chances into upenn

<p>Im currently a sophomore studying Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University. My current GPA is 3.4 which I think is low for Upenn. In highschool, I had a decent list of EC's and in college, im a member of the American Institution for Chemical Engineers and the National Society for Collegiate Scholars on campus. My highschool GPA was 4.0 and I was class valedictorian. During my junior to senior summer, I went to summer school in Cornell to study Chem I and a course on cognitive sciences (psych elective). I passed the AP test for English and Writing. Because of that, I got into college with 17 credits already. I know that the grades for my college classes are not exceptional and are those of an average student, but Im really passionate about this field and I just feel that nobody in Syracuse has a desire to learn but just to party. I applied to Upenn but got waitlisted, but looking back, my essays weren't that great.</p>

<p>Grades:
Fall 2005 ECS 101 Introduction to Engr/Cmptr Sci A
Fall 2005 ECS 105 ECS Academic Excellence Wkshp P
Fall 2005 ANT 121 Peoples&Cultures of World A-
Fall 2005 LIN 201 Nature&Study of Language B
Fall 2005 MAT 295 Calculus I A- </p>

<p>Spring 2006 CHE 116 General Chemistry Lecture C+
Spring 2006 CHE 117 General Chemistry Laboratory B+
Spring 2006 MAT 296 Calculus II B+
Spring 2006 PHY 211 General Physics I B-
Spring 2006 PHY 221 General Physics I Laboratory B+
Spring 2006 ECS 104 Engrng Computational Tools A- </p>

<p>Summer 2006 FIA 301 Masterpieces of Art B+
Summer 2006 APH 340 Florentine Vision:Creativ Phot A </p>

<p>Im currently taking:
MAT 397 Calculus III
PHY 212 General Physics II
PHY 222 General Physics Lab. II.
CHE 346 Physical Chemistry I
CHE 347 Physical-Analytical Chem. Lab.
CEN 231 Intro. to Chem. Eng. Princ.</p>

<p>and next semester:
MAT 485 Diff. Equ. & Matrix Alg. Eng.
CHE 356 Physical Chemistry II
CEN 212 Exp. Methods in Chem. Eng.
CEN 252 Thermodynamics
which is a really heavy workload</p>

<p>SAT Subject Test<br>
Biology E 540<br>
Mathematics Level 1 620<br>
Spanish 800<br>
Writing 600 </p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Test (old)
Critical Reading 540<br>
Math 590 </p>

<p>Highschool EC's:
National Honor Society
Class Government
Freshman Reading Project
Math Competitions Club
Science Fair
Annual Shakespeare Competition
Carpe Diem: Advance Studies Club
Math Club
Library Club
Study Club
Community Service
Girl Scouts
Ballet Classes
Jazz Classes
Tennis Lessons
English Tutoring
Spanish Tutoring
Clinical Laboratory Assistant</p>