Chances - Jerome Fisher Program

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I'm a White male from a suburban public school in North Carolina.</p>

<p>GPA - 4.913 weighted, 3.9565 unweighted
Rank - 4/510
Class load - very rigorous - 5 APs Junior/Senior years, 1 AP sophomore year, rest honors + orchestra.
Senior Schedule - AP Physics C, AP French V, AP Human Geography (got thrown in it after economics was canceled at our school =/), AP Computer Science A, AP Statistics, Orchestra, Honors English IV, Honors Networking II (next semester)
AP Scores - 5 on Psychology, Physics B, Physics C: Mechanics, Calculus BC, AP US History; 4 on English Language</p>

<p>SAT I - 730 CR, 800 M, 670 W
SAT II - 800 on Math II, US History and Physics</p>

<p>Awards
-National Merit Commended Scholar
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-AP Calculus Student of the Year (11)
-Algebra II Student of the Year (9)</p>

<p>ECs
-Class of 2009 President (11) in charge of planning the senior Prom
-FBLA Member/Webmaster (12)
-French Club (9-12). Vice president (11), honors society president (12)
-Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society) (9-12), President (12)
-National Honor Society Member (11, 12)
-Started peer mentoring program to prevent students from dropping out.
-The only student on the technology implementation board.
-Part time job as Cashier/Bagger at Harris Teeter (grocery store) since March. About 15 hours/week.</p>

<p>Teacher Recs
-Guidance Counselor knows me through GSA (I'm an ally), thinks highly of me
-AP Calculus Teacher loves me, got me president of math honor society with rec in past
-AP Physics Teacher likes me, talked about academic curiosity/learning new ideas</p>

<p>Essays
-Common App - Wrote about how my granddad (who is a genius) has declined a bit but has still influenced my life
-Why Penn - Wrote about my visit to Philadelphia over the summer and how the school allayed my fears of it being a in a big city. Also talked about the alignment of values between the school and myself in terms of ingenuity and work/social life balance.
-M&T - spun it talking about my love for mathematics and the influences of my grandfather (engineer) and my father (worked for the bank his whole life, now has MBA), and how I can be successful in their program combining the two.
-Optional - left it blank.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for any comments you have. I applied ED to M&T with a secondary choice of SEAS.</p>

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<p>where in nc are you from? i'm from nc and applying ed too!</p>

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<p>@Sleepingbueaty: That's neat that we're both applying. I'm from the southern Charlotte area. Where are you from? And good luck!</p>

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<p>It would be nice to show that you are strong and well rounded in the basic sciences also. Why no AP Bio or AP Chem? All I see are math based classes, physics, computers, statistics. AP Human geography is a little soft.</p>

<p>However, I think you are competitive, good luck.</p>

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<p>catawba county, so about an hour or so away. haha who would think? good luck to you too!</p>

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<p>hmm...i think you have decent chances at the dual-degree program (which is like impossible)
but i think you have very good shots at SEAS</p>

<p>why didnt u do the optional? bcuz you could've given yourself another shot to show yourself and interest for penn</p>

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<p>I didn't do the optional because I knew I couldn't have done it well. I would have definitely come across is overly pompous/arrogant, so I just decided to avoid it altogether.</p>

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I would have definitely come across is overly pompous/arrogant

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<p>Make sure you take a humble pill before you go to the interview.</p>

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<p>don't worry, Cbreeze, I come across fairly well in person. </p>

<p>The main issue I would have in writing to the prompt is 1) I have high expectations of myself/my potential and 2) There's no chance for my to back it up with my person.</p>