC Robotics (Vice-Captain, one year), Model U.N. (Founding member, Communications Officer, Events Coordinator, one year), offered spot on Field of View (an independent drumline, open class going on world class)
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local Animal Shelter, also volunteer through my school’s NHS and Leo Club.
Summer Activities: Writing screenplays, novels, short stories for fun. Writing and performing music. Self-studying and independent research projects. PFEW (Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week): business camp, earned honorable mention for share holders meeting and was in charge of the finance team which remained in first place of the competition for the first four quarters. Marching Band and Drumline.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I wrote my common app about a tough challenge I faced in auditioning for the Snareline for my school and demonstrated my determination and self-drive. My English teacher read through it and adored it, changing nothing (rating: 10). I believe my Why UPenn essay was to the point and simultaneously provided insight into my personality (rating: 8-9).
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I waived my right to see them but I was one of the best students both of my teachers had ever had and my counselor adored me (she decided to mention my impressive GPA during my junior and senior years that each set a new record for my school although my overall GPA did not.)
Teacher Rec #1: (Biology) 9
Teacher Rec #2: (English) 9-10
Counselor Rec: 9
Additional Rec:
Interview: It was one of my first interviews and I was a little nervous but my interviewer was much less professional than I was. He was very nice and thought I was a nice match for the school (rating: 8-9)
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided (Natural Sciences)
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (400 student class size)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.) First Generation