chances for UPENN...sorry i made a mistake

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<p>Hey I would like to know what you all think my admission chances at UPENN are. My test scores are low for UPENN I know and it absolutely kills me that I cannot get them up, but here is the rest. I am Indian also</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>GPA- 3.7 (unweighted), 3.9 (weighted)
Has taken 5 honors courses and AP Lit, AP Bio, AP US His, AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Euro
Took Advanced Physics and Pre-calc at Oxford University in England where I was accepted into a summer program there.</p>

<p>Scores: ACT- 25 composite
Subject Tests- Us History- 580, Math 1- 580</p>

<p>Essays
-Very strong essays. I feel that this is a strong point of my application, especially for supplements and recommendations.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<ul>
<li>Resident Advisor- I go to a boarding school and was chosen as 1 of 8 from a pool of 50 boarding seniors to be a resident advisor in the freshman dorm of my school. One of the school highest honors.</li>
<li>Editor in Chief of School Newspaper</li>
<li>Founder and President of schools 1st Cultural Diversity Club</li>
<li>Habitat for Humanity Head of Fundraising. Must be elected by students and faculty</li>
<li>Amnesty International secretary
-Chosen by headmaster of school to organize the annual Susan B. Koman Cancer Walk
-Drama- held supporting and lead roles in plays. Cast as an extra in a movie and short film.- Sings in 5 different choral groups. 3 of these require auditions and are very selective. Recorded a CD.
-Plays piano and has been for 11 years</li>
<li>Junior Varsity Tennis</li>
</ul>

<p>Honors</p>

<p>National Honors Society
Faculty Recognition List- teachers must nominate you for this.
Honor Roll
Selected as East Tennessee Science Fair winner for Physical Science category</p>

<p>Summer
- Went to India and volunteered for 4 weeks, working in remote villages, teaching children how to read. I worked with an organization called Pratham Inc. and raised money for this group.
- Selected to attend Tennessee Governors School for International Studies- 80 students out of the state of Tennessee are chosen
-Selected to attend Oxford Advanced Studies Program in Oxford University</p>

<p>What do you all think? I know my test scores are a little low for UPENN but I am hoping that my extracurriculars will help. I have taken a good amount of AP's and Honors, but have taken a few regular classes also because I changed schools as a sophomore and it kind of messed up my schedule. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>hahaha. yay you corrected it!
ok so for UPenn:
your scores are not exactly going to help you, but you have other things going for you such as governor's school and the oxford program (i'm assuming this is very competitive). it'd be better if your scores were higher...but scores aren't always everything.
however, your chances are slimmer for penn than for nyu.</p>

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<p>Sorry, this is my opinion, but I say Penn is a very very high reach for you. Your test scores are too low, your GPA is mediocre for Penn, and your EC's are okay. They can get people with ACTs in the 30's with the same EC's as you.</p>

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<p>^agreed 10 char</p>

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<p>Yea, and considering you're an ORM your chances seem even slimmer. Maybe if you were a URM you'd have a pretty decent shot but being Indian..</p>

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<p>what is ORM and URM?</p>

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<p>ORM - over represented minority (usually Whites, Indians, Asians, other races of whom there are too many in college)
URM - under represented minority ("not enough" of these races in college)</p>

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<p>Yeah, sorry to say, but the test scores are hurting you big time. Your EC's are good though, in my opinion. The GPA isn't spectacular either, so that's two against you. Very high reach. :(</p>