Chances for UPenn, Stanford and Brown?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am DEFINITELY considering Early Decision (UPenn or Brown .. more likely UPenn) OR Restrictive Early Action (Stanford), any suggestions?</p>

<p>My academics:</p>

<p>-I'm a senior at a small New England high school (total students < 800, my class ~190)
-My school's highest grade is an A (no A+)
-we have a 4.0 and 5.0 scale (like most schools), but it is impossible to get a 5.0 because we're required to take gym/health, which are NON honors</p>

<p>-Classes:</p>

<p>Every honors/AP core class possible throughout all 4 years (with the exception of freshman year math, where I was in the advanced but not advanced-honors class).
I've taken in my Junior year: French 4 Honors (A), AP Lit/Comp (A), AP US History (B+), Sociology Honors (A), Physics Honors (A), AP Chemistry (B-), Advanced PreCalc Honors (B). </p>

<p>My senior year schedule is as such (haven't started school yet, so no grades thus far):
French 5 Honors, Zoology (wanting to change that to an honors elective, but guidance makes that difficult), AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics (2nd semester), AP Physics, AP Bio, AP Calculus, American Lit Honors.</p>

<p>-Test Scores:</p>

<p>AP Exams:
Chemistry: 4
US History: 4
English Lit/Comp: 5</p>

<p>SATs (will re-take in October, to be honest I've never prepared for an SAT, SAT II, or ACT ... I usually don't even get a good night's rest but I'm planning on taking the SAT more seriously in October. These are my current scores though...)
Reading: 660
Math: 700
Writing: 770 w/ essay score = 12</p>

<p>SAT IIs
Chemistry: 670
Physics: 610
Math II: 680</p>

<p>-GPA:</p>

<p>weighted: 4.5, unweighted 3.61</p>

<p>-ECs/accomplishments:</p>

<p>NHS (accepted during junior year),
FTC robotics (won the promote award, junior year .. plan to do it senior year, competition in February),
Science Olympiad (earned a bronze in Microbe Mission as a sophomore, silver in robot arm as junior, and gold in chemistry lab as a junior, will compete senior year as well, but competition isn't until April),
Academic Decathlon (junior year),
tutored 15 hours at local elementary school via InterAct (was an InterAct member sophomore year),
student council member,
math team member (sophomore and junior year, plan to do it senior year as well)
Environmental club member (junior year, plan to do senior year),
Took National French Exam (levels I-IV, although only levels II-IV in HS)
Took National Latin Exam (level I) sophomore year, earning second-highest awards; silver and Maxima Cum Laude,
As a freshman, qualified for and competed in State gymnastics meet, won 5th out of 21 all-around, placed 3rd on vault, 5th on beam, 10th on floor, and 6th on bars. My team finished 4th out of 10,
Attended the Student Leadership Training Conference summer into senior year.</p>

<p>-other app elements
*Building a D/C motor for Senior project
*Anticipating great letters of recommendation (I'm fortunate enough to have amazing teachers who I feel really know me and are aware of my leadership experience, etc)
*Finished my common app essay in June, I have yet to edit it but everyone I've shown it to has loved it .. planning on showing it to someone working in admissions at some schools to see their take on it, if possible</p>

<p>I'm also open to other college suggestions (can be safe, target, or reach)!! Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>UPenn ED: Low Reach
Brown: Low Reach
Stanford: High Reach
Your SAT I and IIs are a bit low, so I would retake both if possible for RD. Your GPA is also probably a little low for Ivies and Stanford, so make sure to do well senior year and write great essays! Your ECs look very good. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Do you know what you want to major in? Remember Brown is one of the happiest schools in the nation and I can personally vouch for how great it is. Penn has a professional focus which may become too competitive at times. You’re 3.61 GPA might hurt you though. So focus on the rest of your application.</p>

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<p>High reach for all.
Need to realistically get 750 on each section to be viable for Brown and Stanford (which routinely reject many 4.0/2400 candidates every year). Penn you have a shot but you really need to get that reading score above 700.</p>

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<p>Yeah, my reading and math scores def need work … I’m planning on studying from an SAT prep book for reading & reviewing Algebra notes for math :slight_smile: thanks for your input!</p>

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<p>I’m thinking biology or biomedical engineering, following the pre-med track :slight_smile: and yes I agree about my GPA, I cringe at seeing it in comparison to those of others … thanks for your input! :D</p>

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<p>Thanks! Do you think I should do RD for all schools to improve my scores?</p>

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<p>Unless you are a URM then I think you’re a very high reach to all 3 (if you are URM you are just a reach/maybe low reach to penn). Your scores/GPA are kind of too low and your EC’s are not too involved… I’d have a few solid safeties.
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<p>My daughter is consiering the same schools and has the following stats - thoughts anyone?

  • ACT 36 Composite - one sitting, 2250 SAT - one sitting
  • SAT Math II - 800
  • SAT Chemistry 790
  • 4.882 Weighted G.P.A., with full I.B. class schedule (school rated in top 50 by Newsweek for I.B. schools)
  • Ranked 2nd out of 561
  • EC - National Level Gymnast (not quite at Division I level though), multiple Honor societies with officer position, plenty of volunteering, work experience, lots of academic awards<br>
  • Expecting NMS - scored a 230 on PSAT</p>
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<p>I would be baffled if she didn’t get in to at least one of her schools, to be quite honest. You may already know this, but if the school only lets you submit one of the standardized tests (as WashU does), then submit the ACT, since a 2250 on the SAT is like a 34 on the ACT</p>

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<p>My father’s side of the fam is Mexican but other than that I’m not a full URM, thanks for your input!</p>

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<p>LaDasha:
That’s good enough to be considered URM. Play that one all the way are you’re in.</p>