Chances to UPenn ED ;;

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>going to be a senior majoring in chem.</p>

<p>GPA academic weighted (10-12): 4.64
GPA unweighted: 3.97
ranking: top 4%
class size: 500-600</p>

<p>ACT: 34
SAT: 2290
Math: 780
CR: 740
W:770</p>

<p>SATII
USHistory: 710
Chem:790
Bio: 790
Korean:800
MathIIC: 790</p>

<p>AP Tests:
US History 5
Bio 5
Chem 5
English Language 4
Psychology (self study) 4
Calc BC 5</p>

<p>Courses im taking senior year:
AP French
AP Polisci/AP Econ
AP English
AP Stats
AP Physics
Symphonic Orchestra</p>

<p>Been assistant principal violist in school symphonic orchestra for all high school years</p>

<p>Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra 2003-2007
SCSBOA All Southern Orchestra 2005-2008
CMEA All State Orchestra 2006
Irvine Honor Orchestra 2006-2008
Orchestra America 2007
Irvine Young Concert Artists, Principal Violist 2007-2008
Participated in the pit orchestra for school spring musical freshman and junior year</p>

<p>200 hours of community service:
Think Together 70 hours
Saddleback Church Orchestra 40 hours
Young Musicians Guild 40 hours
Key Club 30 hours</p>

<p>ROP Medical Nursing Careers Internship at HOAG hospital
Boston National Youth Leadership Forum 2008</p>

<p>Cultural Ambassador for IYCA Orchestra's 2008 Summer Korea and Beijing Olympics Performance Tour</p>

<p>French Club Vice president
PAVA Jr. Club Vice President</p>

<p>National Merit Scholar
Magna Cum Laude
ATS Award from UCI
Award in Excellence for Science, French, Visual & Performing Arts</p>

<p>Work Experience:
cashier</p>

<p>could get a letter of rec from my city mayor cause I interact with her for orchestra issues, if it'll help.</p>

<p>I can fluently speak Korean and English (well... im Korean =.,=; so bleh) and I can understand French well</p>

<p>Im actually deciding between Columbia ED and UPenn. still kinda bummed i didnt take up on a sport, but I wanted to see if i had a good chance of getting into either</p>

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<p>hmm, looks farmiliar to the Cornell ED post...haha</p>

<p>Unlike Cornell, I think UPenn is a lot more challenging. Depending on what school you are looking to go into is also a big part of it. If you want Wharton, good luck, if you want CAS then you might have a better shot. That being said, I would think at UPenn you are an above average candidate. However, at Columbia I would say just average. </p>

<p>And don't get a rec from your mayor just to say you got it. Only get it if it will actually show some insight into you as an applicant. You don't want a rec full of fluff and crap substance, not to mention admissions folks dread reading more then they have to. </p>

<p>If you haven't already, go visit both schools. Columbia and UPenn are very different, but special in their own ways. And if you don't fall in love with Columbia then why waste the time to fill out its application? Common app is a savior. </p>

<p>Hope this helps! Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>i wanted to see my chances for cornell, but i dont think it's the right school for me</p>

<p>and i just wanted to clarify..Wharton is the business school of UPenn, right? so if i wanted to major in chemistry or any other science, would i apply for CAS?</p>

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<p>Correct, I was just using Wharton as an example to show that admissions can vary from college to college within a university. Good luck wherever you decide to apply ED!</p>

<p>I'll most likely be EDing to either Brown or UPenn, with a small possibility at Cornell.
(Cornell's location is just not really right for me, but who knows?)</p>

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<p>Since ur doing Chemistry major or a pre-med major, i'd say either apply to the SEAS enginering school of Columbia or U Penn. There Math and Science Courses are great for a chemistry of pre-med major. It will be a little difficult to keep you're gpa as high as possible for pre-med since you'll have to take the pre-med courses along with the required engineering courses, but if you do chemistry major than a chemical engineering major will cover the whole think already for you. Plus its easier to get into the SEAS than CAS.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>shaheiruddin- thanks a TON for clearing that up O_o. i've seriously been wondering ever since i looked at the columbia application site whether i was suppose to do CAS or SEAS.</p>

<p>i am thinking of pre-med with chem, but i actually wanted to become a pharmacist. is SEAS the right place to go? cause at SEAS dont i also have to take engineering courses? but then again, medicine does have a lot to do with chemical engineering...</p>

<p>and finally, i've heard that chem at columbia is better than at UPenn, but i actually like the UPenn campus better. is the difference big?</p>

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<p>i actually chose between columbia and penn when i got in this past april. i ended up choosing penn, but it was definitely a close call. they're very, very different schools. just browsing the website will explain why, but visiting is even better. i think you'd be a successful candidate for either one. i'm not a science major, but i've heard that both schools have good science programs, even outside of their engineering schools. good luck with your application!</p>

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<p>if you want to be a pharmacist, SEAS would probably prepare you better. CAS has some liberal arts requirements instead of the engineering requirements. if you want to do pharmacy-related science, do SEAS - biomedical engineering and chemical engineering would probably prepare you well. if you want to do pre-med, you can also do SEAS. actually, if you want to do pre-med, you can do anything..
my tour guide at penn was a chemical engineering major who was on the pre-med track. </p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>Penn is definitely the way to go, SAS or SEAS. Columbia College will make you do The Core (cue ominous music), which will take up a lot of your time.</p>

<p>Plus NYC's allure drains the mojo from the campus--a truly tragic loss.</p>

<p>If you apply ED I would think you have a good chance of success</p>

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<p>THanks SO much for advice</p>