Chances for UPenn?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I just applied early to CAS at UPenn. Here are my stats. What do you think my chances are?</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I superscore(breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): (770/760/730/9) 2260
SAT II (subject, score): 770 Math 2, 690 bio e
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.96/4.68
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/468
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Chem 4, Environmental Science 5, USH 4, World History 3, Spanish Lang 3, English Lang 3, BC Calc 4 (AB Subscore 4), Bio 4
Senior Year Course Load: AP Microecon, AP Macroecon, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Physics, Photography, Leadership
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 5?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/ distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, NHS/CSF</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Tutoring 9-12, started multi-school tutoring program (200 hours), ASB Treasurer, in highly selective school leadership academy, Swim Team / Water Polo, Club Water Polo, Surf Team, Chess Club founder/president, Speak Against Hate Club president, Math Club Treasurer, JSA Treasurer, Selected to be 1 of 110 student ambassadors in the nation at the Anti-Defamation League's National Youth Leadership Mission, Grant writing and advancement for largest student-run nonprofit in California, Synagogue youth group, leadership mission w/ Religious Action Center to DC to lobby bill about ethics of nuclear weapons to Congresswoman Lois Capps, Coach of math superbowl team at elementary school
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: 200+ Hours of tutoring, Created tutoring program across 2 elementary schools
Summer Experience: A ton of water polo practice and surfing, broken leg before senior year so took a comp sci class at UCSB
Teacher Recommendation #1: History teacher, good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Environmental science teacher, very good
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Info/Rec: none
Interview: Not yet</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 10
CommonApp Essay: 10</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: ED
U.S. State/Territory or Country: CA
School Type: Public, 2000 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: High
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): I have epilepsy? Talked about this in my common app essay.</p>

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<p>Its an ivy… You cant really chance that.</p>

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<p>If you were an admissions officer, would you accept me?</p>

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<p>Honestly no because your AP scores are low and that tells the admissions office how prepared you are for college.</p>

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I totally disagree, although to be fair, OP did ask if Wizard would accept him, so it’s really just an opinion. My opinion is that AP scores will carry little weight in the admissions decision.</p>

<p>OP, your stats are strong; you’re competitive. However, any school with a sub-10% acceptance rate will be a crapshoot for almost everyone. You’ve submitted your application, so there is no point in stressing for the next month.</p>

<p>I hope you received some adult feedback on your essays. Epilepsy is not a hook, and an essay about it can cover the gamut of the “well-written” scale.</p>

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<p>Your EC’s are pretty good but your tests scores are not stellar. I think that you do have a decent shot at an acceptance but right off the bat I can also see areas where they might reject you over… Good luck!</p>